Comparison

ChemAssist vs CloudLabs Ester Synthesis

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

Head to head
About

ChemAssist

Manage classroom or stock room chemicals with this cloud-based mobile app. Easily add chemicals via QR scan or manual entry, track usage, and receive real-time updates on recalled products. Provides instant SDS access and generates PDF order forms.

Highlights
  • QR code chemical scanning
  • Manual chemical entry
  • Cloud-based inventory management
  • Real-time product recall notices
  • SDS information access
  • Low stock and expiration notifications
  • PDF order form generation
Features
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Are you looking for a better approach to chemical inventory management? You’ve found it. Now you can easily manage your classroom or stock room chemicals using ChemAssist, the mobile app from Fisher Science Education. Now cloud-based, you can use the app across multiple devices with enhanced security tools, manage multiple locations in one place, and get notices about recalled or discontinued products in real time. Available for use on iPad, iPhone, or iPod devices, ChemAssist is perfect for chemistry teachers, lab assistants or chemical stock room managers. By utilizing the QR scanning function, which is built right into the app, you can instantly add any Fisher Science Education chemical to your inventory. Just scan the QR code that is conveniently printed on all Fisher Science Education chemical labels and with the touch of a button, you can instantly add the item to your inventory. Maybe you want to manage your inventory from your office or classroom and you don’t want to use the QR scanning function. That’s not an issue. Simply scroll through the extensive library of over 1000 educational chemicals that are built into the app. You’re just a click away from importing any of our chemicals into your inventory. ChemAssist allows quick and seamless additions and subtractions to your chemical supply, allowing you to track your chemical usage and most importantly, it provides you with instant, visibility to your current on-hand chemical inventory. You probably already have chemicals in your stock room that you want to track. That’s not a problem either. ChemAssist allows you to add ANY chemical into your on-hand inventory. It’s simple. You just manually add some basic chemical information and in a few clicks, you can save any chemical to your inventory tracking system. In addition to managing your chemical inventory, ChemAssist provides: - Instant access to SDS information for any Fisher Science Education chemical. - Chemical usage capabilities, including the ability to monitor stock levels, with convenient notifications when stock is low or inventory has expired. - Export or sort your chemical inventory - A simple ordering tool that allows you to build a list of chemical you need and then create a PDF order form that you can save, email or print instantly. Don’t wait another minute. Download ChemAssist today and start organizing your chemical inventory! Note: QR code scanning works best on devices with auto-focusing cameras. While the app will run on all devices with iOS 7.1 or greater, the iPod Touch (4th Generation) and iPad 2 are unable to properly scan QR codes due to this limitation. Manual product selection on these devices is still fully supported.

About

CloudLabs Ester Synthesis

Features
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In this practice it is possible to carry out the synthesis of methyl benzoate, used in non-electronic heating cost distributors. To carry out the synthesis, methyl alcohol, benzoic acid and sulfuric acid are available. The simulator recreates a chemistry laboratory with a three-mouth balloon, pipettes, a reflux column, a thermometer, an ethyl ether test, a Schiff test, and a hydroxamate test, among other instruments and supplies necessary to perform the synthesis.

Screenshots

ChemAssist4 screens
CloudLabs Ester Synthesis1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChemAssist at every 3 months against CloudLabs Ester Synthesis's every 30 months. On price, ads, 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

ChemAssist ships an update every 3 months, CloudLabs Ester Synthesis every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ChemAssist versus CloudLabs Ester Synthesis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChemAssistCloudLabs Ester Synthesis
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThermo Fisher ScientificJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

None

ChemAssist

No in-app purchases

None

CloudLabs Ester Synthesis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChemAssist free?
ChemAssist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudLabs Ester Synthesis free?
CloudLabs Ester Synthesis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChemAssist or CloudLabs Ester Synthesis have ads?
Neither ChemAssist nor CloudLabs Ester Synthesis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChemAssist or CloudLabs Ester Synthesis?
ChemAssist ships an update every 3 months, and CloudLabs Ester Synthesis every 30 months. Most recently, ChemAssist was updated on October 23, 2026 and CloudLabs Ester Synthesis on October 9, 2026.

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