Comparison

SampleManager Mobile vs COMPUSHIFT Setup

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

COMPUSHIFT Setup

Configure and manage HGM COMPUSHIFT transmission controllers. Adjust shift and lockup points, access diagnostic data, and save custom configurations for your vehicle's transmission.

Highlights
  • Adjust shift points
  • Configure lockup points
  • View diagnostic data
  • Access transmission information
  • Save and edit configurations
  • Load configurations to controller
Features
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This is the mobile setup app for HGM's COMPUSHIFT line of controllers. While connected to a controller, you can adjust shift and lockup points, view diagnostics, get information about your transmission, and much more. You can also save configurations, edit them with the controller off, and load them into the controller.

Screenshots

COMPUSHIFT Setup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: COMPUSHIFT Setup at monthly against SampleManager Mobile's every 13 months. COMPUSHIFT Setup also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). SampleManager Mobile's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SampleManager Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COMPUSHIFT Setup has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SampleManager Mobile ships an update every 13 months, COMPUSHIFT Setup monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
SampleManager Mobile versus COMPUSHIFT Setup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSampleManager MobileCOMPUSHIFT Setup
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThermo Fisher ScientificHGM Automotive Electronics

Customer experience

SampleManager Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

COMPUSHIFT Setup

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SampleManager Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

COMPUSHIFT Setup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SampleManager Mobile free?
SampleManager Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COMPUSHIFT Setup free?
COMPUSHIFT Setup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SampleManager Mobile or COMPUSHIFT Setup?
SampleManager Mobile is rated higher. SampleManager Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while COMPUSHIFT Setup averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do SampleManager Mobile or COMPUSHIFT Setup have ads?
Neither SampleManager Mobile nor COMPUSHIFT Setup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SampleManager Mobile or COMPUSHIFT Setup?
SampleManager Mobile ships an update every 13 months, and COMPUSHIFT Setup monthly. Most recently, SampleManager Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and COMPUSHIFT Setup on October 24, 2026.

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