Comparison

Labs | Bio vs The Microbiologist's Handbook

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

Head to head

The Microbiologist's Handbook

Plan and perform experiments

Free

📚 Education

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About

Labs | Bio

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A foray into bioinformatics.

About

The Microbiologist's Handbook

Features

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With preset calculators, handy protocols, and discount codes on consumables and equipment, The Microbiologist's Handbook aims to make all things microbiology simple. We hope that any scientist, be it a student taking their first steps in the lab or a lab veteran who just wants to speed up every lab calculations and save money on equipment, will find something useful in The Microbiologist's Handbook.

Screenshots

Labs | Bio3 screens

The Microbiologist's Handbook2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Microbiologist's Handbook at Free against Labs | Bio's $1.99. The Microbiologist's Handbook also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

The Microbiologist's Handbook is free to download; Labs | Bio costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Labs | Bio ships an update monthly, The Microbiologist's Handbook every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Labs | Bio versus The Microbiologist's Handbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Labs \| Bio	The Microbiologist's Handbook
Price	$1.99	Free — better
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 6 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	17.0	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	2 MB	90 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Not Applicable	The Microbiologist's Handbook Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Labs | Bio

No in-app purchases

None

The Microbiologist's Handbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Labs | Bio free?

Labs | Bio costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is The Microbiologist's Handbook free?

The Microbiologist's Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Labs | Bio or The Microbiologist's Handbook have ads?

Neither Labs | Bio nor The Microbiologist's Handbook shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Labs | Bio or The Microbiologist's Handbook?

Labs | Bio ships an update monthly, and The Microbiologist's Handbook every 6 weeks. Most recently, Labs | Bio was updated on October 27, 2026 and The Microbiologist's Handbook on October 28, 2026.