Comparison

eLABJournal vs Instrument Connect

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

Head to head
About

eLABJournal

Digitize your research with this electronic lab notebook. Browse your lab notebook, scan sample barcodes, view protocols, and manage equipment bookings. Secure your account with two-step verification and receive important notifications.

Highlights
  • Browse lab notebook
  • Scan sample barcodes
  • View protocols
  • Manage equipment bookings
  • Take notes and pictures
  • Two-step account verification
  • Receive stock and experiment notifications
Features
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eLabNext aims to improve research processes with lab digitization. Our product eLabJournal offers more than just an electronic lab notebook. Whether you’re just starting up, a small or large academic institution, or globally operating company, your R&D lab can benefit from the elevating power of eLabNext. Our mobile app extends the functionality of the web application and offers the following features: • Browsing through your lab notebook • Scanning of 2D barcodes of samples, sample series, equipment to view information • View protocols or procedures and walk through them step by step • Show and make bookings for equipment • Make notes or take pictures and sync them with eLabNext • Two-step verification with push notification to secure your account • Receive notifications when consumables run out of stock or when experiments require signing

About

Instrument Connect

Monitor your cloud-enabled laboratory instruments remotely in real-time. Track run progress, view amplification plots, and ensure peace of mind by catching issues as they happen.

Highlights
  • Real-time instrument availability check
  • Monitor PCR run progress
  • View real-time amplification plots
  • Filter plots by sample or target
  • Remote access to cloud-enabled devices
Features
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Instrument Connect: Remote monitoring of instruments in real-time. Stay connected to cloud-enabled instruments and benchtop devices anytime, anywhere, using the Instrument Connect mobile app. With the Instrument Connect remote monitoring app powered by Thermo Fisher Cloud, you can stay connected to any Thermo Fisher Cloud-enabled instruments, including the Applied Biosystems™ QuantStudio™ 3 and 5 real-time PCR instruments, and the ProFlex™ and SimpliAmp™ end-point PCR devices. Key features include: · Check the availability of your Thermo Fisher Cloud-enabled, network-connected device · Monitor run progress of a basic PCR run · View amplification plots in real time (available for QuantStudio 3 & 5 instruments) · View plots and filter by sample or target in real time (available for QuantStudio 3 & 5 instruments) Best of all, remote monitoring delivers peace of mind in knowing that you can monitor your runs and catch issues while they are in progress.

Screenshots

eLABJournal4 screens
Instrument Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eLABJournal at 5.0 against Instrument Connect's 2.9. Instrument Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eLABJournal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eLABJournal ships an update every 2 months, Instrument Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
eLABJournal versus Instrument Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereLABJournalInstrument Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better2.9 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings811 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBio-ITech BVThermo Fisher Scientific

Customer experience

eLABJournal

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Instrument Connect

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

eLABJournal

No in-app purchases

None

Instrument Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eLABJournal free?
eLABJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instrument Connect free?
Instrument Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eLABJournal or Instrument Connect?
eLABJournal is rated higher. eLABJournal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Instrument Connect averages 2.9 from 11 ratings.
Do eLABJournal or Instrument Connect have ads?
Neither eLABJournal nor Instrument Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eLABJournal or Instrument Connect?
eLABJournal ships an update every 2 months, and Instrument Connect every 3 months. Most recently, eLABJournal was updated on November 1, 2026 and Instrument Connect on November 2, 2026.

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