Lab Laps: Colony Counter
Lenard Szabo Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Lab Laps: Colony Counter is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Lenard Szabo. Rated 4.8/5 from 125 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 125 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 91 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 10
- 2026 · v1.5.8
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About Lab Laps: Colony Counter
Lab Laps is your lab companion for timed protocols, colony counting, dilutions, and everyday bench calculations — all in one app. RUN EXPERIMENTS WITH CLARITY Build projects with steps, groups, materials, notes, and tables. Attach multiple timers to any step and see what is running, finished, or up next. On iPhone, active timers can stay visible with Live Activities. THE LAB TOOLS YOU USE MOST Colony Counter — AI-assisted counting from plate photos, manual refinement, and exportable results Dilution Calculator — fast single and serial dilutions Medium / Buffer Builder — multi-component recipes with automatic mass and volume math Plate Labelling — well maps with notes and color coding Gel / Blot Annotator — lane-level documentation Cell Counter, Master Mix, Cell Culture — plus calibration curves, unit conversion, molarity, notes, and more AI PROTOCOL SCANNING Turn a photo, PDF, or file into a structured project with materials and timed steps — fully editable before use. BUILT FOR THE BENCH Works offline-first with sync when signed in. Share projects via link. Reliable timer notifications. Optimized for iPhone and iPad. GREAT FOR bench scientists, students, and teams who want fewer missed steps and less app-switching at the bench. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lablaps.com/app/privacy
Ratings & reviews
4.8
125 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.5.8 · Updated October 10, 2026
- Japanese, Korean & Chinese language - New: Lab Planner in Calendar - Gel/Blot: plan lanes without an image - Image Measurer: freehand & colour area - Choose result units in calculators - Medium/Buffer PDF export - Bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Lenard Szabo, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- User Content: Photos or Videos
- Identifiers: User ID
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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