BEAKER by THIX vs Unreal Chemist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BEAKER by THIX
Explore a virtual laboratory with 150 chemicals. Mix, heat, and shake substances to observe reactions. Collaborate with friends using AirMix™ for shared experiments. Additional tools enhance complex operations.
- Virtual lab with 150 chemicals
- Interactive mixing, heating, and shaking
- Real-time chemical reactions
- Multiplayer via AirMix™
- Additional experimental tools
- Simulated ignition and boiling
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Explore 150 chemicals in a virtual lab in the BEAKER app. Add in chemicals, heat it up, and shake your device to start reactions. Pour them out to clean it up. Or team up with your friends to pour chemicals between each other via AirMix™. Use virtual Match, Lid and Burner to assist your experiment. Or get the extra five tools - Blender, Cooler, Separator, Filter and Meter to do even more complex operations. Start (tap or hold on chemicals to add) - CaO + H2O - K + H2O (fire) - Na + H2O (fire) - Al + Br2 (fire) Ignite (swipe your finger and hold, like striking a match) - Ignite Mg, C, Al - Ignite H2 + O2 (explosion) Heat Up (swipe in from the lower right corner to turn on Burner) - Boil Water (H2O) - Heat Fe + HNO3 (color transformation) Shake (shake to accelerate reactions) - CuSO4 + H2O + Mg (color transformation) - AgNO3 + H2O + Cu (precipitation) - AgNO3 + H2O + NaCl (precipitation) AirMix* (nearby BEAKERs will pair automatically) - Pour Na into Cl2 (fire) - Pour CH3COOH into NaHCO3 + Blue (bubbles) - Pour NaCl + H2O into AgNO3 + H2O (precipitation) * AirMix requires an Internet connection and geolocation services. If any chemicals or reactions are missing, please contact us at support@thixlab.com. Your suggestions are greatly valuable to us. Learn More http://thixlab.com/beaker.html Follow Us Facebook: http://facebook.com/thixlab Twitter: @thixlab
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Unreal Chemist at Free against BEAKER by THIX's $0.99. Unreal Chemist also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). BEAKER by THIX's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (284 vs 68). On in-app purchases, 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
Unreal Chemist is free to download; BEAKER by THIX costs $0.99 up front. BEAKER by THIX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Unreal Chemist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Unreal Chemist holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 284 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of BEAKER by THIX's written reviews are positive against 73% of Unreal Chemist's.
BEAKER by THIX ships an update every 2 months, Unreal Chemist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BEAKER by THIX | Unreal Chemist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (284 ratings) | 4.5 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 284 — better | 68 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THIX LLC | ZipoApps |
Customer experience
BEAKER by THIX
Unreal Chemist
User reviews
BEAKER by THIX
From 284 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for experimenting
- 👍 Realistic reactions
- 💡 Useful for learning chemistry
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Paywall for basic features
- 🔋 Performance issues on some devices
Unreal Chemist
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Very educational for chemistry students
- 👍 Realistic looking and lots to do
- 🌟 Contains a heap of information
- 👍 Ads are occasional and not deterring
- 🚀 Amazing graphics and advanced features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some reactions are inaccurate
- 🐛 Buggy interface and features
- 💸 Many features behind a paywall
- 😩 Ads can be excessive
- 🤔 Free version is uninspiring
Bugs and requests
BEAKER by THIX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Liquids and solids behaving unrealistically
- Crashes when mixing certain chemicals
- AirMix not working as advertised
- UI elements disappearing or malfunctioning
Requested features
5 requests- Add more elements and compounds
- Improve accuracy of chemical reactions
- Implement a periodic table view
- Add support for exothermic/endothermic reactions
- Improve AirMix functionality
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
BEAKER by THIX
- All ToolsFree
Unreal Chemist
- Premium Version$5.99
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