Labmate vs Groovy Bee App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Labmate
Access the latest news, product releases, and technical articles from the laboratory industry. Download full issues of leading scientific publications covering chromatography, biotechnology, and more. Stay updated with event previews, reviews, and industry news.
- Latest industry news and product releases
- Download scientific publications
- Technical and problem-solving articles
- Event previews and reviews
- Searchable content by subject
- Video integration for product demonstrations
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Labmate – The Laboratory World at Your Fingertips. The FREE Labmate App brings you all the latest news and products from the laboratory industry, direct to your mobile device! With this App, you can download the latest issues of our longstanding scientific publications ‘International Labmate’, ‘Labmate UK & Ireland’, ‘Lab Asia’ and ‘Chromatography Today’ which have also been delivered to laboratories across the world in a print format. Each issue contains the latest technical and problem solving articles, event previews and reviews, commercial announcements, NEW product releases, and spotlight features. Subjects covered within the print, online and mobile magazine, include; Chromatography, Spectroscopy, Microscopy, Biotechnology, Immunology, Clinical and Medical science, Laboratory I.T Solutions, and Pharmaceuticals. The publication also contains general lab news and exhibition news from the laboratory industry, along with laboratory industry updates from relevant scientific societies. If you have an interest in the laboratory sector or lab products, then this is the magazine for you! Each magazine title is a leading journal of science in it’s field. Within the Labmate App, you will receive all 7 issues of International Labmate, 6 issues of Lab Asia, 10 issues of Labmate UK & Ireland and 4 issues of Chromatography Today. Keeping up-to-date with laboratory science has never been so easy! Each issue is fully searchable. If you only work with Spectroscopy – find Spectroscopy related news fast! The magazine also includes full Video integration – watch the latest instrumentation operating within a laboratory environment, giving you a more realistic example of whether a lab product is right for your working environment or application. Download the Labmate App today for the Laboratory World at Your Fingertips!
Groovy Bee App
Discover articles on clean food and environmental sustainability from Food.news. Shop for organic, health-supporting products directly from the integrated online store.
- Clean food articles
- Environmental sustainability news
- Organic product store
- Health-supporting items
- Food.news integration
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This app connects users to Groovy Bee articles about clean food and environmental sustainability on Food.news, as well as health-supporting organic products at the Groovy Bee online store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Groovy Bee App at 100% against Labmate's 0%. Groovy Bee App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Labmate ships an update every 6 months, Groovy Bee App every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Labmate | Groovy Bee App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Labmate Limited | BEE GROOVY INC |
Customer experience
Labmate
Groovy Bee App
In-app purchases
Labmate
No in-app purchases
Groovy Bee App
No in-app purchases
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