Comparison

ELEMENTORUM vs Trove

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

Head to head
About

ELEMENTORUM

Features
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Learn the elements of the periodic table in a playful way. All chemical elements have a natural position in the periodic table, which are queried in a quiz-like manner in this ELEMENTORUM app. The tasks are designed so that you benefit from learning how professional chemists memorize the arrangement of the elements. And here's a secret: Very few chemists know ALL chemical elements and their positions in the periodic table by heart. However, what every chemist knows exactly are the main group elements such as H, O, N, C etc. Of the 9 levels in this app, the first 4 levels focus solely on the main group elements. Only then do the subgroup elements such as Co, Ni, Fe, etc. come. In ELEMENTORUM, the subgroup elements are added to the quiz questions in levels 5 to 7. And only the very diligent ones learn the lanthanides and actinoids by heart. But take on the challenge in levels 8 and 9 and try to solve all the tasks correctly. And here's another secret: No chemist learns the periodic table line by line, or row by row, or period by period. Chemists learn the periodic table from top to bottom, column by column, or group by group. And why? Because elements in the same column or group have the same or similar chemical properties. For example, the alkali metals Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs. Or the halogens F, Cl, Br and I. Or the noble gases He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe. So it simply makes more sense for a chemist's work to memorize the elements in groups than in periods. In the ELEMENTORUM app you are shown a section of the periodic table in each task, i.e. 3-4 rows (periods) and 3-4 columns (groups). The position of one element should be found. Orientate yourself on which elements are to the left and right of the element you are looking for, but focus in particular on the elements that are above and below. Then, with a little practice, you will be able to assign more and more elements to the correct positions and become a master of the periodic table.

About

Trove

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Trove helps you explore the periodic table quickly and view essential element information in a clean, focused UI. Complete Periodic Table (118 elements) - Atomic number, symbol, and name - Category-based color coding for easy scanning - Multi language element names Element Details - Fetches data via PubChem when available - Shows key physical/chemical properties and category information Electron Configuration & Shell Calculator - Parses configurations like 1s2 2s2 2p6 - Calculates electron counts by shell

Screenshots

ELEMENTORUM4 screens
Trove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ELEMENTORUM at none against Trove's 3. ELEMENTORUM also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Trove sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ELEMENTORUM asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 3 level
ELEMENTORUM versus Trove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterELEMENTORUMTrove
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size55 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJutta Schindlerimlab

In-app purchases

None

ELEMENTORUM

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Trove

One-time3
  • Buy Me a Coffee (Small)$1.99
  • Buy Me a Coffee (Medium)$4.99
  • Buy Me a Coffee (Large)$9.99

Questions

Is ELEMENTORUM free?
ELEMENTORUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trove free?
Trove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ELEMENTORUM or Trove have ads?
Neither ELEMENTORUM nor Trove shows ads.

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