SampleManager Mobile vs O3 ONField
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
O3 ONField
Manage capital projects directly from your mobile device. This app supports industry-leading practices like Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), Agile, and Lean to boost team performance from planning to startup. It enables key workflows, such as IWP progressing, even when offline, ensuring productivity in low-connectivity jobsite environments.
- Mobile capital project management
- Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) support
- Agile and Lean methodologies
- Offline IWP progressing
- Jobsite productivity tools
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O3 ONField brings the power of O3’s capital project management platform directly to your mobile device. Built on industry-leading practices like Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), Agile, and Lean, O3 empowers teams to drive performance from planning through startup. Designed for the realities of the jobsite, ONField enables key workflows—such as IWP progressing—even when offline, ensuring productivity in low-connectivity environments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: O3 ONField at fortnightly against SampleManager Mobile's every 13 months. O3 ONField also leads on device support (3 vs 1). SampleManager Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SampleManager Mobile against 5.0 for O3 ONField. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SampleManager Mobile ships an update every 13 months, O3 ONField fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SampleManager Mobile | O3 ONField |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thermo Fisher Scientific | O3 Solutions |
Customer experience
SampleManager Mobile
O3 ONField
In-app purchases
SampleManager Mobile
No in-app purchases
O3 ONField
No in-app purchases
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