Comparison

Beauty Packaging vs Formulation Compass

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

Head to head
About

Beauty Packaging

Features
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Covering all types of packaging, Beauty Packaging is published for executives involved in the personal care, cosmetic and fragrance industry. It is the industry’s No. 1 print and online resource for news and packaging trends. Beauty Packaging is the ONLY vertical cosmetic, fragrance & personal care packaging magazine and online community in the industry! This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.

About

Formulation Compass

Features
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Formulation Compass – Agrochemical is your ideal app to provide one-stop solution for your formulation success and enable performance attributes for customers in agrochemical application. The App provides recipe guidance and product recommendation. The product categories cover various ingredients in agrochemical formulations, including wetting agents, dispersants, emulsifiers, solvents, defoamers, chelating agents, neutralizers, intermediates and others. Dow has established agrochemical adjuvants research and development, screening, and formulation research and development centers in many regions and countries, aiming to provide even more comprehensive technical solutions and faster, more convenient technical support for customers.

Screenshots

Beauty Packaging4 screens
Formulation Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beauty Packaging at none against Formulation Compass's shown. Formulation Compass's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beauty Packaging ships an update every 9 months, Formulation Compass monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Beauty Packaging versus Formulation Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeauty PackagingFormulation Compass
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.2 β€” better11.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRODMAN PUBLISHING CORP.The Dow Chemical Company

In-app purchases

None

Beauty Packaging

No in-app purchases

None

Formulation Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beauty Packaging free?
Beauty Packaging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Formulation Compass free?
Formulation Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beauty Packaging or Formulation Compass have ads?
Formulation Compass shows ads; Beauty Packaging does not.
Which is updated more often, Beauty Packaging or Formulation Compass?
Beauty Packaging ships an update every 9 months, and Formulation Compass monthly. Most recently, Beauty Packaging was updated on October 29, 2026 and Formulation Compass on October 26, 2026.

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