Comparison

SampleManager Mobile vs Life Sciences Cloud 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

Life Sciences Cloud Mobile

This platform empowers commercial and medical teams in the life sciences industry with AI-driven tools for customer engagement and compliance. It offers offline capabilities, a unified customer view, and smart preparation features to enhance field operations.

Highlights
  • 360° customer view
  • AI-assisted prep and follow-up
  • Offline engagement capabilities
  • Compliant sample management
  • Account and territory planning
  • Offline analytics dashboards
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Life Sciences Cloud Mobile is Salesforce’s end-to-end engagement platform for commercial and medical teams. Prepare, engage, and stay compliant - even when completely offline - and give your commercial and medical teams the confidence to engage wherever healthcare happens. * What field teams will love * 360° customer view – unified HCP/HCO data in one place * Smart prep & follow up – AI assisted briefs and next step suggestions * In person or remote – schedule visits, share content, capture signatures and consent * Compliant sample drops & requests - real-time validation for limits, inventory, and licenses * Account & territory plans – objectives, tactics, and progress in one place * Offline analytics – performance dashboards that work offline, and sync when you’re back online * What IT will love * Native on the Salesforce Platform - Flows, Apex, and open APIs for limitless extension * Open architecture aligned to industry data standards * Three releases a year, each drop packed with innovative capabilities you can turn on, not bolt on * Key capabilities (snapshot) * Remote engagement: audio/video, content sharing, e-consent * eDetailing with versioning, feedback, and personalization * Medical inquiries with suggested compliant responses & Slack swarming * Intelligent, context-aware search with duplicate prevention * Intelligent notifications with context aware actions * Product catalog & compliance guardrails * Territory alignment rules for HCPs/HCOs * Data integration: OneKey connector kits & MuleSoft APIs * Field coaching: templates, evaluations, performance trends * HIPAA aware and 21 CFR Part 11 ready

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SampleManager Mobile at 5.0 against Life Sciences Cloud Mobile's 4.4. SampleManager Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Life Sciences Cloud Mobile's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (16 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

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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Life Sciences Cloud Mobile has 16 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, Life Sciences Cloud Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 3, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SampleManager Mobile versus Life Sciences Cloud Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSampleManager MobileLife Sciences Cloud Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB425 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThermo Fisher Scientificsalesforce.com

Customer experience

SampleManager Mobile

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

Life Sciences Cloud Mobile

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SampleManager Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Life Sciences Cloud Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SampleManager Mobile free?
SampleManager Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Life Sciences Cloud Mobile free?
Life Sciences Cloud Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SampleManager Mobile or Life Sciences Cloud Mobile?
SampleManager Mobile is rated higher. SampleManager Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Life Sciences Cloud Mobile averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do SampleManager Mobile or Life Sciences Cloud Mobile have ads?
Neither SampleManager Mobile nor Life Sciences Cloud Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SampleManager Mobile or Life Sciences Cloud Mobile?
SampleManager Mobile ships an update every 13 months, and Life Sciences Cloud Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, SampleManager Mobile was updated on July 3, 2026 and Life Sciences Cloud Mobile on September 11, 2026.

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