BrightLab Inventory Management vs Labshare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrightLab Inventory Management
Streamline lab operations by quickly locating, tracking, and managing materials. Reduce manual tasks and gain real-time insights into stock levels, item locations, and expiration dates. Request and deduct items efficiently to optimize lab workflow.
- Scan barcodes and SKUs
- Track stock levels and locations
- Request low-stock materials
- Deduct consumed items
- View expiration dates
- Mobile and web access
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FIND YOUR STUFF. FAST. Reduce manual overhead in your lab by up to 96% with a seamless solution for locating, deducting, and requesting materials. BrightLab is the only mobile and web-based lab management platform backed by a leading life science and technology company. Designed for use in the laboratory or on the go, BrightLab makes it easy to see how much you have in stock, where items are located, and when they will expire. ****** “BrightLab has transformed our chemical management processes. We now have complete oversight of our chemical inventory across multiple sites, including hazard identification and safety documentation, as well as the ability to reorder at the touch of a button. BrightLab is the complete system for the modern laboratory.” • Emmet Campion, Lab Manager, RCSI ****** KEY FEATURES: • View a complete list of all the products and materials in your lab’s inventory • Scan 2D Data Matrix barcode labels, SKUs, and Sigma-Aldrich product labels • Request materials that are running low • Deduct materials as they are consumed • View locations and sub-locations of inventory items LEARN MORE To find out more about BrightLab, or to create an account, visit https://www.brightlab.com. For customer support and FAQs, visit https://www.brightlab.com/support.
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.
- Intra-institution collaboration
- OCR-powered label scanning
- Real-time inventory tracking
- Export to Excel
- Mobile-first design
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BrightLab Inventory Management at 11.0 against Labshare's 15.1. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrightLab Inventory Management against 5.0 for Labshare. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | BrightLab Inventory Management | Labshare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) | Mingyo Kang |
Customer experience
BrightLab Inventory Management
Labshare
In-app purchases
BrightLab Inventory Management
No in-app purchases
Labshare
No in-app purchases
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