BaseSpace vs Instrument Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BaseSpace
Monitor your sequencing Runs and Analyses from anywhere. Receive push notifications for completion and track the status of your projects with key metrics and charts.
- Real-time progress monitoring
- Push notifications for completion
- Status tracking for Runs and Analyses
- View metrics and SAV charts
- Detailed analysis status
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Easily monitor the progress of your BaseSpace sequencing Runs and Analyses from anywhere. - Get push notifications the moment they are complete - Monitor the status of Runs including metrics & SAV charts - View the detailed status of Analyses
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Instrument Connect at 3.1 against BaseSpace's 2.7. BaseSpace's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Instrument Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 25% positive.
BaseSpace ships an update every 2 months, Instrument Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BaseSpace | Instrument Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (12 ratings) | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Illumina, Inc. | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
Customer experience
BaseSpace
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In-app purchases
BaseSpace
No in-app purchases
Instrument Connect
No in-app purchases
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