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PerfumeLab is the pick for an Apple-only studio that also makes candles: 467 perfumery ingredients with technical and safety data, dilution and concentration maths, and ingredient import from SDS files. IFRA limits are shown beside ingredients for reference only, with no live check; creating and exporting formulas is paid, GBP 4.99 a month or GBP 29.99 a year, and there is no Android or web version.
Every PerfumeLab claim below was read from its own published pages on 2026-08-17. All 13 tools are on one page.
| PerfuMate | PerfumeLab | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Formulation software for independent perfumers, in the browser | A perfume and candle formulation app for perfumers, hobbyists and small creators, "a structured alternative to spreadsheets and notebooks" |
| Ships with a materials database | Yes. 2,136 materials, each described and classified: odor description, olfactive families with percentage dominance, impact and substantivity, a CAS number where one exists (1,567; a compounded base has none to give), plus estimated constituent tables for 724 | Yes: 467 perfumery ingredients with technical and safety data |
| IFRA compliance | Checked live while composing, on every tier including free, and it counts one molecule arriving from several naturals at once. Category 4 (fine fragrance on skin), 51st Amendment, indicative: verify against the official standards before you sell | Category 4 and Category 12 limits shown beside ingredients "for reference only"; no live check, no amendment and no treatment of naturals stated |
| Formula work | Milligram scaling, version history with diffs and branching, batch and maceration tracking, dilution management, substitute suggestions from your own shelf | Batch size and concentration calculations, dilutions with ethanol, TEC and DPG, formula duplication with change tracking; substitutes not stated |
| Import and export | Import from PDF, CSV, TSV or pasted text; export PDF, EU allergen declaration, INCI label, GHS SDS draft | Import ingredients from SDS files or URLs; export PDF formula sheets; no formula import stated |
| Runs on | Any browser, desktop or phone; installs as an app; native Android next | iPhone and iPad, plus Mac and Apple Vision on OS 26 or later; no Android and no web version |
| Price to start | PerfuMate: free with no expiry. A free account holds unlimited materials and 3 formulas, with the whole catalog, the IFRA checking, the allergen and INCI label text, the scent profile and the drydown. It opens every tool but four: bottle labels, the pack that contains them, color PDF themes and formula version history are paid. On the free plan each formula exports once; full backups are always free. PerfuMate's paid plan is $19.98 a month, $68.00 a year or $119.98 once. Monthly and yearly renew until canceled; Lifetime is a one-time purchase bought once and kept | PerfumeLab: free to browse ingredients and example formulas; creating and exporting formulas is paid, GBP 4.99 a month or GBP 29.99 a year (USD 4.99 and 29.99 on the US App Store) |
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