Comparison

Quartzy vs SciNote

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

Head to head
About

Quartzy

Manage your lab's inventory with this mobile tool. Track stock, submit requests, and scan items to ensure supplies are always available, preventing experimental delays. Generate unique barcodes directly from your account.

Highlights
  • Track inventory in real-time
  • Submit supply requests
  • Scan and receive items
  • Print unique barcodes
  • Up-to-date stock view
Features
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Quartzy Mobile App allows everyone in the lab to track inventory, creating a more up-to-date view of what is available in your lab, so supplies can be ordered in time and no experiment is delayed. Track and update inventory Submit supply requests Scan and receive items into inventory Print unique barcodes right from your Quartzy account

About

SciNote

Features
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SciNote electronic lab notebook, a leading ELN solution trusted by FDA, NIH, USDA and over 90+k scientists across the globe, now offers a mobile app as well! With the SciNote mobile app, you can say goodbye to printing out your protocols on paper. Organize your data in SciNote, and take it to the lab bench on your smartphone or tablet to level up your note-taking. Access your planned tasks in the SciNote mobile app on your smartphone or tablet. You can find your recent tasks on the home page, or browse through all the tasks accessible to you on the Tasks page. Use different filters to narrow down the list of tasks by project, experiment, and task status. You can also use the search function to find the task you want to work on. Monitor the progress directly in the app by completing the protocol steps on the fly. Step attachments can be downloaded and opened on your device. You can also add comments to protocol steps or read those added by others. Open the task details, notes, and protocol description when needed. Find a list of assigned items to prepare all of the needed materials for your laboratory experiment. Spend less time writing your notes and recording results. Simply create text results and attach images or other files to the task results directly in the app. With this, you avoid copying your hand-written notes into your computer at the end of your work day. All the updates you do in the mobile app will be reflected in your web account right away. When you’re done with your work, easily update the task status right in the app. You can use the same app for accessing all SciNote teams you are part of. Switch between different SciNote teams on the Account page. You must have an active SciNote account to use the SciNote mobile app. The actions made in the mobile app are reflected on your web account only if the device is connected to the internet. Without an internet connection, the actions are not performed and recorded. This is a beta version of the SciNote mobile app; the app is available to all Premium and Free users. The app is not yet available for Platinum and locally hosted customers. Please contact your Customer Success Manager for more information. Your feedback is very valuable and highly appreciated. You can submit your feedback through this email address support@scinote.net or to your Customer Success Manager. Terms of Service: https://www.scinote.net/legal/terms-of-service/ Privacy policy: https://www.scinote.net/legal/users-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Quartzy4 screens
SciNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SciNote at none against Quartzy's shown. SciNote also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Quartzy's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, 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

Quartzy ships an update monthly, SciNote every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quartzy versus SciNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuartzySciNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQuartzy, Inc.Scinote LLC

In-app purchases

None

Quartzy

No in-app purchases

None

SciNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quartzy free?
Quartzy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SciNote free?
SciNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quartzy or SciNote have ads?
Quartzy shows ads; SciNote does not.
Which is updated more often, Quartzy or SciNote?
Quartzy ships an update monthly, and SciNote every 4 months. Most recently, Quartzy was updated on July 5, 2026 and SciNote on September 9, 2026.

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