Molecule vs MoleculeGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Molecule
This app allows users to create and share chemical structures with ease. It calculates molecular formula, weight, and elemental composition in real-time as you draw. Ideal for students and researchers needing a simple tool for molecular visualization.
- Draw chemical structures
- Share structures
- Calculate MF, MW, Monoisotopic Mass
- Calculate Elemental Composition
- Interactive calculations
- Modern interface
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Simple modern chemical structure editor. Allow to draw and share chemical structure. MF, MW, Monoisotopic Mass and Elemental Composition calculated interactively during drawing.
MoleculeGo
Explore the world of molecular biology through an engaging, location-based game. Collect essential building blocks like amino acids and DNA sequences to synthesize proteins and discover their functions. Learn about their roles in disease, research, and cellular processes by visiting real-world hotspots.
- Location-based gameplay
- Collect molecular building blocks
- Synthesize proteins
- Discover genes and their functions
- Learn about molecular roles in disease and research
- Visit real-world hotspots for discovery
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MoleculeGo is a location based app that gamifies the process of learning about molecular biology. In this game, the player collects amino acids, ATP, and DNA sequences, the molecular building blocks used to synthesize proteins. By capturing DNA sequences, the player discovers genes that encode for proteins. These genes provide the user with the necessary "recipe" to synthesize proteins in their own lab, using amino acids and ATP. These proteins can then be combined to construct even larger protein complexes. As the player progresses in the game, new molecules become available and information will become available about each molecule's basic function and how its structure is associated with its molecular role. Players can visit hotspots (schools, parks, hospitals, universities, etc.) to accelerate the discovery of new molecules. While molecules are discovered, players can learn how they are involved in disease, biomedical applications, research, and their function in the cell.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MoleculeGo at 4.5 against Molecule's 4.0. Molecule's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MoleculeGo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Molecule's written reviews are positive against 50% of MoleculeGo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Molecule ships an update every 4 months, MoleculeGo every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Molecule | MoleculeGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirill Blinov | Alonso Morcos |
Customer experience
Molecule
MoleculeGo
In-app purchases
Molecule
No in-app purchases
MoleculeGo
No in-app purchases








