Comparison

eLABJournal vs SIPSpace

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

SIPSpace

Features
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OfficeRnD is the new Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area services portal designed to streamline your daily tasks. With a clean and intuitive interface, it gives you a central place to manage your profile and privacy settings, book meeting rooms, reserve equipment like the Meeting Owl, submit and track support requests, and access useful documents and how-to guides. You’ll also be able to stay informed about community events and available benefits.

Screenshots

eLABJournal4 screens
SIPSpace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: eLABJournal at every 2 months against SIPSpace's every 4 months. eLABJournal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

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

eLABJournal ships an update every 2 months, SIPSpace every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
eLABJournal versus SIPSpace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereLABJournalSIPSpace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBio-ITech BVSwitzerland Innovation Park Basel Area AG

In-app purchases

None

eLABJournal

No in-app purchases

None

SIPSpace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eLABJournal free?
eLABJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIPSpace free?
SIPSpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eLABJournal or SIPSpace have ads?
Neither eLABJournal nor SIPSpace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eLABJournal or SIPSpace?
eLABJournal ships an update every 2 months, and SIPSpace every 4 months. Most recently, eLABJournal was updated on June 10, 2026 and SIPSpace on September 19, 2026.

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