Comparison

QSL App vs LabSTREAM

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

Head to head
About

QSL App

Track global sugar and currency markets, manage pricing, and perform conversions on the go. Access your QSL Direct account for order management and receive market news. Essential for Queensland cane growers.

Highlights
  • Monitor world sugar prices
  • Access QSL Direct account
  • Manage sugar pricing orders
  • Perform sugar and cane conversions
  • Receive market news and updates
Features
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The QSL App brings the world sugar market to you, helping you track global raw sugar and currency markets, manage your sugar pricing and make common sugar and cane conversions while on the go. Powered by Australia’s largest and most experienced sugar marketer – QSL – this user-friendly app lets growers marketing directly with QSL quickly access key features of their QSL Direct account, including the ability to place, edit or cancel self-managed pricing orders. Don’t have a QSL Direct account? This app still delivers convenient access to sugar market prices and analysis, as well as a range of handy calculators for common farming and pricing conversions that will quickly make it indispensable for any Queensland cane grower – regardless of their marketing arrangements. FEATURES: - Monitor world sugar prices - See current QSL pool values - Get fast & secure access to your QSL Direct account via PIN, fingerprint or face recognition - Monitor, make, edit and cancel your QSL sugar pricing orders via QSL Direct - Use calculators to quickly convert Cane tonnes to GEI Sugar tonnes, $/tonne of cane to $/tonne of sugar, Actual tonnes to IPS tonnes - Receive market news and QSL Updates - Contact QSL

About

LabSTREAM

Features
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LabSTREAM is a sample submission application for registered NA Pro users designed to synchronise samples with NA Pro, enabling digital submission of soil or plant tissue sample orders directly to the Nutrient Advantage Laboratory. You can easily geo-locate each sample or add notes for yourself or for staff at the Nutrient Advantage Laboratory. If you are in an area with no mobile coverage, LabSTREAM will work offline. It will store logged samples ready for synchronisation when you are back in range again. LabSTREAM features: 1. Set up preferences to speed up sample logging 2. Create new growers and paddocks on the fly 3. Select the appropriate automated recommendations (EASY Rec’s) for specific crops and enterprises 4. Add additional tests to existing test codes 5. Scan the sample barcode 6. Collect multiple GPS points per sample 7. Sample checklist before submitting

Screenshots

QSL App4 screens
LabSTREAM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: QSL App at every 3 weeks against LabSTREAM's every 35 months. QSL App also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QSL App ships an update every 3 weeks, LabSTREAM every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
QSL App versus LabSTREAM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQSL AppLabSTREAM
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 35 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size178 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQueensland Sugar LimitedIncitec Fertilisers Operations Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

QSL App

No in-app purchases

None

LabSTREAM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QSL App free?
QSL App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LabSTREAM free?
LabSTREAM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QSL App or LabSTREAM have ads?
Neither QSL App nor LabSTREAM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QSL App or LabSTREAM?
QSL App ships an update every 3 weeks, and LabSTREAM every 35 months. Most recently, QSL App was updated on July 7, 2026 and LabSTREAM on September 9, 2026.

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