eLABJournal vs himac View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Browse lab notebook
- Scan sample barcodes
- View protocols
- Manage equipment bookings
- Take notes and pictures
- Two-step account verification
- Receive stock and experiment notifications
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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
himac View
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With himac View application you remotely monitor statuses of the following centrifuges connected to the network. One mobile terminal can monitor up to 16 centrifuges. ・ULTRACENTRIFUGE CP100NX/90NX/80NX (Main system program 2.00.00 or later support) ・MICRO ULTRACENTRIFUGE CS-FNX Series (Main system program 09.01.00 or later Optional support) ・MICRO ULTRACENTRIFUGE CS150NX (Main system program 09.01.00 or later Optional support) ・HIGH-SPEED REFRIGERATED CENTRIFUGE CR30NX ・HIGH-SPEED REFRIGERATED CENTRIFUGE CR22N/CR21N (Main system program 03.09.00 or later Optional support) ・TABLETOP CENTRIFUGE CT18R (Optional support) Start and stop control is also provided. The number of mobile terminals that can be operated remotely is limited to one. Please contact your nearest sales representative for confirmation and upgrades for each centrifuge's system programs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eLABJournal at every 2 months against himac View's every 19 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eLABJournal ships an update every 2 months, himac View every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eLABJournal | himac View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bio-ITech BV | Eppendorf Himac Technologies Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
eLABJournal
No in-app purchases
himac View
No in-app purchases









