Lab Laps: Colony Counter

Lab Laps

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About this app

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.

Privacy Policy: https://www.lablaps.com/app/privacy

Ratings and reviews

I see the potential, it's a good idea. I got the app because it has some interesting features which I was really excited about... only to find out they're all locked behind pro. All the non-pro features are nothing that a simple notebook or the internet cant do for me quickly and easily. So that was a disappointment

Very useful for experiments, can save a large amount of time and energy.

well I think the app is good and an excited to explore more just hope it give me more and still observing as well for my first time using it well not bad

What’s new

BIG UPDATE!
- Free AI usage
- Gel Blot improvements
- Bug fixes