Comparison

SampleManager Mobile vs Blue Mountain RAM Mobile

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

Blue Mountain RAM Mobile

Manage daily work agendas, submit requests, and complete work orders from any location. This app enables offline work plan completion with seamless synchronization, offering real-time digital work management.

Highlights
  • View daily work agendas
  • Submit work requests
  • Complete work orders
  • Offline work plan completion
  • On- and off-line synchronization
Features
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Blue Mountain's RAM Mobile is a companion iOS application that allows users to - View streamlined daily work agendas specific to the user - Submit work requests - View and complete work orders from anywhere in the facility - Complete workplans offline Key benefits - Accurate, real-time, and effective digital work completion. - Purpose built for the job and for Life Sciences. - Sensible on- and off-line work completion synchronization

Screenshots

Blue Mountain RAM Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blue Mountain RAM Mobile at every 4 months against SampleManager Mobile's every 13 months. Blue Mountain RAM Mobile also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). SampleManager Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Blue Mountain RAM Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Mountain RAM Mobile has 5 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, Blue Mountain RAM Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SampleManager Mobile versus Blue Mountain RAM Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSampleManager MobileBlue Mountain RAM Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThermo Fisher ScientificBlue Mountain Quality Resources LLC.

Customer experience

SampleManager Mobile

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

Blue Mountain RAM Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SampleManager Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Blue Mountain RAM Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SampleManager Mobile free?
SampleManager Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blue Mountain RAM Mobile free?
Blue Mountain RAM Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SampleManager Mobile or Blue Mountain RAM Mobile?
SampleManager Mobile and Blue Mountain RAM Mobile are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do SampleManager Mobile or Blue Mountain RAM Mobile have ads?
Neither SampleManager Mobile nor Blue Mountain RAM Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SampleManager Mobile or Blue Mountain RAM Mobile?
SampleManager Mobile ships an update every 13 months, and Blue Mountain RAM Mobile every 4 months. Most recently, SampleManager Mobile was updated on November 2, 2026 and Blue Mountain RAM Mobile on November 14, 2026.

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