Labmate vs ACR News
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!
ACR News
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For 30 years ACR News has been first in the market every month for up to date news and information essential for the air conditioning and refrigeration industry. The magazine is packed with latest developments, informative articles and authoritative coverage from a wide range of recognised industry professionals within the world of air conditioning and refrigeration. Each month we focus on different areas of the industry giving you up to date information and industry specialist knowledge on the issues that are affecting the ACR industry. These run alongside our regular latest news articles, editorial comment, supermarket news, heat pump news, product development, market reports and product news. Our circulation is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) and is mailed out each month to a 100% requested circulation list meaning that the information within the magazine is received by relevant people who have asked to receive it. The combination of the above means that ACR News is essential reading for anyone who is involved with the refrigeration and air conditioning industry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ACR News at none against Labmate's shown. 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, ACR News every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Labmate | ACR News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Labmate Limited | Datateam Business Media Ltd |
In-app purchases
Labmate
No in-app purchases
ACR News
No in-app purchases









