Karyotyping Lite vs Hudson
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Karyotyping Lite
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Learn how to Karyotype or practice your skills using simulated chromosomes. The Karyotyping app provides users with three levels to practice karyotyping individuals. The app also includes a study section, a tutorial and background information on the basics of karyotyping. The lite version of the app contains only the basic level of karyotyping and normal karyotypes in the study section.
Hudson
Step into a pharmaceutical research role to combat a deadly outbreak. Utilize computational tools within a bioinformatics program to analyze pathogen genomes. Master puzzle-solving skills to filter genomic data, determine the pathogen's origin, and identify its deadly genetic variations.
- Pathogen genome analysis
- Computational tool mastery
- Bioinformatics puzzle solving
- Genetic variation identification
- Data filtering for answers
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You take on the role of a new employee in a pharmaceutical company researching the deadly outbreak caused by an unknown pathogen. Use your puzzle skills to master computational tools in a bioinformatics program called VIRIDAE (Viral Identification and Analysis Engine). Analyze the genome of the pathogen with your pipeline to determine its origin and identify the genetic variation that made it so deadly. Each tool you master will help you ‘filter’ genomic information to find answers in the data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hudson at none against Karyotyping Lite's 1. Hudson also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 50 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Karyotyping Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hudson asks for nothing beyond the download.
Karyotyping Lite ships an update every 50 months, Hudson every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Karyotyping Lite | Hudson |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Carolina Biological Supply | HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology |
In-app purchases
Karyotyping Lite
- Karyotyping Full Version$2.99
Hudson
No in-app purchases
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