Crystal Lattice vs CrysView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Crystal Lattice
Explore 3D crystal lattice structures with interactive scaling and rotation. Learn to calculate key properties for various crystal types, including metal, ionic, and covalent. Ideal for understanding complex atomic arrangements.
- Interactive 3D crystal lattice models
- Scale and rotate structures
- Calculate coordination number
- Calculate number of atoms/ions
- Atomic packing factor calculation
- Explanations for various crystal types
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The iOS app "Crystal Lattice" contains basic knowledge (university entrance exam level) of crystal lattices. When learning about crystal lattices, you may find it difficult to understand the 3D structure, and this app will come in handy at such times. The iOS app "Crystal Lattice" allows you to scale and rotate the 3D displayed crystal lattice. Promote 3D understanding by looking at things from various angles. For metal crystals and covalent crystals, this app explains how to calculate the coordination number, number of atoms in the lattice, atomic radius, and atomic packing factor. For ionic crystals, this app explains how to calculate the coordination number, number of ions in the lattice, ionic radius, and limiting radius ratio. Regarding metal crystals, this app explains body-centered cubic lattice, face-centered cubic lattice, and hexagonal close-packed structure. Regarding ionic crystals, this app explains NaCl type, CsCl type, ZnS (zincblende) type, and CaF2 (fluorite) type. Regarding covalent crystals, this app explains Diamond type. [details] https://app.brain-workout.org/crystallattice-e/
CrysView
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CrysView is an interactive 3D unit cell visualization tool designed specifically for chemistry learners. You can start your journey to the world of crystals as soon as you open it. Β· Full Range of Crystal Models It comes with hundreds of standard unit cells including simple cubic, body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, hexagonal close-packed, diamond, NaCl, perovskite, rutile, and more. Β· Free Gesture Interaction Rotate freely, adjust the view precisely with X/Y/Z sliders. Β· Quick Crystal Search Supports fuzzy searches with chemical formulas, substance names, and lattice types to quickly locate the unit cell you need. Β· Atom Visualization and Differentiation Atoms of different elements use unique colors, with real-time legends to distinguish cations, anions, metals, and nonmetals clearly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CrysView at none against Crystal Lattice's shown. CrysView also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Crystal Lattice's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crystal Lattice ships an update every 8 months, CrysView every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystal Lattice | CrysView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasuyoshi Ota | εδΊ ι©¬ |
In-app purchases
Crystal Lattice
No in-app purchases
CrysView
No in-app purchases








