Comparison

ReactionFlash vs CIC 2026

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

Head to head
About

ReactionFlash

This app serves as a comprehensive flashcard-style learning tool for named chemical reactions. It provides detailed information on reaction mechanisms and examples from scientific literature, with a quiz mode to test user knowledge.

Highlights
  • Learn named chemical reactions
  • Understand reaction mechanisms
  • View literature examples
  • Quiz mode for knowledge testing
  • Flashcard interface
Features
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Want to refresh your memory on named chemical reactions before an exam or a group meeting? Get all the details with ReactionFlash(R) as a great way to learn named reactions, understand their mechanisms and view examples published in peer-reviewed literature. Designed and developed in consultation with Professor Dr. Erick M. Carreira of ETH Zürich, the app covers 1'266 named chemical reactions, by far the largest collection of Named Reactions. Professor Carreira has helped ensure that we have all the fundamental reactions that should be part of every chemist’s toolkit: from the best-known ones to the ones only Nobel Prize winners remember! The app is designed like a set of flash cards so it can be used as a learning tool as well as a reference. Each ‘card’ shows the reaction, its mechanism and examples from peer-reviewed, published literature. It also has a quiz mode that lets you test your knowledge. Linking into Reaxys enables you to find the most recent examples of each reaction, many with experimental details. Reaxys delivers experimental facts from the literature, enabling researchers to find the best synthetic routes and conditions. Find out more at https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/reaxys Download the app now and see if you know all the named reactions! Summary: - Learn named reactions - Review and understand mechanisms - Explore examples published in peer-reviewed literature - Take the ReactionFlash quiz and see how much you know If you need support, please contact us at reactionflash@elsevier.com. Reaxys and ReactionFlash are trade marks of Elsevier Limited, used under license.

About

CIC 2026

Features
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Official App for CIC 2026 Conference.The app will allow you to sign-in and favorite sessions or presentations allowing you to create your own custom itinerary. Filter the sessions, presentations, or participants to drill down and find the information you are looking for. Update your profile and create virtual badge.Post on the social feed for the conference to engage with your community and presenters.

Screenshots

ReactionFlash4 screens
CIC 20263 screens

Verdict

The call

ReactionFlash and CIC 2026 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReactionFlash versus CIC 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReactionFlashCIC 2026
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperElsevier LimitedChemical Institute of Canada

In-app purchases

None

ReactionFlash

No in-app purchases

None

CIC 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReactionFlash free?
ReactionFlash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CIC 2026 free?
CIC 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReactionFlash or CIC 2026 have ads?
Neither ReactionFlash nor CIC 2026 shows ads.

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