Comparison

Smart Laboratory School vs PDB Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Smart Laboratory School

Features
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Laboratory School is for parents and students. Parents can now view information maintained by the school about their children through the app. This information includes: notice, bills, receipts, etc.

About

PDB Viewer

Features
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PDB Viewer turns your phone into a molecular microscope. Search the entire Protein Data Bank and over 200 million AlphaFold predictions, then explore any protein, virus, drug, or DNA structure in interactive 3D — free, with no account, no ads, and no sign-up. WHERE THE MOLECULES COME FROM • RCSB Protein Data Bank — 200,000+ experimentally determined structures • AlphaFold — 200M+ AI-predicted protein models • SWISS-MODEL — template-based homology models • PubChem and ChEMBL — millions of drugs and compounds • Crystallography Open Database — small-molecule crystals • NCI/CADD resolver — type a chemical name and get a 3D model Every source is free and needs no API key. You can also open your own .pdb and .cif files. WAYS TO SEE IT • Five representations: wireframe, ball-and-stick, space-filling (CPK), cartoon/ribbon, and a smooth molecular surface • Color by element, chain, secondary structure, rainbow, or AlphaFold confidence (pLDDT) • Biological assemblies: rebuild an entire icosahedral virus capsid from a few deposited chains • NMR ensembles: overlay every model in the bundle to watch a protein flex • Automatic secondary-structure detection MADE FOR TOUCH • Rotate, pinch-zoom, and pan with smooth native rendering • Tap any atom to see its element, residue, and chain • Recently viewed structures are cached, so they reopen instantly and work offline For students, researchers, teachers, and the simply curious. PDB Viewer makes structural biology beautiful and accessible. Structures are provided by their respective databases. PDB Viewer is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the RCSB PDB, EMBL-EBI, or AlphaFold.

Screenshots

Smart Laboratory School3 screens
PDB Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Laboratory School at none against PDB Viewer's 1. Smart Laboratory School also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). PDB Viewer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. PDB Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart Laboratory School asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Laboratory School ships an update every 6 months, PDB Viewer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Smart Laboratory School versus PDB Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Laboratory SchoolPDB Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC.S. InfoTechQvyshift LLC

In-app purchases

None

Smart Laboratory School

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDB Viewer

One-time1
  • PDB Viewer Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Smart Laboratory School free?
Smart Laboratory School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDB Viewer free?
PDB Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Laboratory School or PDB Viewer have ads?
Neither Smart Laboratory School nor PDB Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Laboratory School or PDB Viewer?
Smart Laboratory School ships an update every 6 months, and PDB Viewer monthly. Most recently, Smart Laboratory School was updated on October 24, 2026 and PDB Viewer on October 16, 2026.

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