Comparison

MolecuLens vs Kimiya

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

Head to head
About

MolecuLens

Explore and learn about over 100 million chemical compounds in interactive 3D. AI-powered features generate guided tours, quizzes, and shareable diagrams to enhance understanding and communication.

Highlights
  • Interactive 2D/3D molecular viewing
  • AI-guided molecular tours and quizzes
  • Search by name, SMILES, formula, or drawing
  • Conformer generation
  • 3D orbital overlays (Pro feature)
  • High-quality diagram generation (Pro feature)
Features
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Explore molecules in 3D, learn chemistry faster, and generate shareable figures with help from AI. MolecuLens gives you access to 100M+ compounds from PubChem. Search by name, SMILES, formula, or even draw — then explore interactive 2D/3D structures in seconds. VISUALIZE & EXPLORE • Interactive 2D and 3D molecular viewing • Highlight functional groups, rings, and key regions with Lens mode • Native support for transition metal complexes (11 metals, 5+ geometries) • Conformer generation for molecules without existing 3D structures AI-POWERED LEARNING • Generate guided molecular tours with AI narration • Create quizzes grounded in molecular analytics • Turn structures into stories for teaching and communication SEARCH ANY WAY YOU WANT • Common names: "caffeine", "aspirin", "glucose" • SMILES strings: paste any valid structure • Coordination notation: "[Fe(H2O)6]3+" • Chemical formulas and PubChem CIDs BUILT FOR EDUCATION Great for organic chemistry students, biochem learners, educators, and science communicators. Build intuition by interacting with structures — not memorizing them. MolecuLens PRO (Auto-Renewable Subscription) Pro unlocks premium features including: • 3D orbital overlays (HOMO, LUMO, electron density) • Unlimited AI-guided molecular tours • Custom interactive quiz generation • High-quality molecular diagram generation Free trial and pricing • 7-day free trial (where available) • Monthly: $4.99/month • Annual: $24.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.moleculens.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kimiya

Features
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Kimiya is a real chemistry laboratory in your hand. Put any of the 118 elements and hundreds of compounds into a beaker, flask or test tube. Add water, heat, light or electricity. Then watch: bubbles rise, solutions change colour, precipitates settle, metals burn with their own flame colours, and the balanced equation appears with the energy released or absorbed. EVERY ELEMENT, IN 3D • The full periodic table with animated Bohr models • Atomic mass, electronegativity, density, melting and boiling points, electron configuration, oxidation states, discovery and uses • Flame-test colours for every metal that has one A LAB THAT UNDERSTANDS CHEMISTRY • More than 100 curated textbook reactions with the observations you would actually see • A rule engine for everything else: ionic synthesis, the activity series, solubility rules, neutralisation, combustion, thermal decomposition, electrolysis and dissolution • Exact equation balancing and reaction enthalpy from standard formation data • Temperature and pH readouts, safety notes, and a clear explanation when nothing happens LEARN • A searchable reaction library you can run with one tap • Quizzes on symbols, equations, reaction types, colours and energy • A molar-mass calculator and a bilingual glossary KIMIYA PRO (one-time purchase) • AR: place the bench on your table • Electrolysis cell, spectroscope, round-bottom flask, thermometer and pH meter • 3D ball-and-stick molecule viewer for every product • Stoichiometry: limiting reagent and theoretical yield • Lab notebook to save and replay experiments • Timed expert quiz Fully in English and Arabic with true right-to-left layout. No account needed. The free version shows ads; Kimiya Pro removes them. Kimiya is an educational simulation. Never attempt these experiments outside a supervised laboratory.

Screenshots

MolecuLens4 screens
Kimiya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MolecuLens at none against Kimiya's shown. MolecuLens also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Kimiya's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. MolecuLens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Kimiya sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MolecuLens ships an update monthly, Kimiya every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MolecuLens versus Kimiya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMolecuLensKimiya
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJake KinchenTariq Al-aqrabawi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MolecuLens

Subscriptions2
  • MolecuLens Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MolecuLens Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Kimiya

One-time1
  • Kimiya Pro$4.99

Questions

Is MolecuLens free?
MolecuLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kimiya free?
Kimiya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MolecuLens or Kimiya have ads?
Kimiya shows ads; MolecuLens does not.
Which is updated more often, MolecuLens or Kimiya?
MolecuLens ships an update monthly, and Kimiya every 4 days. Most recently, MolecuLens was updated on October 22, 2026 and Kimiya on October 29, 2026.

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