Comparison

Labmate vs BioPhotonics

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

BioPhotonics

Features
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BioPhotonics, the world's leading magazine covering light and the life sciences, is also available as a mobile app. Features include the ability to: • Read articles in a mobile-friendly format • Download a pdf of each issue • Search archived issues Every issue of BioPhotonics brings the latest in lasers, optics, imaging, microscopy, spectroscopy, lighting, and other biophotonic technologies. The magazine is at the forefront of a coming transformation, bringing light-based technologies to medical research, diagnosis, and treatment. It is written for an audience of researchers, engineers, and clinicians. This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.

Screenshots

Labmate4 screens
BioPhotonics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BioPhotonics at none against Labmate's shown. BioPhotonics also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Labmate ships an update every 6 months, BioPhotonics every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Labmate versus BioPhotonics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabmateBioPhotonics
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInternational Labmate LimitedLaurin Publishing Co., Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Labmate

No in-app purchases

None

BioPhotonics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Labmate free?
Labmate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BioPhotonics free?
BioPhotonics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Labmate or BioPhotonics have ads?
Labmate shows ads; BioPhotonics does not.
Which is updated more often, Labmate or BioPhotonics?
Labmate ships an update every 6 months, and BioPhotonics every 7 months. Most recently, Labmate was updated on September 9, 2026 and BioPhotonics on May 16, 2026.

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