MQuant® StripScan vs Quartzy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MQuant® StripScan
This app provides digital readout for test strips, replacing manual color matching for pH and chemical concentration measurements. It offers guided measurement processes, automatic data saving, and visualization tools for enhanced analysis and traceability.
- Digital test strip readout
- Guided measurement process
- Automatic data saving
- Visualizations and analysis
- Instrumental readout
- Warning for interferences
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Use the MQuant StripScan® app for fast and reliable determination of pH or chemical concentrations in aqueous solutions using MQuant® test strips. The app guides through the measurement process, determines the measurement result by camera, and saves and visualizes measurements automatically. • No more guessing: Instrumental readout rather than color-matching by eye. • Digital precision: Reliable and reproducible results, with warnings if critical measurement interferences are detected. • Data storage and traceability: Enriched datasets are stored automatically. Forget pen and paper! • Visualizations and analyses: Organize and group your data for better clarity on your measurement results.
Quartzy
Manage your lab's inventory with this mobile tool. Track stock, submit requests, and scan items to ensure supplies are always available, preventing experimental delays. Generate unique barcodes directly from your account.
- Track inventory in real-time
- Submit supply requests
- Scan and receive items
- Print unique barcodes
- Up-to-date stock view
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Quartzy Mobile App allows everyone in the lab to track inventory, creating a more up-to-date view of what is available in your lab, so supplies can be ordered in time and no experiment is delayed. Track and update inventory Submit supply requests Scan and receive items into inventory Print unique barcodes right from your Quartzy account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quartzy at 3.3 against MQuant® StripScan's 1.7. Quartzy also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 8%). MQuant® StripScan's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quartzy holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of MQuant® StripScan's written reviews are positive against 25% of Quartzy's.
MQuant® StripScan ships an update every 5 months, Quartzy monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MQuant® StripScan | Quartzy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (10 ratings) | 3.3 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) | Quartzy, Inc. |
Customer experience
MQuant® StripScan
Quartzy
In-app purchases
MQuant® StripScan
No in-app purchases
Quartzy
No in-app purchases
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