
About
This app provides scientists with tools to explore and visualize gene-expression and survival data from various public databases. It offers statistical analysis and charting capabilities directly on your device, requiring no coding.
What's New in GeneFox
1.0.1
September 17, 2026
• GeneFox no longer quits without warning on Mac. A background task inside the cloud-sync library could fail writing to its own cache and take the whole app down, with no chance for GeneFox to intervene. That cache is gone; nothing depended on it. • A saved report that refused to reopen now opens. A report holding a figure captured at a high colour depth — usually a heatmap — saved correctly, then called itself corrupt on every later load. It was neither corrupt nor too large. Reports already stuck this way open now. • A pan-cancer figure exports whole instead of being quietly cropped. Exporting all 54 cohorts at a single-column width cut off the lower cohorts and baked the provenance text into the image, without saying so. • A project list no longer empties because one project came from a newer version. A single unreadable project stopped the whole list loading. It is now skipped and the rest open. Saved analysis recipes had the same flaw and the same fix. • A saved view you opened once no longer reopens itself days later. Some corrections change figures or numbers you may already have exported. If you relied on any of these, it is worth regenerating the figure: • Compare Cohorts no longer reports a p-value across arms that share patients. With adjacent normal included, a cohort contributes both its tumour arm and its own adjacent-normal arm — the same people. Those groups are not independent, and a p-value obtained that way is not one to report. • Box plots no longer drop their most extreme outliers. A box drew at most 100 outliers and took the first 100 of an ascending list, so a box with many low outliers showed none of its high ones, and the axis shrank to match. • A heatmap gene row containing an infinity now scales correctly. Such a row was drawn flat and mid-toned across every sample — the same picture as a gene that genuinely does not vary — rather than as a visible gap. • The gene-correlates figure's threshold lines now sit where its caption says they do. • Small p-values are printed the same way everywhere. No p-value changed; only how a small one is displayed.
MoreFAQ
What data sources does GeneFox use?
GeneFox explores public gene-expression and survival data from TCGA, NCBI GEO, GTEx, UCSC Xena, Treehouse, and CCLE. These are authoritative sources for genomic and cancer research data.
Does GeneFox require coding to use?
No, GeneFox is built for scientists who work with gene-expression data and requires no coding. All statistical analyses and visualizations run on your device.
What types of plots can GeneFox generate?
GeneFox can generate box charts, bar charts, strip charts for gene expression, Kaplan-Meier curves for survival analysis, interactive volcano plots for differential expression, and gene-panel heatmaps.
How does GeneFox handle user privacy?
GeneFox has no ads, behavioral-usage analytics, or third-party tracking. No account is required, and bookmarks are private and portable via export/import.
What devices is GeneFox available on?
GeneFox is supported on Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices, allowing for flexible use across different platforms.
What is the age rating for GeneFox?
GeneFox has an age rating of 12+, making it suitable for older students and professionals in relevant scientific fields.
How often is GeneFox updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on 2026-09-17, indicating regular updates to improve functionality and data support.
Can I export my analysis from GeneFox?
Yes, GeneFox includes a Report Builder where you can capture charts and export a multi-figure report with an auto-generated methods section.




