Description
Lab Laps is a lab app and tracker for scientists that brings protocols, timers, and everyday lab tools into a single place. It lets researchers manage step-by-step protocols, run multiple labeled timers with alerts, and use built-in calculators and analysis tools without switching between bookmarks and notes at the bench.
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Its standout feature is an AI colony counter: users drop in an agar plate photo, the AI finds every colony, and they can adjust the boxes and tune confidence on a full-size canvas before exporting the count. Additional tools include online blood cell counting, gel and blot analysis, plate labeling for 6- to 384-well plates, buffer and media recipe scaling, and calculators for dilution (C1V1 = C2V2), serial dilution, molarity, and PCR master mixes. Many tools work in the browser with no login, and a signed-in web workspace syncs across devices with the mobile app.
Lab Laps offers a free tier with web lab tools, up to 5 projects, limited AI colony counts, and mobile app access (up to 2 protocol projects), while Pro (from about €2.50/month) unlocks unlimited projects, unlimited AI colony counting, premium tools, and full Pro in the iOS and Android apps. Projects can be shared via a link that recipients can import, cloud sync is optional, and the makers state they never sell user data.
- CategoryScientific Discovery & Lab Tools
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud, Mobile app
- PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android
Lab Laps's Core Features
Step-by-step protocol manager
Multiple labeled lab timers with alerts
AI colony counter with adjustable detection
Online blood cell counting
Gel and blot analysis
Plate labeling for 6- to 384-well plates
Dilution, serial dilution, buffer, molarity, and master mix calculators
Cross-device sync with optional local-only storage
How to use Lab Laps?
Open a tool: Use the web lab tools with no login, or sign in to sync.
Count colonies: Drop in a plate photo, let AI detect colonies, and adjust the boxes.
Run protocols and timers: Follow step-by-step protocols and set multiple timers.
Calculate: Use built-in dilution, buffer, molarity, and master mix calculators.
Lab Laps's Use Cases
- Colony counting
- Protocol tracking
- Lab math
- Multi-timer runs
