Comparison

eLABJournal vs RSS Go

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

RSS Go

This app brings your organization's forms and workflows to the field, enabling teams to complete tasks on-site. Capture, complete, and submit critical information in real-time from a phone or tablet, eliminating delays and rework.

Highlights
  • On-site task completion
  • Real-time data capture
  • Incident reporting
  • Risk management processes
  • Seamless data syncing
  • Audit-ready information
Features
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RSS Go puts your safety and compliance tools in motion. Built for organizations that rely on RSS enterprise solutions, RSS Go brings your forms and workflows directly into the field—so your team can complete tasks on-site, wherever the job takes them. From inspections and incident reporting to occupational health and risk management processes, RSS Go enables frontline staff to capture, complete, and submit critical information in real time from a phone or tablet. No more being tied to a desktop. No more waiting to get back to a computer. Eliminate delays. Reduce rework. With RSS Go, teams stay productive, responsive, and connected— across sites, facilities, and field environments. The app syncs seamlessly with your existing RSS system, keeping data accurate, centralized, secure, and audit-ready. Go beyond the desktop. Go where work happens.

Screenshots

eLABJournal4 screens
RSS Go3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: eLABJournal at 8 against RSS Go's 1. eLABJournal also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eLABJournal against 5.0 for RSS Go. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eLABJournal has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eLABJournal ships an update every 2 months, RSS Go every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
eLABJournal versus RSS Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereLABJournalRSS Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBio-ITech BVThe Regents of the University of California (UCOP)

Customer experience

eLABJournal

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

RSS Go

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eLABJournal

No in-app purchases

None

RSS Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eLABJournal free?
eLABJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RSS Go free?
RSS Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eLABJournal or RSS Go?
eLABJournal and RSS Go are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do eLABJournal or RSS Go have ads?
Neither eLABJournal nor RSS Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eLABJournal or RSS Go?
eLABJournal ships an update every 2 months, and RSS Go every 3 months. Most recently, eLABJournal was updated on October 6, 2026 and RSS Go on October 16, 2026.

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