Molecule vs MolAR Augmented Reality
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.
MolAR Augmented Reality
Explore molecules and proteins in augmented reality. Visualize structures from online databases or draw your own. Scan real-world objects to see their molecular composition.
- Augmented reality molecule visualization
- Visualize PubChem molecules
- Visualize Protein Data Bank proteins
- Draw and visualize chemical structures
- Scan objects to see molecules
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MolAR lets you visualize molecules and proteins through augmented reality (AR). - Augmented reality: Place a molecule or a protein in a real-world surrounding. No marker needed. - Visualize any molecule on PubChem - Visualize any protein in the Protein Data Bank - Draw chemical structures and visualize them in AR - Scan objects such as food and see molecules inside them Created by Sukolsak Sakshuwong, Umberto Raucci, and Hayley Weir from the Martinez Group at Stanford University
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MolAR Augmented Reality at 4.9 against Molecule's 4.0. Molecule's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
MolAR Augmented Reality holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively.
Molecule ships an update every 4 months, MolAR Augmented Reality every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Molecule | MolAR Augmented Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirill Blinov | Sukolsak Sakshuwong |
Customer experience
Molecule
MolAR Augmented Reality
In-app purchases
Molecule
No in-app purchases
MolAR Augmented Reality
No in-app purchases
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