Spotxel® Reader vs RowSwift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spotxel® Reader
This app allows you to capture images of microplates, detect and measure color signals, and analyze sample concentrations. It supports various assay formats and can save, load, and export data.
- Capture microplate images
- Detect and measure color signals
- Analyze sample concentrations
- Save and load assay setups
- Export assay data to PDF
- Supports row, column, and microarray formats
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Spotxel® Reader is a free, feature-complete app for image-based microplate-reader workflows and colorimetric assay analysis. Use Spotxel® Reader to capture or load a microplate image, align the well grid, select the measured color channel, quantify well signals, define standards and unknowns, calculate a standard curve, derive unknown concentrations, review well data, and export assay results. The guided, page-based workflow includes Camera, Image Analysis, Assay Setup, Standard Curve, Well Data, Assay Report, Purchases, and Settings. Key features: - Capture or load microplate images for analysis - Quantify colorimetric well signals from plate images - Select the measured color channel - Align the well grid manually or with the Align Grid beta feature - Save and load reusable grid profiles - Define standards, unknowns, well names, and notes - Import and export assay setup CSV files - Calculate standard curves and unknown concentrations - Review sortable per-well signal and concentration data - Export well data as CSV - Create PDF assay reports - Organize generated files in the Spotxel Reader workspace under On My iPhone or On My iPad - Select camera and default microplate grid settings - Rotate and flip images and grids - Customize the interface with color profiles and light or dark appearance modes - Access expanded in-app help and documentation All analysis features are available in the free version, which includes a small advertising placement. The optional Perpetual License and auto-renewable 3-Month Subscription remove advertising. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
RowSwift
Analyze and visualize comma-separated files directly on your device. Inspect CSV structures, summarize columns with key statistics, and create various charts like histograms and scatter plots. Filter large datasets and export charts or modified data.
- CSV file import from various sources
- Column statistical summaries
- Multiple chart types (histogram, box-plot, scatter-plot, pie, line)
- Row filtering for large datasets
- Chart export as PNG
- Data export to CSV
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RowSwift lets you explore and analyse comma-separated files right on your device. Open a CSV from Files, iCloud Drive, a URL, or the clipboard and inspect its structure. The app summarises each column by showing counts, unique values, minimum and maximum, mean, and quartiles. You can switch between histogram, box-plot, scatter-plot, pie chart, and line views to understand distributions and relationships. When a file is large, row filters help you focus on the portion that matters while keeping scrolling smooth. Any chart can be saved as a PNG, and data can be written back to CSV. All processing stays on your device. RowSwift collects no analytics and requires no account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RowSwift at 5.0 against Spotxel® Reader's 2.4. RowSwift also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Spotxel® Reader's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads and device support 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. Spotxel® Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RowSwift asks for nothing beyond the download.
RowSwift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spotxel® Reader has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spotxel® Reader ships an update every 2 months, RowSwift every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spotxel® Reader | RowSwift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sicasys Software GmbH | Juan De Dios Santos Rivera |
Customer experience
Spotxel® Reader
RowSwift
In-app purchases
Spotxel® Reader
- Time-Unlimited License$8.99
RowSwift
No in-app purchases
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