Comparison

MQuant® StripScan vs Labshare

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital test strip readout
  • Guided measurement process
  • Automatic data saving
  • Visualizations and analysis
  • Instrumental readout
  • Warning for interferences
Features
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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.

About

Labshare

This app digitizes lab inventory, allowing teams to track materials in real-time and share excess supplies with nearby labs. It uses OCR scanning for labels and facilitates intra-institution collaboration to reduce waste and ordering redundancies.

Highlights
  • Intra-institution collaboration
  • OCR-powered label scanning
  • Real-time inventory tracking
  • Export to Excel
  • Mobile-first design
Features
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Labshare is a smart lab inventory management and sharing app built for research teams. Digitize your inventory with label scanning, track materials in real-time, and easily share excess supplies with nearby labs to reduce waste. Labshare is designed for lab managers, researchers, and PIs who want to save time, reduce ordering redundancies, and move beyond clunky Excel sheets. Key Features: • Intra-institution collaboration and inventory sharing • OCR-powered label scanning • Export to Excel • Mobile-first design for lab bench access • Real-time inventory tracking Labshare helps research institutions run more efficiently, sustainably, and collaboratively.

Screenshots

MQuant® StripScan4 screens
Labshare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Labshare at 5.0 against MQuant® StripScan's 1.7. Labshare also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). MQuant® StripScan's advantage is ratings volume (10 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

Labshare holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MQuant® StripScan has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MQuant® StripScan ships an update every 5 months, Labshare every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MQuant® StripScan versus Labshare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMQuant® StripScanLabshare
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)Mingyo Kang

Customer experience

MQuant® StripScan

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

Labshare

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

In-app purchases

None

MQuant® StripScan

No in-app purchases

None

Labshare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MQuant® StripScan free?
MQuant® StripScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Labshare free?
Labshare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MQuant® StripScan or Labshare?
Labshare is rated higher. MQuant® StripScan averages 1.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Labshare averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MQuant® StripScan or Labshare have ads?
Neither MQuant® StripScan nor Labshare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MQuant® StripScan or Labshare?
MQuant® StripScan ships an update every 5 months, and Labshare every 5 days. Most recently, MQuant® StripScan was updated on August 3, 2026 and Labshare on August 14, 2026.

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