Comparison

Atomicom vs Atom Lab

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

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Atomicom

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Space is young, dark and scattered. Atoms drift alone, touching nothing, and in all that emptiness not one thing has ever been built. No water. No stone. No star with a planet worth the name. That is what you are here to change. Atomicom is a puzzle game about binding matter together. Atoms come to you one at a time. Place them on the board, let their loose electrons find a partner, and when every electron in a connected group has one, the molecule is finished: it holds, it leaves the board, and the universe keeps a piece of itself that did not exist a moment ago. HOW IT PLAYS • An atom arrives in the glass cylinder below the board. Take it and drop it on any free square. • Atoms bond with the neighbours above, below, left and right of them. Never diagonally. • A green atom has one electron to give, yellow has two, orange three, red four. Blue atoms give nothing at all: they only take up room you were going to need. • Satisfy every electron in a connected group and the molecule forms and goes. • Run out of squares, or let the cylinder overflow, and the mission ends there. 300 MISSIONS The board starts wide and gets smaller: twelve squares across, then ten, then eight, then a six by six where there is nowhere left to be careless. Every mission asks more than the one before it — more molecules, more obstacles in the way, heavier atoms that need more neighbours before they are satisfied — and every time the board shrinks you begin again at something gentle and climb back up. MADE TO BE PLAYED BY EVERYONE Atomicom is made by Tyflos Accessible Software. Accessibility here is not a switch in the settings, it is how the game is built. • Fully playable with VoiceOver, from the first tap to the last molecule. Nothing has to be seen. • Every square tells you its coordinate, what is on it and how many electrons are still free: "A2, red, 3 free bonds". • The sound tells you where. An atom bonding on the left is heard on the left, and the top of the board sounds higher than the bottom, so the board has a shape you can hear. • Everything that happens without you touching it is spoken: an atom arriving, a molecule finished, a move the rules will not allow and why not. • Vibration answers every move, soft for an atom placed and hard for a molecule completed. • Drag if you like, or tap the atom and then the square. Both always work. • Dynamic Type throughout, and Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency are obeyed. • Choose your own background, square borders and cylinder colour, and the game tells you when a colour you picked is too faint to make out. ALSO • Play in seventeen languages. • Made for iPhone and iPad. • Your game saves itself: leave in the middle of a mission and pick it up later. • A table of your best games, kept on your device. FREE, AND WHAT COSTS MONEY • The first ten missions are free, with advertising. • "All levels" is a one-off purchase that opens the three hundred. The advertising stays. • "No ads" is a second one-off purchase that removes the banner. It needs "All levels" first. The universe is not going to assemble itself. Start with two atoms.

About

Atom Lab

Experiment with elements and combine atoms to discover chemical formulas in this engaging game. Unlock new elements through discovery and revisit formulas to learn about their real-world applications. Progress is saved locally or via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Combine elements to discover formulas
  • Unlock new elements through discovery
  • View 3D models of formulas
  • Learn about real-world formula applications
  • Save favorite formulas
  • Play without an account
  • iCloud progress syncing
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Build. Combine. Discover. Step into Atom Lab, a colorful formula-building game for curious minds. Choose elements, add atoms to the chamber, and experiment with combinations to discover familiar formulas. EXPLORE YOUR WAY Discover 100 formulas using 15 core elements, all available through play. Start with five elements and unlock ten more. Every two first-time discoveries add another element to your lab. No element pack purchase is required. A LITTLE HELP WHEN YOU WANT IT New discoveries earn tokens. Spend them on an ingredient hint or a full recipe, then build the formula yourself. More complex discoveries earn more tokens, and free experimentation is always available. GROW YOUR COLLECTION Revisit formulas, view their 3D models, and read about where they appear in everyday life. Save favorites and explore each element at your own pace. PLAY WITHOUT AN APP ACCOUNT Progress saves on your device and syncs through iCloud when you use the same Apple Account. No Atom Lab account is needed. Atom Lab is a game about chemical formulas. Its playful 3D models illustrate atom counts; they do not simulate real chemical reactions or exact molecular geometry.

Screenshots

Atomicom4 screens
Atom Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atom Lab at none against Atomicom's 2. Atom Lab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Atomicom's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price 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. Atomicom sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Atom Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atomicom ships an update daily, Atom Lab every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Atomicom versus Atom Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomicomAtom Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan Chacon BarberoCrafted Stacks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Atomicom

One-time2
  • All levels$1.00
  • No ads$1.00
None

Atom Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Atomicom free?
Atomicom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atom Lab free?
Atom Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Atomicom or Atom Lab have ads?
Atomicom shows ads; Atom Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, Atomicom or Atom Lab?
Atomicom ships an update daily, and Atom Lab every 4 days. Most recently, Atomicom was updated on October 31, 2026 and Atom Lab on October 29, 2026.

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