Comparison

BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs vs MolAR Augmented Reality

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs

Access a vast collection of curated biological pathway and genome databases on your mobile device. Explore gene and protein information, metabolic pathways, and regulatory diagrams. Connect to other online databases for comprehensive research.

Highlights
  • Browse and search biological databases
  • View gene and protein information
  • Explore metabolic pathway diagrams
  • Access Gene Ontology terms
  • Save favorite genes
  • Connect to external databases
Features
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The BioCyc app provides mobile access to the BioCyc collection of 14,000+ pathway/genome databases, including MetaCyc, HumanCyc, YeastCyc, and many more. The BioCyc app includes the highly curated EcoCyc database for E. coli K-12, with content distilled from more than 36,000 publications. Use BioCyc Mobile in the laboratory, in the classroom, at a conference, or in the library. BioCyc Mobile can also connect to other Pathway/Genome Databases around the web that are running Pathway Tools software version 23.5 or newer. Features: • Browse, search, and save your favorite genes • Gene and protein sequence information, protein feature annotations • Regulation summary diagrams describe regulatory influences on a gene • Metabolic pathway diagrams • Gene Ontology terms • Links to other popular biological databases

About

MolAR Augmented Reality

Explore molecules and proteins in augmented reality. Visualize structures from online databases or draw your own. Scan real-world objects to see their molecular composition.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality molecule visualization
  • Visualize PubChem molecules
  • Visualize Protein Data Bank proteins
  • Draw and visualize chemical structures
  • Scan objects to see molecules
Features
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MolAR lets you visualize molecules and proteins through augmented reality (AR). - Augmented reality: Place a molecule or a protein in a real-world surrounding. No marker needed. - Visualize any molecule on PubChem - Visualize any protein in the Protein Data Bank - Draw chemical structures and visualize them in AR - Scan objects such as food and see molecules inside them Created by Sukolsak Sakshuwong, Umberto Raucci, and Hayley Weir from the Martinez Group at Stanford University

Screenshots

BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs1 screens
MolAR Augmented Reality4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MolAR Augmented Reality at every 2 months against BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs's every 7 months. MolAR Augmented Reality also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs against 4.9 for MolAR Augmented Reality. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs ships an update every 7 months, MolAR Augmented Reality every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs versus MolAR Augmented Reality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBioCyc Pathway/Genome DBsMolAR Augmented Reality
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSRI InternationalSukolsak Sakshuwong

Customer experience

BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MolAR Augmented Reality

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs

No in-app purchases

None

MolAR Augmented Reality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs free?
BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MolAR Augmented Reality free?
MolAR Augmented Reality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs or MolAR Augmented Reality?
BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs is rated higher. BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while MolAR Augmented Reality averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs or MolAR Augmented Reality have ads?
Neither BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs nor MolAR Augmented Reality shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs or MolAR Augmented Reality?
BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs ships an update every 7 months, and MolAR Augmented Reality every 2 months. Most recently, BioCyc Pathway/Genome DBs was updated on October 6, 2026 and MolAR Augmented Reality on October 24, 2026.

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