Instrument Connect vs MQuant® StripScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instrument Connect
Monitor your cloud-enabled laboratory instruments remotely in real-time. Track run progress, view amplification plots, and ensure peace of mind by catching issues as they happen.
- Real-time instrument availability check
- Monitor PCR run progress
- View real-time amplification plots
- Filter plots by sample or target
- Remote access to cloud-enabled devices
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Instrument Connect: Remote monitoring of instruments in real-time. Stay connected to cloud-enabled instruments and benchtop devices anytime, anywhere, using the Instrument Connect mobile app. With the Instrument Connect remote monitoring app powered by Thermo Fisher Cloud, you can stay connected to any Thermo Fisher Cloud-enabled instruments, including the Applied Biosystems™ QuantStudio™ 3 and 5 real-time PCR instruments, and the ProFlex™ and SimpliAmp™ end-point PCR devices. Key features include: · Check the availability of your Thermo Fisher Cloud-enabled, network-connected device · Monitor run progress of a basic PCR run · View amplification plots in real time (available for QuantStudio 3 & 5 instruments) · View plots and filter by sample or target in real time (available for QuantStudio 3 & 5 instruments) Best of all, remote monitoring delivers peace of mind in knowing that you can monitor your runs and catch issues while they are in progress.
MQuant® StripScan
This app provides digital readout for test strips, replacing manual color matching for pH and chemical concentration measurements. It offers guided measurement processes, automatic data saving, and visualization tools for enhanced analysis and traceability.
- Digital test strip readout
- Guided measurement process
- Automatic data saving
- Visualizations and analysis
- Instrumental readout
- Warning for interferences
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Use the MQuant StripScan® app for fast and reliable determination of pH or chemical concentrations in aqueous solutions using MQuant® test strips. The app guides through the measurement process, determines the measurement result by camera, and saves and visualizes measurements automatically. • No more guessing: Instrumental readout rather than color-matching by eye. • Digital precision: Reliable and reproducible results, with warnings if critical measurement interferences are detected. • Data storage and traceability: Enriched datasets are stored automatically. Forget pen and paper! • Visualizations and analyses: Organize and group your data for better clarity on your measurement results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Instrument Connect at 3.1 against MQuant® StripScan's 1.7. Instrument Connect also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 8%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Instrument Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Instrument Connect's written reviews are positive against 8% of MQuant® StripScan's.
Instrument Connect ships an update every 3 months, MQuant® StripScan every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instrument Connect | MQuant® StripScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | 1.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) |
Customer experience
Instrument Connect
MQuant® StripScan
In-app purchases
Instrument Connect
No in-app purchases
MQuant® StripScan
No in-app purchases
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