m/z vs SampleManager Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
m/z
Instantly search a vast database of chemical structures based on their exact mass. This tool helps identify compounds with masses under 340 Da, drawing from millions of entries.
- Find chemical structures by exact mass
- Search database of known structures
- Database includes over 35 million compounds
- Supports masses under 340 Da
- Utilizes PubChem compounds database
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Find chemical structure by exact mass (m/z). Instant search in a database of known structures with exact mass less than 340 Da (about 35 million) created from PubChem compounds database.
SampleManager Mobile
Connect to a laboratory information management system from your mobile device. Enter results, manage samples, and execute lab tasks from the lab or the field. Utilizes your device's camera for barcode scanning and photo uploads.
- Result entry and authorization by test
- Result entry and authorization by sample
- Receive and move samples
- Create and execute lab execution tasks
- Barcode scanning via device camera
- Upload photos as file results
- Configurable language support
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The Thermo Scientific SampleManager Mobile app lets you connect to SampleManager LIMS using a mobile device. The app can be used in the lab or out in the field, for data acquisition or result entry. The SampleManager Mobile app supports the following features by default: • Result entry & authorization by test • Result entry & authorization by sample • Receive samples • Move samples • Create lab execution tasks • Execute lab execution tasks The app uses your device's camera to scan barcodes and upload photos (as file results) from the photo stream or directly from the camera. Your system administrator can set up your SampleManager server with extra auxiliary functions accessible through the app. These let you perform simple changes to data items, for example changing the priority of a sample or the status of a test. If SampleManager LES is available on your SampleManager instance, the mobile app can create and execute lab execution tasks. The app is configurable to use any language available on your SampleManager server. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The SampleManager Mobile app requires a connection to SampleManager LIMS 11.2 or higher. The app has been developed in line with the Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics Quality Management System.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SampleManager Mobile at 5.0 against m/z's 3.6. m/z's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SampleManager Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: m/z has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
m/z ships an update every 5 weeks, SampleManager Mobile every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | m/z | SampleManager Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.6 GB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirill Blinov | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
Customer experience
m/z
SampleManager Mobile
In-app purchases
m/z
No in-app purchases
SampleManager Mobile
No in-app purchases
