Quarked! Baryon Blaster vs MolViewApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quarked! Baryon Blaster
Explore the subatomic universe and learn about fundamental particles. This educational app uses engaging gameplay to teach physics concepts. It's part of a larger project focused on science education.
- Subatomic particle exploration
- Physics concept learning
- Educational gameplay
- Science project integration
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From the Quarked! Adventures in the Subatomic Universe project: www.quarked.org
MolViewApp
Explore 3D molecular structures with interactive visualizations. Load PDB files locally or by ID and utilize various display modes and advanced features like electrostatic potential mapping and structural alignment. All processing is done on-device for privacy.
- Load PDB files locally or by ID
- Multiple structure loading and visibility control
- Surface electrostatic potential map
- Structural alignment and superposition
- Secondary structure coloring
- Morphing between conformations
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MolViewApp is an iPad molecular structure viewer built on Mol*. Load PDB files locally or by PDB ID and explore proteins with cartoon, surface, stick, and ball-and-stick representations. Features: - Load multiple structures; per-structure visibility from the Objects panel - Surface electrostatic potential map (screened-Coulomb / APBS-style) - Superposition and sequence-independent structural alignment - Secondary structure (DSSP) coloring - Morphing between conformations - Command-line interface and built-in manual All computation runs on-device. No account, no data collection, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MolViewApp at 5.0 against Quarked! Baryon Blaster's 3.0. MolViewApp also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 53 months). Quarked! Baryon Blaster's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
MolViewApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Quarked! Baryon Blaster ships an update every 53 months, MolViewApp every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quarked! Baryon Blaster | MolViewApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 53 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Kansas | Donghan Lee |
Customer experience
Quarked! Baryon Blaster
MolViewApp
In-app purchases
Quarked! Baryon Blaster
No in-app purchases
MolViewApp
No in-app purchases
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