Comparison

2026CNS vs GeneFox

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

Head to head
About

2026CNS

Features
Currently charting
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EventPilot® conference app is your full featured guide to manage your conference attendance. App features include: • Native app: No wifi connection required to access the conference program, schedule or animated maps. • Home: Stay informed about hot issues, event program changes, your upcoming sessions and organizer messages. • Program: Browse the entire event program to build your personal schedule, bookmark sessions or speakers, or access session handouts as available. • Take notes and email them as part of your trip report for reference • Exhibitors, Maps, related conference info and much more. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

GeneFox

This app provides scientists with tools to explore and visualize gene-expression and survival data from various public databases. It offers statistical analysis and charting capabilities directly on your device, requiring no coding.

Highlights
  • Explore TCGA/NCI GDC cohorts
  • Plot gene expression (box, bar, strip charts)
  • Generate Kaplan-Meier curves
  • Compare tumor vs. normal tissue expression
  • Explore cell line data
  • Interactive volcano plots
  • Gene-panel heatmaps
  • Report Builder with export
Features
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GeneFox explores public gene-expression and survival data from TCGA, NCBI GEO, GTEx, UCSC Xena, Treehouse, and CCLE. Statistics and visualizations run on your device; requests fetch only what your analysis needs. Built for scientists who work with gene-expression data — no coding required. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse 65 supported TCGA/NCI Genomic Data Commons cohorts with case counts, sites, disease types, and demographics. • Plot cohort gene expression as box, bar, or strip charts, stratified by clinical variables, subtype, sample type, or mutation status. • Split any of those plots by a second variable for a side-by-side descriptive comparison; reported statistics stay with the single-variable view. • Generate Kaplan–Meier curves with median summaries, log-rank p-values, and—where applicable—Cox High-vs-Low hazard ratios, 95% CIs, and proportional-hazards warnings. • Compare tumor vs. adjacent-normal and matched GTEx normal tissue via the UCSC Xena TOIL hub, with effect sizes and Mann–Whitney U statistics. • Explore 933 Treehouse CCLE v1 cell lines, grouped by TCGA acronym, tissue, disease, histology, or subtype. • Browse independent pediatric and rare-tumor cohorts from UCSC Treehouse, drawn from studies outside TCGA and TARGET. • Chart differential expression as an interactive volcano plot — expression or mutant-vs-wild-type contrasts — with panel-wise Benjamini–Hochberg FDR correction. • Render gene-panel heatmaps with hierarchical clustering, annotation strips, Z-normalization, and an outlier-resistant color scale. • Run Sample PCA (PC1/PC2) using up to 2,000 selected or top-variable genes, for GEO datasets and TCGA cohorts. • Score custom signatures or 41 curated presets from MSigDB, Reactome, and WikiPathways, plus the Wagle et al. 2018 MPAS panel. • Search NCBI GEO Series with cancer-term expansion. Supports series matrices, human NCBI-generated counts, complete-cohort ARCHS4 raw counts for GEO-classified human/mouse expression RNA-seq, and compatible supplementary matrices. • Capture charts in Report Builder and export a multi-figure report with an auto-generated methods section. ASK GENEFOX Ask questions in plain language. Local interpretation runs first; optional Cloud Assist sends only its disclosed interpretation payload after one-time or standing consent. Scientific analyses stay on-device. PRIVACY GeneFox has no ads, behavioral-usage analytics, or third-party tracking. No GeneFox account is required. Bookmarks stay private and are portable via export/import. DATA SOURCES Consult each provider's site for the authoritative source: • NCI Genomic Data Commons (TCGA and related programs): https://gdc.cancer.gov • NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/ • ARCHS4 fallback terms and citation: https://archs4.org/help • GTEx Portal: https://gtexportal.org • UCSC Xena: https://xenabrowser.net • Treehouse Cell Line Compendium v1 (CCLE, July 2019): https://treehousegenomics.ucsc.edu/public-data-html/previous-compendia/ • Treehouse Tumor Compendium 25.01: https://treehousegenomics.ucsc.edu/public-data/ DISCLAIMER GeneFox is an independent, nonclinical app for scientific research. It is NOT a government app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government entity or agency (including the U.S. NIH, NCI, or NCBI) or any data provider above. GeneFox is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Its outputs are not validated for clinical decision-making. GeneFox is developed by Vindhya Data Science.

Screenshots

2026CNS3 screens
GeneFox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GeneFox at every 9 days against 2026CNS's every 12 months. 2026CNS's advantage is chart position (#125 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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

2026CNS ships an update every 12 months, GeneFox every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
2026CNS versus GeneFox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2026CNSGeneFox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB53 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCongress of Neurological SurgeonsVindhya Data Science Inc.

In-app purchases

None

2026CNS

No in-app purchases

None

GeneFox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 2026CNS free?
2026CNS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GeneFox free?
GeneFox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 2026CNS or GeneFox have ads?
Neither 2026CNS nor GeneFox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 2026CNS or GeneFox?
2026CNS ships an update every 12 months, and GeneFox every 9 days. Most recently, 2026CNS was updated on October 30, 2026 and GeneFox on October 7, 2026.

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