3D Molecules View&Edit Lite vs ChemARise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3D Molecules View&Edit Lite
This application allows users to build and view 3D molecular models. It supports various bond types and visualization styles, and can load molecules from SDF and PDB file formats. Ideal for students, educators, and researchers.
- Build molecule models
- Support for single, double, and triple bonds
- Multiple visualization styles (Wireframe, Stick, Ball and Stick, Spacefill)
- Load molecules from SDF and PDB files
- View chemical element information
- Open files from email attachments
- Interactive 'Test yourself' mode
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"3D Molecules View&Edit Lite": is a free 3D molecule builder and viewer. for students, educators, and researchers. "3D Molecules View&Edit Lite" allows users to open and view molecules in SDF format files, for example, from NCBI's PubChem (http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), a public database of compounds or from RCSB Protein Data Bank (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb). FEATURES: • Building molecule model • Support of single, double and triple bonds. • Visualization of Wireframe style, Stick style, Ball and Stick, Spacefill (CPK) models. • T-shaped and «seesaw» molecular geometries. • Bond-angle optimization • Loading molecule in SDF file format • Loading molecule in PDB file format. • Availability of information about chemical element symbols in the molecule • Opening the molecule file directly from email attachments. • “Test yourself” mode to build some inorganic chemical compounds. The app includes tutorial how to create and delete models. The free version is a limited version of "3D Molecules Edit & Test"
ChemARise
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ChemARise contains a library of chemical structures that can be visualized in 3D and interacted with to apply rotation, translation and scaling. The app also proposes an augmented reality mode (AR) to detect some chemical structures from university courses or scientific publications via the camera and display them in 3D. This app is designed to help students and researchers visualize the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules to better understand concepts such as chirality, steric hindrance, or symmetry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 3D Molecules View&Edit Lite at 5.1.1 against ChemARise's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D Molecules View&Edit Lite | ChemARise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 299 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Space OOO | Roy Lavendomme |
In-app purchases
3D Molecules View&Edit Lite
No in-app purchases
ChemARise
No in-app purchases
Questions
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