Comparison

BAM vs ECCMID 2024

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

Head to head
About

BAM

This application helps biobanks manage samples, donors, and projects using smartphone and tablet capabilities like barcode scanning. It offers secure data storage, personal login, and links samples to electronic medical records.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based LIMS
  • Barcode scanning (1D & 2D)
  • Secure data storage
  • Sample and aliquot logging
  • Project sorting
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR) integration
  • Donor linking
Features
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BAM is a cloud-based LIMS application for Biobanks worldwide, developed by the Swedish MedTech company VizzDAT AB. BAM utilizes smartphone and tablet devices' capabilities such as barcode scanning (1D and 2D). We use safe, scalable and flexible data storage with high performance, personal and safe login, following CE, GDPR and encryption of all data traffic. BAM includes logging and storing samples and their aliquots in freezer positions according to the real-life freezer structure created by the user, search functionality, sorting samples into "projects" and a basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) with the ability to link the samples to donors. We welcome comments and feedback via the speech bubble in the upper right corner in the app. About Us. VizzDAT’s mission is to enable medical research and healthcare organizations to benefit from cutting edge information technology and to create cost-efficient and flexible solutions for research and medical data. We provide comprehensive services from data collection to data processing, analysis and visualization. Our team possesses a wide range of expertise and combined nearly 60 years of experience in the intersection between medical research and modern data technology, from Sweden and internationally.

About

ECCMID 2024

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This is the official app of the 34th ECCMID, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 27 - 30 April 2024. Leading experts will come together to discuss the latest developments in infectious diseases, infection control and clinical microbiology. Engage in a cutting-edge medical congress, while experiencing the city's irresistible charm. Barcelona offers the perfect fusion of knowledge and adventure. With the app you will have access to the scientific programme, floorplans, abstracts and networking opportunities.

Screenshots

BAM4 screens
ECCMID 20244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ECCMID 2024 at daily against BAM's every 5 weeks. BAM's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BAM ships an update every 5 weeks, ECCMID 2024 daily. The most recent releases landed on June 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BAM versus ECCMID 2024: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBAMECCMID 2024
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB94 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVizzDAT ABkey4events

In-app purchases

None

BAM

No in-app purchases

None

ECCMID 2024

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BAM free?
BAM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECCMID 2024 free?
ECCMID 2024 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BAM or ECCMID 2024 have ads?
Neither BAM nor ECCMID 2024 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BAM or ECCMID 2024?
BAM ships an update every 5 weeks, and ECCMID 2024 daily. Most recently, BAM was updated on June 28, 2026 and ECCMID 2024 on September 22, 2026.

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