Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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"

About

ChemARise

Features
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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.

Screenshots

3D Molecules View&Edit Lite4 screens
ChemARise4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
3D Molecules View&Edit Lite versus ChemARise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Molecules View&Edit LiteChemARise
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB299 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual Space OOORoy Lavendomme

In-app purchases

None

3D Molecules View&Edit Lite

No in-app purchases

None

ChemARise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Molecules View&Edit Lite free?
3D Molecules View&Edit Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChemARise free?
ChemARise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 3D Molecules View&Edit Lite or ChemARise have ads?
Neither 3D Molecules View&Edit Lite nor ChemARise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Molecules View&Edit Lite or ChemARise?
3D Molecules View&Edit Lite ships an update every 4 months, and ChemARise every 4 months. Most recently, 3D Molecules View&Edit Lite was updated on October 16, 2026 and ChemARise on October 7, 2026.

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