Comparison

iChemistry™ Pro vs Unreal Chemist

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iChemistry™ Pro

This app serves as a comprehensive chemistry tutor, offering clear explanations for over 70 topics and effective synthesis for formulas and definitions. It includes an advanced search function to quickly locate specific information. The Pro version unlocks additional topics, interactive quizzes, and step-by-step solved examples.

Highlights
  • Learn from over 70 topics
  • Effective synthesis of formulas and definitions
  • Advanced search algorithm
  • Interactive multiple choice quizzes
  • Step-by-step solved examples
  • Access to over 120 topics in Pro version
Features
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iChemistry is your personal chemistry tutor. It is used by millions of students every day, and it’s the only app about chemistry that includes everything you need to successfully pass your exams. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH ICHEMISTRY: • Learn quickly from over 70 topics, thanks to the clear and simple explanation. • Easily repeat formulas, laws, definitions and properties, thanks to the effective synthesis. • Quickly find the topics that matters to you thanks to the advanced search algorithm. • Download the app now and try the Pro version for free: you'll have all the most advanced features for a few days. WHAT YOU WILL GET WITH THE PRO VERSION: • Get more topics, more than 120, including the most advanced topics and all those that we will add in the future. • Get Interactive multiple choice Quizzes, with which you can practice and get a rating of your level of preparation. • Discover the step by step Solved Examples, to help you understand the methods to correctly solve problems. Have questions, problems, or feedback? Reach out to us at support@mobixee.com

About

Unreal Chemist

Explore a virtual chemistry lab on your phone. Mix chemicals, observe reactions, and conduct over 750 unique simulations with more than 150 available substances. Adjust variables like temperature and concentration to understand chemical principles.

Highlights
  • Mix chemicals for reactions
  • Burn salts for colorful flames
  • Heat elements for color emission
  • Adjust reactant concentration and quantity
  • Regulate reaction temperature
  • Control time flow (slow/fast forward)
  • Monitor pH changes with indicators
Features
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Chemistry experiments on your smartphones. You can Mix chemicals to see how they react, Burn salts to colorful flames and Heat elements to see what colors it emits There are 150 plus chemicals available to experiment with and more than 750 unique experiment simulations. Key Highlights - Adjusting the concentration and quantity of the reactants. - Regulate the temperature of the reaction. - Modify temperatures in precipitation reactions and see the effect of temperatures on solubility. - Slow down / Fast forward time. - Check the PH and PH change in a reaction, using Indicators. - Ignite flammable gases formed during reaction. Disclaimer Some reactions you will be doing in Unreal Chemist are extremely dangerous and may cause serious injury if conducted in real word. Even though most of the reactions are accurate to the real world, some reactions may be theoretical since physical verification of some reactions are not completed as of now.

Screenshots

iChemistry™ Pro4 screens
Unreal Chemist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Unreal Chemist at Free against iChemistry™ Pro's $2.99. Unreal Chemist also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). iChemistry™ Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On monetization model and device support 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

Unreal Chemist is free to download; iChemistry™ Pro costs $2.99 up front. Unreal Chemist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iChemistry™ Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unreal Chemist holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of iChemistry™ Pro's written reviews are positive against 73% of Unreal Chemist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iChemistry™ Pro ships an update every 5 months, Unreal Chemist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iChemistry™ Pro versus Unreal Chemist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriChemistry™ ProUnreal Chemist
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (17 ratings)4.5 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews73.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1768 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB342 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAntonio GiarrussoZipoApps

Customer experience

iChemistry™ Pro

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral13.7%
Negative31.6%

Unreal Chemist

All ratings67 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative21.9%

Bugs and requests

iChemistry™ Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Unreal Chemist

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Sulfuric acid not dissolving with salts
  • Heating solution during titration
  • Watch ad for premium session not working
  • Mixing game not always working intuitively
  • Buttons on iPhone blocked by camera
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  • Some metal flame colors don't match description
  • Program sometimes locks up
  • Music setting resets after closing program
  • Some reactions don't show the full formula
  • App crashes on opening
  • App gets stuck on the home page
  • App kicks the user out
  • App opens to a blank grey or white screen
  • App won't open
  • App crashes when it takes too long to open
  • Free version has only 2 reactions
  • Interface is buggy (e.g., clicking play sends to home page)

Requested features

32 requests
  • Add more elements (e.g., Mn, H, O, Cl, F, Pb)
  • Add more acids (e.g., Chloroauric acid, Vanadic acid, Perrhenic acid)
  • Add more bases and solvents (e.g., styrofoam, polystyrene, ethanol, acetone)
  • Add gases (e.g., Chlorine, Fluorine, Hydrogen, Oxygen)
  • Option to specify amounts of chemicals to add
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  • Kid version with simplified instructions
  • Add crafting or new science game modes
  • Add more glassware and scientific equipment
  • Reintroduce feature to see compound information
  • Add challenges or daily missions
  • Add ability to use previously made chemicals for new reactions
  • Add definitions for elements and reactions
  • Add a story or background context
  • Add more reactions and compounds
  • Add liquid elements (e.g., liquid oxygen, hydrogen)
  • Add more bases
  • Add more solvents
  • Add styrofoam/polystyrene
  • Add more elements
  • Add more acids
  • Add more bases
  • Add more solvents
  • Add more glassware
  • Add more scientific equipment
  • Add more reactions
  • Add more compounds
  • Add more elements
  • Add more reactions
  • Add more compounds
  • Add more elements
  • Add more reactions
  • Add more compounds

In-app purchases

None

iChemistry™ Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Unreal Chemist

One-time1
  • Premium Version$5.99

Questions

Is iChemistry™ Pro free?
iChemistry™ Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unreal Chemist free?
Unreal Chemist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iChemistry™ Pro or Unreal Chemist?
Unreal Chemist is rated higher. iChemistry™ Pro averages 2.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Unreal Chemist averages 4.5 from 68 ratings.
Do iChemistry™ Pro or Unreal Chemist have ads?
Unreal Chemist shows ads; iChemistry™ Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, iChemistry™ Pro or Unreal Chemist?
iChemistry™ Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Unreal Chemist every 2 weeks. Most recently, iChemistry™ Pro was updated on November 8, 2026 and Unreal Chemist on November 3, 2026.

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