ReactionFlash vs BEAKER by THIX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Learn named chemical reactions
- Understand reaction mechanisms
- View literature examples
- Quiz mode for knowledge testing
- Flashcard interface
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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.
BEAKER by THIX
Explore a virtual laboratory with 150 chemicals. Mix, heat, and shake substances to observe reactions. Collaborate with friends using AirMix™ for shared experiments. Additional tools enhance complex operations.
- Virtual lab with 150 chemicals
- Interactive mixing, heating, and shaking
- Real-time chemical reactions
- Multiplayer via AirMix™
- Additional experimental tools
- Simulated ignition and boiling
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Explore 150 chemicals in a virtual lab in the BEAKER app. Add in chemicals, heat it up, and shake your device to start reactions. Pour them out to clean it up. Or team up with your friends to pour chemicals between each other via AirMix™. Use virtual Match, Lid and Burner to assist your experiment. Or get the extra five tools - Blender, Cooler, Separator, Filter and Meter to do even more complex operations. Start (tap or hold on chemicals to add) - CaO + H2O - K + H2O (fire) - Na + H2O (fire) - Al + Br2 (fire) Ignite (swipe your finger and hold, like striking a match) - Ignite Mg, C, Al - Ignite H2 + O2 (explosion) Heat Up (swipe in from the lower right corner to turn on Burner) - Boil Water (H2O) - Heat Fe + HNO3 (color transformation) Shake (shake to accelerate reactions) - CuSO4 + H2O + Mg (color transformation) - AgNO3 + H2O + Cu (precipitation) - AgNO3 + H2O + NaCl (precipitation) AirMix* (nearby BEAKERs will pair automatically) - Pour Na into Cl2 (fire) - Pour CH3COOH into NaHCO3 + Blue (bubbles) - Pour NaCl + H2O into AgNO3 + H2O (precipitation) * AirMix requires an Internet connection and geolocation services. If any chemicals or reactions are missing, please contact us at support@thixlab.com. Your suggestions are greatly valuable to us. Learn More http://thixlab.com/beaker.html Follow Us Facebook: http://facebook.com/thixlab Twitter: @thixlab
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ReactionFlash at Free against BEAKER by THIX's $0.99. ReactionFlash also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). BEAKER by THIX's advantage is ratings volume (283 vs 41) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
ReactionFlash is free to download; BEAKER by THIX costs $0.99 up front. BEAKER by THIX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ReactionFlash asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReactionFlash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BEAKER by THIX has 283 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of ReactionFlash's written reviews are positive against 51% of BEAKER by THIX's.
ReactionFlash ships an update every 4 months, BEAKER by THIX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReactionFlash | BEAKER by THIX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better | 3.9 (283 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 50.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 283 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elsevier Limited | THIX LLC |
Customer experience
ReactionFlash
BEAKER by THIX
Bugs and requests
ReactionFlash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BEAKER by THIX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Liquids and solids behaving unrealistically
- Crashes when mixing certain chemicals
- AirMix not working as advertised
- UI elements disappearing or malfunctioning
Requested features
5 requests- Add more elements and compounds
- Improve accuracy of chemical reactions
- Implement a periodic table view
- Add support for exothermic/endothermic reactions
- Improve AirMix functionality
In-app purchases
ReactionFlash
No in-app purchases
BEAKER by THIX
- All ToolsFree
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