PartsBase vs Mobile Imaging for Quantum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PartsBase
This app connects buyers and sellers in the aviation, aerospace, and defense industries. It allows users to search for parts, send and receive RFQs and quotes, and manage inventory. It serves a global network of over 7,500 companies.
- Search stock items by part number
- Cross-reference with MCRL, PMA, NATO
- Send RFQs to sellers
- Send and receive quotes
- Add and update inventory
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PartsBase, Inc. operates the world's largest B2B online parts locator service for the aviation, aerospace and defense industries. As of today, our members do over 40,000 part searches a day and PartsBase.com receives over 2.8 million page views a month. Our membership is over 7,500 companies strong and usage spans over 194 different countries and growing. PartsBase is bringing to iOS now a set of features that will help you to connect with buyers and sellers from the aviation, aerospace and defense industries: • Search stock items by part number and description • Search using MCRL, PMA and NATO cross-reference • Send RFQs to sellers for the parts that you need • Send quotes to interested buyers • Receive quotes from sellers • Add and update stock items in your inventory
Mobile Imaging for Quantum
Streamline data entry and add rich information to Quantum with mobile imaging. This app eliminates the need for separate cameras and repositories, offering secure image attachment for stock lines in aviation aftermarket processes.
- Streamlines data entry
- Attaches images to stock lines
- Eliminates need for digital cameras
- Provides layer of encryption and compression
- Integrates with Amazon S3 storage
- Supports aviation aftermarket processes
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Mobile imaging saves time, streamlines data entry, and provides an easy mechanism for adding more information to Quantum. Mobile Imaging eliminates the need for digital cameras and central image repositories and barcode scanners. The application provides a further layer of encryption and compression and easily integrates with Amazon S3 storage. Designed for Paperless Aviation Aftermarket, whether doing a tear-down, inspecting a part, or shipping or receiving stock, Quantum Mobile Imaging is designed to provide easy, mobile, access for Quantum users to input and attach images to stock lines for digital storage of conditions, contracts, and certifications. Supports the ability to access and attach images and documents across modules in Quantum. Quantum Requirements Quantum Control version 12.1 or higher. Document Imaging module licensed and configured. Quantum Web API version 2.1 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mobile Imaging for Quantum at 5.0 against PartsBase's 4.4. Mobile Imaging for Quantum also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). PartsBase's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Mobile Imaging for Quantum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
PartsBase ships an update every 2 months, Mobile Imaging for Quantum every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PartsBase | Mobile Imaging for Quantum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Partsbase | Component Control.com, Inc. |
Customer experience
PartsBase
Mobile Imaging for Quantum
In-app purchases
PartsBase
No in-app purchases
Mobile Imaging for Quantum
No in-app purchases
Questions
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