Comparison

ChemLab vs Kerotakis

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

Head to head
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ChemLab

Features
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Welcome to ChemLab, the ultimate pocket-sized virtual laboratory! Whether you're a science enthusiast, a student, or just someone who loves explosive puzzle games, ChemLab gives you the freedom to experiment with chemical reactions safely right from your device. The Ultimate Science Experiment App. Developed by ShekTech, ChemLab combines accurate physics, satisfying drag-and-drop mechanics, and realistic visual and audio effects to bring the magic of chemistry to life. EXPLORE 20 ENGAGING LEVELS Test your knowledge and problem-solving skills across 20 unique challenges. From basic thermodynamics to complex redox reactions, oxidation, and neutralization! Mix the right ingredients, apply heat, and manage the clock to achieve your scientific objectives. INFINITE SANDBOX MODE Unlock the Sandbox Mode and let your imagination run wild! Access all the chemicals, metals, and liquids in the game. Mix whatever you want just to see what happens. Will it change color, bubble, or trigger a violent reaction? The choice is yours. TIME CONTROL MECHANICS Chemistry takes time, but not in ChemLab! Use the interactive Time Controller to speed up long reactions. Fast-forward hours of rusting or dehydration into just a few seconds. REALISTIC SENSORY EXPERIENCE Enjoy highly polished haptic feedback and dynamic audio effectsβ€”from the pouring of liquids to the hissing of boiling water, the bubbling of gas, and the shattering of overheated flasks. FEATURES: β€’ 20 challenging and educational puzzle levels. β€’ Free-play Sandbox Mode with dozens of unlockable elements. β€’ Realistic chemical reactions, color changes, and thermodynamics. β€’ Built-in recipe book and hints to help you when you're stuck. β€’ Clean, distraction-free interface. Download ChemLab today and start mixing! (Note: ChemLab is a simulation designed for entertainment and educational conceptualization. Always practice actual chemistry safely in a supervised physical environment). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Kerotakis

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Kerotakis is a virtual chemistry laboratory that computes real chemistry. Drag reagents onto drawn glassware and a real aqueous-equilibrium solver answers. Nothing in it is a lookup table: every number comes out of a thermodynamic database at run time, which means the bench can do something a textbook cannot β€” show you a model working, and then show you the same model failing. WHAT IT COMPUTES β€’ Dissolution and precipitation against actual solubility limits. Eight moles of salt in a litre of water leaves about 1.9 undissolved, because that is what the equilibrium says. β€’ Acids and bases from charge balance β€” strong, weak, polyprotic through every pKa, and buffers that resist acid where plain water crashes. β€’ Titration curves walked with a burette, to the equivalence point and past it. β€’ Gas boundaries you choose: vent to the room, seal the vessel, regulate the pressure, or sweep with nitrogen. Pressure, volume, energy and the mass balance all answer to the constraint. β€’ Heats of reaction that move the thermometer, so calcium chloride is a hot pack and potassium chloride a cold one. β€’ The activity series decided by Nernst over computed potentials β€” including the refusals, like copper shrugging off acid. β€’ Separations: filter a precipitate off, evaporate a brine to crystals, distil a mixture. THREE LEVELS, ONE SIMULATION A register dial re-tells any result at the depth you want. Level one is what you would see: it went cloudy, a white solid settled. Level two adds the measurements. Level three shows every species, activity and coefficient behind the answer β€” the same numbers, never a different simulation. Every result carries where it came from, and the app says "unassessed" rather than implying safe when nobody has checked. OFFLINE, ALWAYS The solver, the thermodynamic databases and the whole lesson library are inside the app. It makes no network requests, has no account, and collects nothing whatsoever. It works with the network switched off. Built on IPhreeqc from the U.S. Geological Survey. Kerotakis is free software; the source is at github.com/CrispStrobe/kerotakis.

Screenshots

ChemLab4 screens
Kerotakis3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kerotakis at none against ChemLab's 1. Kerotakis also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. ChemLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kerotakis asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ChemLab versus Kerotakis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChemLabKerotakis
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size99 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbhishek ChauhanChristian Strobele

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChemLab

One-time1
  • ChemLab Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Kerotakis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChemLab free?
ChemLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kerotakis free?
Kerotakis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChemLab or Kerotakis have ads?
ChemLab shows ads; Kerotakis does not.

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