Comparison

microBIOMETER® Reader vs trinamiX Spectroscopy

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

Head to head
About

microBIOMETER® Reader

This application offers a rapid, on-site soil testing solution to assess microbial biomass and fungal-to-bacterial ratios. It helps users understand soil health, track the effectiveness of management practices, and support sustainable farming by monitoring changes in soil biology and carbon storage.

Highlights
  • On-site soil testing
  • Microbial biomass analysis
  • Fungal to bacterial ratio
  • Track management practice effectiveness
  • Monitor soil biology changes
  • Cloud portal data export
  • Custom project creation
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microBIOMETER® is a low cost, 20-minute on-site soil test for microbial biomass and fungal to bacterial ratio that allows you to quickly determine the health of your soil using smartphone technology. Frequent retesting will provide you with the data necessary to identify if your soil management practices are working. Quickly assess how amendments impact soil microbial biomass, ensuring your management practices are effective. Monitor changes in soil biology, increase carbon storage, and support sustainable
farming practices. View, edit, and export data to Excel using our Cloud Portal. Create custom projects with our Project Management feature and share soil test results with team members.

About

trinamiX Spectroscopy

This app leverages mobile near-infrared spectroscopy to provide accessible and affordable data analysis beyond industrial settings. It helps users make informed decisions by revealing invisible information through powerful sensors and sophisticated data analysis, displayed conveniently on smartphones and tablets.

Highlights
  • Mobile Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy
  • Affordable and accessible beyond labs
  • Powerful sensors and sophisticated data analysis
  • Fast measurement results (under 5 seconds)
  • QR and barcode scanning for sample naming
  • In-app results display and documentation
  • Data linking to internal systems
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trinamiX makes the invisible visible Informed and healthy life decisions are ones that everyone tries to make, but sometimes visible information is just not enough. trinamiX helps you to choose the right decisions through application of our Mobile Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy Solutions. Spectroscopy is a well-established industrial method that trinamiX now makes affordable and accessible beyond factory and laboratory applications. We combine powerful sensors and devices with in-depth understanding of molecules and sophisticated data analysis to provide you a customized solution for your specific use case. Hardware and app The trinamiX NIR spectrometer is a robust device using our own internally developed and manufactured PbS-based sensor. Thanks to this unique sensor, our hardware can detect signals in the NIR range up to 3 µm, which gives the opportunity to determine more information compared to other sensor technologies on the market. The spectrometer is extremely power-efficient, so that taking near-continuous measurements over more than one day without a recharge is now possible. In addition, the system works very fast (less than five seconds, including measurement) so that the user obtains actionable results quicker than any competing alternative product. For expediency and to allow for easy in-the-field results, the result will be displayed and documented in our app for both smartphones and tablets. For fast and easy sample name creation, our solution offers a QR- and barcode scanning mode so that the samples name is directly generated. This is one crucial element to prevent mistakes and ensure system-based product names. Beyond the advantage of having a solution at hand to ensure efficient documentation, all the data and results of measurement can be linked with other important product information – and everything can be linked into your internal system for broad usage. NIR spectroscopy is no longer limited to laboratories and experienced scientific staff – we make NIR spectroscopy as easy as reading a thermometer.

Screenshots

microBIOMETER® Reader4 screens
trinamiX Spectroscopy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: microBIOMETER® Reader at 5.0 against trinamiX Spectroscopy's 4.0. microBIOMETER® Reader also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). trinamiX Spectroscopy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

microBIOMETER® Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: microBIOMETER® Reader has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

microBIOMETER® Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, trinamiX Spectroscopy monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
microBIOMETER® Reader versus trinamiX Spectroscopy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermicroBIOMETER® ReadertrinamiX Spectroscopy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB130 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperProlific Earth Sciences CorporationtrinamiX GmbH

Customer experience

microBIOMETER® Reader

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

trinamiX Spectroscopy

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

In-app purchases

None

microBIOMETER® Reader

No in-app purchases

None

trinamiX Spectroscopy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is microBIOMETER® Reader free?
microBIOMETER® Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is trinamiX Spectroscopy free?
trinamiX Spectroscopy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, microBIOMETER® Reader or trinamiX Spectroscopy?
microBIOMETER® Reader is rated higher. microBIOMETER® Reader averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while trinamiX Spectroscopy averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do microBIOMETER® Reader or trinamiX Spectroscopy have ads?
Neither microBIOMETER® Reader nor trinamiX Spectroscopy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, microBIOMETER® Reader or trinamiX Spectroscopy?
microBIOMETER® Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, and trinamiX Spectroscopy monthly. Most recently, microBIOMETER® Reader was updated on August 2, 2026 and trinamiX Spectroscopy on September 7, 2026.

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