Comparison

SoapLab vs De Beers Education

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

Head to head
About

SoapLab

This app simplifies handmade soap making with scientific tools and guidance. It offers recipe management, lye calculation, ingredient data, and step-by-step instructions for both beginners and experienced crafters.

Highlights
  • Recipe management
  • Lye calculation
  • Ingredient database
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Recipe sharing via QR code
  • Cost analysis
Features
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With love to the family, my wife begins to make handmade soap for healthy. With love to her, I design SoapLab to make the job easier. SoapLab is designed to make the work of handmade soap in a more scientific and more efficiency way. SoapLab would bring more fun for the process of handmade soap. It can help the work of handmade soap in many ways, including: * instructions of fundamentals of handmade soap. * instructions of tools of handmade soap. * recipe management. * easy to share and import recipes via QR Code * lye calculation for NaOH and KOH of various purity, in solid or liquid state, the * concentration and the weight unit you preferred. * property chart of recipes and each oil. * the ratio of saturated fat acid, monounsaturated fat acid, and polyunsaturated fat acid of recipes. * over hundreds of oils and additives are included. Favorite function for collecting favoritie oils and additives. * the effects and colors of additives help the design of recipes. Sorting by colors and adding your own additives are available. * the units of temperature and weight take effect immediately and the conversion happens implicitly. * step by step guidance in according to the recipe. The check list can make the soap as successful as possible for the newbies. * share your recipes to communities with a professional report that is composited of photo, recipe, and property charts. * add cured notification to your calendar * cost analysis and report Hope everybody enjoy the fun of making handmade soap!

About

De Beers Education

Learn about diamonds through expert-designed online courses, interactive content, and games. Earn certificates to deepen your knowledge of the diamond industry and its collections. This app is accessible on multiple devices for diamond enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Online diamond courses
  • Expert-designed content
  • Interactive learning games
  • Certificate earning
  • Diamond pipeline exploration
  • Collection universe
Features
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Develop your diamond expertise with the new De Beers Education app! From the diamond pipeline, to the universe of our collection, our courses designed by experts in each area will meet all your development needs. Join online courses, explore a variety of learning contents, play games and earn certificates to unveil the world of diamonds' secrets. A dedicated app for diamond lovers, available anytime and anywhere on any device.

Screenshots

SoapLab4 screens
De Beers Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: De Beers Education at Free against SoapLab's $4.99. De Beers Education also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). SoapLab's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

De Beers Education is free to download; SoapLab costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoapLab holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SoapLab has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of SoapLab's written reviews are positive against 33% of De Beers Education's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoapLab ships an update every 2 months, De Beers Education every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SoapLab versus De Beers Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoapLabDe Beers Education
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (15 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB78 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJien Tsai ChanDE BEERS UK LIMITED

Customer experience

SoapLab

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative59.1%

De Beers Education

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

SoapLab

No in-app purchases

None

De Beers Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoapLab free?
SoapLab costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is De Beers Education free?
De Beers Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoapLab or De Beers Education?
SoapLab is rated higher. SoapLab averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while De Beers Education averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SoapLab or De Beers Education have ads?
Neither SoapLab nor De Beers Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoapLab or De Beers Education?
SoapLab ships an update every 2 months, and De Beers Education every 2 weeks. Most recently, SoapLab was updated on November 6, 2026 and De Beers Education on November 4, 2026.

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