Comparison

PerfumeLab vs pocketChat

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

Head to head
About

PerfumeLab

This app provides a dedicated workspace for creating, analyzing, and organizing perfume formulations. It offers detailed ingredient information, AI-powered insights into formula structure and performance, and a library of downloadable formulas and accords.

Highlights
  • Create and manage structured perfume formulas
  • AI formula analysis for structure and balance
  • Longevity and projection modeling
  • Structured ingredient library with technical data
  • IFRA information integrated
  • Downloadable built-in formulas and accords
  • Export professional formula PDFs
Features
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Create, analyse and organise professional perfume formulas with one of the most comprehensive mobile perfumery ingredient libraries available. Whether you’re a hobbyist, independent perfumer or fragrance enthusiast, PerfumeLab gives you the tools to build, document and improve your creations. Professional Formula Builder Create detailed perfume formulas with flexible batch sizes, concentrations and dilution options. Comprehensive Ingredient Library Browse 467 professional perfumery ingredients with detailed technical information, safety data and formula support. AI Formula Analysis Receive intelligent insights to help understand and improve your perfume formulations. Professional PDF Export Generate clean, professional PDF formula sheets for your records or workshop. Built for Perfumers • 467 professional perfumery ingredients • AI-powered formula analysis • Formula organisation and management • Detailed ingredient information • Ingredient ownership tracking • Built-in IFRA guidance • Professional PDF exports • Batch size and concentration calculations • Ethanol, TEC and DPG support • Fast ingredient search • Formula duplication and editing Available Languages PerfumeLab is fully available in: • English • French • German • Spanish • Italian • Portuguese (Brazil) • Simplified Chinese • Japanese • Korean • Turkish Whether you’re learning perfumery, experimenting with new ideas or managing an extensive fragrance collection, PerfumeLab helps you create with confidence. New features and improvements are added regularly. PerfumeLab now also includes built-in formulas and accords you can download and test, including recreations inspired by popular fragrance styles, with new ones added regularly. Whether you want to study structure, experiment with modifications, or use them as a starting point for your own work, the built-in library gives you practical material to work from straight away. Designed for perfumers, hobbyists, and fragrance creators, PerfumeLab offers a professional alternative to scattered notes, spreadsheets, and disconnected tools. Key features: • Create and manage structured perfume formulas • Compose using precise percentage-based ingredient breakdowns • Built-in AI formula analysis for structure and balance insights • Longevity and projection modelling based on ingredient behaviour • Browse a structured ingredient library with technical data • View IFRA-related information alongside ingredients • Download built-in formulas and accords to study, test, and adapt • Explore recreations inspired by popular fragrance profiles • Regular additions to the built-in formula library • Export clean, professional formula PDFs, including parts-per-thousand • Keep all formulation work organised in one place PerfumeLab is designed as a practical formulation workspace — clear, focused, and free from unnecessary clutter. IFRA data and guidance are provided for reference only and should always be verified against official documentation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

pocketChat

Features
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pocketChat is your completely free companion app for live streaming on Twitch, YouTube and Kick – perfect for IRL streams. Read all your chats in one place, keep an eye on stream events, use text-to-speech, control OBS and much more. Your stream. In your pocket. TWITCH Read and write in Twitch chat straight from your phone – with third-party emotes such as BTTV, FFZ and 7TV, plus badges for subscribers, mods, VIPs and broadcasters. Moderate your chat, delete messages, or time out and ban users. Twitch EventSub delivers subs, follows, cheers, raids, Hype Trains and other events in real time. YOUTUBE & KICK pocketChat brings Twitch, YouTube and Kick together in one color-coded chat. Send messages to one platform or all of them at once and switch between Twitch, Kick, YouTube and ALL with a single tap. Kick also supports moderation. YouTube displays events including Super Chats, Super Stickers, channel memberships and Jewels. STREAM EVENTS & EVENT TTS Keep track of donations, subs, gift bombs, follows, cheers, raids, Hype Trains and other events. pocketChat integrates Twitch EventSub, Kick, YouTube, StreamElements, Streamlabs, TipeeeStream, Ko-fi and PayPal. Have selected events read aloud automatically: For Twitch, Kick and YouTube, as well as donations from TipeeeStream, StreamElements, Ko-fi and PayPal, you can enable each supported event type separately and freely customize its announcement. Import your own short event sounds and play them directly before the corresponding TTS announcement. Sounds and announcements remain in the correct order even when events arrive in quick succession. Event filters and event replay let you control what is displayed. Events and chat can be followed together in an adjustable view. TEXT-TO-SPEECH Let your stream speak directly in the app without additional third-party software. Choose between free on-device TTS, Amazon Polly and ElevenLabs. Your chat can be read aloud automatically, and viewers can also trigger TTS messages with Bits, donations or channel points. OBS Connect pocketChat to OBS via OBS WebSocket v5 and control scenes, audio sources and more. Toggle microphone and desktop audio with a live status indicator or combine multiple actions into one button. POCKETDECK Create a fully customizable stream board with your own OBS controls: switch scenes, toggle sources and filters, or combine several actions. You can also control chat modes such as subs-only, emote-only, followers-only or slow mode – from a dedicated tab or compact popup. REALTIMEIRL Send your GPS location live to RealtimeIRL (rtirl.com). Privacy regions prevent your location from being shared in selected places, such as your home. Location sharing can start and stop automatically based on your bitrate; GPS accuracy and movement filters are adjustable. MOBLIN REMOTE Control Moblin over local Wi-Fi: stream and recording, fast mute, instant replay, clips, scenes, bitrate, zoom, microphone, filters and reactions. Keep an eye on temperature, battery and bitrate, and open a stream preview when needed. MORE FEATURES BelaBox / SRT stats: View live bitrate for your network interfaces and streaming status, or start and stop your stream. DJI and GoPro cameras: Connect compatible cameras, control RTMP streams and monitor battery level. Alert Box: Display StreamElements, Streamlabs, TipeeeStream, Blerp or custom overlays directly in the app. Browser tab for any website with persistent logins. Chat history on connect, an ignore list for bots and spam, and a keep-alive tone for Bluetooth speakers. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU pocketChat uses its own backend API. Your OAuth tokens remain protected on the server. FEEDBACK & REQUESTS Have feedback or a feature request? Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/AT9yqm6ZTj

Screenshots

PerfumeLab4 screens
pocketChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pocketChat at none against PerfumeLab's 2. pocketChat also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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. PerfumeLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. pocketChat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PerfumeLab ships an update every 2 weeks, pocketChat daily. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PerfumeLab versus pocketChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfumeLabpocketChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGage DunstanSven Schroder

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PerfumeLab

Subscriptions2
  • PerfumeLab Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PerfumeLab Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
None

pocketChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PerfumeLab free?
PerfumeLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pocketChat free?
pocketChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PerfumeLab or pocketChat have ads?
Neither PerfumeLab nor pocketChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PerfumeLab or pocketChat?
PerfumeLab ships an update every 2 weeks, and pocketChat daily. Most recently, PerfumeLab was updated on September 14, 2026 and pocketChat on September 28, 2026.

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