MyExeter vs The Microbiologist's Handbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyExeter
Access real-time university data, view your timetable, and find available study spaces. Stay informed with campus updates, events, and essential student support information. Easily connect to the learning environment, student records, and emails.
- Real-time data access
- User-friendly timetable view
- Study space availability
- University updates and events
- Access to learning environment
- Student support information
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Stay connected, stay informed. Access real-time data and useful information with ease. View your timetable in a user-friendly format. Maximise the use of the available study spaces and receive in-app University updates. Visit the events tab to see what is happening on and off campus. Get easy access to the Exeter learning environment, the student record system, and your emails. Find a handy list of student support available and the campus facilities on offer. Some students are required to register their attendance, for example student visa holders. If you are asked to register your attendance using the MyExeter app, use the check-in button during your teaching sessions.
The Microbiologist's Handbook
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MyExeter at 13.0 against The Microbiologist's Handbook's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
MyExeter ships an update monthly, The Microbiologist's Handbook every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyExeter | The Microbiologist's Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Exeter | The Microbiologist's Handbook Ltd. |
In-app purchases
MyExeter
No in-app purchases
The Microbiologist's Handbook
No in-app purchases
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