Comparison

SampleManager Mobile vs IDEX Performer

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

IDEX Performer

This collaborative software solution streamlines operations by providing real-time updates and oversight for all job-related activities. It empowers teams with automated tools to manage requisitions, planning, and operations, ensuring improved outcomes and control over key assets.

Highlights
  • Collaborative software solution
  • Automated process tools
  • End-to-end job planning
  • Real-time plan updates
  • Live access for teams
  • Real-time oversight for decisions
Features
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To ensure the maximum return for all of your operations, Stimline believes that a more collaborative software solution will allow the whole team to contribute to successful outcomes. That’s why we created the IDEX Collaboration Platform. With automated tools to improve the entire process, the IDEX Performer allows you to follow up on an end-to-end plan for all jobs that is updated and improved right through to the end of that job. Giving the requisition, planning and operations teams access to the live plan at all times has shown significant improvements for our customers and with real-time oversight for critical decisions during the job, you are put back in control of your key assets.

Screenshots

IDEX Performer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IDEX Performer at monthly against SampleManager Mobile's every 13 months. SampleManager Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SampleManager Mobile against 5.0 for IDEX Performer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SampleManager Mobile ships an update every 13 months, IDEX Performer monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SampleManager Mobile versus IDEX Performer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSampleManager MobileIDEX Performer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThermo Fisher ScientificStimline AS

Customer experience

SampleManager Mobile

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

IDEX Performer

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

In-app purchases

None

SampleManager Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

IDEX Performer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SampleManager Mobile free?
SampleManager Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IDEX Performer free?
IDEX Performer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SampleManager Mobile or IDEX Performer?
SampleManager Mobile and IDEX Performer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SampleManager Mobile or IDEX Performer have ads?
Neither SampleManager Mobile nor IDEX Performer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SampleManager Mobile or IDEX Performer?
SampleManager Mobile ships an update every 13 months, and IDEX Performer monthly. Most recently, SampleManager Mobile was updated on November 2, 2026 and IDEX Performer on November 3, 2026.

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