MySequence vs Phage Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MySequence
Analyze DNA and Next-Generation Sequencing data on your mobile device. View, edit, and extract sequences, translate DNA to amino acids, and generate high-quality PDF reports. Organize and sync your sequencing files across all your devices.
- Analyze .abi, .ab1, .scf, and FastQ files
- View and edit raw DNA data
- Extract DNA sequence and base positions
- Translate DNA to amino acid sequences
- Export sequence, translation, and PDF reports
- Organize and sync sequencing files
- Analyze Next-Generation Sequencing data
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Analyse DNA sequences on your iPhone. MySequence loads and displays .abi, .ab1, or .scf files, a file format commonly used in DNA sequencing. If you are getting your sequencing results as zipped mail attachments, MySequence has you covered as well. MySequence stores and organises your sequencing files and allows you to synch your sequencing files across all your devices The app allows viewing and editing of the raw data, extracts the DNA sequence and base positions, translates the DNA sequence into an amino acid sequence of the desired frame and allows export of sequence, translation and a high-quality PDF report via email, AirPrint or to other iPhone - iPad applications. MySequence also opens and analyses Next-Generation Sequencing data (FastQ format) to check the result and quality of your reaction directly on you mobile device.
Phage Study
Access information about clinical studies focused on using bacteriophages to combat multi-drug resistant infections. This utility provides details on ongoing research and treatment approaches.
- Clinical study information
- Phage therapy details
- Multi-drug resistant infections
- Research updates
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Provide information regarding APT's clinical studies using phage to treat multi drug resistant infections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phage Study at 5.0 against MySequence's 4.1. Phage Study also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). MySequence's advantage is ratings volume (102 vs 1). 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.
Phage Study holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySequence has 102 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MySequence ships an update every 6 months, Phage Study every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MySequence | Phage Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (102 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | telethon k.k. | Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc |
Customer experience
MySequence
Phage Study
In-app purchases
MySequence
No in-app purchases
Phage Study
No in-app purchases
