Periodic Playground vs Materials Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Periodic Playground
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- 3D Periodic Table - Select elements and learn more about their structures and the history behind their discoveries - See the visible emission spectrum for each Element - Visualize the shells and electrons for each Element - Explore the elemental groups
Materials Lab
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ZenSee Materials Lab is an interactive visualization workspace for materials science and engineering. The first release focuses on CrystalLab, a lightweight 3D crystal structure viewer for learning, teaching, and report graphics. Choose common crystal structures, inspect unit cells and atoms, rotate the model smoothly, review key structural parameters, and export clean PNG images for slides or notes. Current features: - Simple cubic, body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, and hexagonal close-packed structures. - Classic teaching examples including diamond cubic, rock salt, cesium chloride, and perovskite structures. - Point-defect examples for vacancy, substitutional, and interstitial defects. - Interactive 3D viewport with rotation, zoom, pan, and mobile-friendly control locking. - Unit-cell frame, atom spheres, Miller guide lines, and neighbor-bond display options. - XYZ and CIF import for simple structure previews. - PNG export for teaching materials, reports, and classroom notes. - Local-first experience with no account requirement. ZenSee Materials Lab is designed for students, teachers, and engineering learners who need a professional, focused way to understand and communicate crystal structures. It is not a finite-element solver, molecular dynamics engine, molecular dynamics production tool, or certified engineering simulation package. Privacy Policy: http://mindkey.xyz/index.php/zensee-studio/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Materials Lab at Free against Periodic Playground's $0.99. Periodic Playground's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Materials Lab is free to download; Periodic Playground costs $0.99 up front. Materials Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Periodic Playground asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Periodic Playground | Materials Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zubin Hasham | ็ขง็ ๅ |
In-app purchases
Periodic Playground
No in-app purchases
Materials Lab
- Materials Lab Pro$9.99
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