SHIMADZU UV vs ExPrimary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHIMADZU UV
This tool helps users of UV-Vis Spectrophotometers quickly check solvent characteristics and perform unit conversions. It provides details like usable wavelength limits, melting, and boiling points for various solvents, along with converters for common lab units.
- Solvent characteristics lookup
- Usable wavelength limits
- Melting and boiling point data
- Unit conversion for lab operations
- Wavelength to wavenumber conversion
- Distance, mass, pressure, angle conversions
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SHIMADZU UV is a handy iPhone application tool for users of UV-Vis Spectrophotometers and allows users to check the chemical and physical characteristics of solvents quickly. Converter is a convenient application for the unit conversion such as wavelength to wavenumber. Solvent You can view solvent characteristics which include the lower limit of useable wavelength, melting point and boiling point values, etc. for each solvent. Solvents can be easily chosen by scrolling through a list with the flick of the finger. Converter Converter has five groups of units which are useful in laboratory operations. These include Wave, Distance, Mass, Pressure, and Angle conversions. Information More information on the new Shimadzu UV-2600/2700 line of UV-Vis spectrophotometers allowing absorbance values to 8 Abs units and a measurable range from 185 to 1400 nm, please visit the Shimadzu Website at www.shimadzu.com.
ExPrimary
This utility app enables control of a specific instrument, allowing users to select it from a group, collect data, and save it as a CSV file to a chosen network location. It integrates with a background of multiple instruments for comprehensive data management.
- Instrument selection
- Data collection
- CSV file saving
- Network location saving
- Email data export
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cuvSpec 9CH Beta system plug-in to the ExPrimary App allows the user to control a cuvSpec 9CH Beta instrument. Key features are described in the user manual, which is available with instrument purchase. Basic features allow the user to engage a particular instrument in a background of multiple instruments, collect data, and save data as a CSV file to a network location of choice (including email).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ExPrimary at 5.0 against SHIMADZU UV's 3.0. SHIMADZU UV's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ExPrimary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | SHIMADZU UV | ExPrimary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shimadzu Business Systems Corporation | ExPrimary Inc. |
Customer experience
SHIMADZU UV
ExPrimary
In-app purchases
SHIMADZU UV
No in-app purchases
ExPrimary
No in-app purchases
