Useful Periodic Table Lite vs Elements
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Useful Periodic Table Lite
Access a comprehensive periodic table with all elements and their properties. Includes a unit converter, Wikipedia links for detailed information, and a quiz to test your knowledge. Ideal for students and professionals in science and engineering.
- Complete periodic table of elements
- Detailed element properties
- Integrated unit converter
- Links to Wikipedia for further research
- Elements quiz for students
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A periodic table can be useful for those in physics, chemistry, or any of the sciences and engineering disciplines. This is a periodic table of the elements that has all the elements and most of their respective properties collected and stored in one easy to use and simple to find location. Contained within this periodic table is a unit converter that will convert some of the scientific dimensions. Also, containing links to wikipedia for further literature on that element that you wish to know. Great for students because of the elements quiz contained within.
Elements
This educational tool helps users learn the periodic table by identifying elements from images and their positions. It offers a straightforward and effective method for studying chemical elements.
- Identify elements from images
- Locate elements on the periodic table
- Simple learning tool
- Effective study aid
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Identify the element from an identifying image and the location on the period table. Simple and effective learning tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Useful Periodic Table Lite at 5.0 against Elements's 3.7. Elements's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Useful Periodic Table Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Useful Periodic Table Lite ships an update every 25 months, Elements every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Useful Periodic Table Lite | Elements |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mind Trends LLC | MmpApps Corp. |
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Useful Periodic Table Lite
Elements
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Useful Periodic Table Lite
No in-app purchases
Elements
No in-app purchases
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