BaseSpace vs Microsoft SharePoint
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
Microsoft SharePoint
Access and discover important files, news, and people across your organization. Quickly find information, stay updated on company news, and manage your work on the go. Requires a work or school account with SharePoint access.
- Discover relevant files, sites, and news
- Search for information across your organization
- Access recent and favorite content
- Read and preview documents on the go
- Stay connected with coworkers and news
- Access organization's home site
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Find the content you need, return to your work, and catch up on news from across your organization with Microsoft SharePoint. • Discover what matters to you Start with Overview to explore relevant files, sites, and news, see updates from people you work with, and pick up where you left off. • Find information across your organization Search for files, sites, people, and news. Search within a site to narrow your results and get to the information you need. • Keep your work close Quickly return to recently opened content and save important items to Favorites. Browse recent, favorite, and suggested sites, and access their document libraries, lists, and news. • Read and preview on the go Read SharePoint pages and news, and preview Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDFs, images, and videos within the app. Open supported files in their dedicated apps when you need to do more. • Stay connected to people and news Discover content shared by coworkers, view their profiles, and catch up on news relevant to your work. Filter news to find unread stories or updates from particular sources, and share useful content with others. • Access your organization’s home site Open your organization’s home site, when configured, to reach company news and resources alongside your personalized Discover experience. The experience requires a work or school account with access to SharePoint in Microsoft 365. Available content and features depend on your permissions and your organization’s settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Microsoft SharePoint at 4.6 against BaseSpace's 2.7. Microsoft SharePoint also leads on ratings volume (142K vs 12) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BaseSpace's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Microsoft SharePoint holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft SharePoint has 142K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 25% positive.
BaseSpace ships an update every 2 months, Microsoft SharePoint every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BaseSpace | Microsoft SharePoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (142K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 25.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 142K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #166 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Illumina, Inc. | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
BaseSpace
Microsoft SharePoint
Bugs and requests
BaseSpace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Microsoft SharePoint
Reported bugs
4 issues- Endless loading loops
- Inability to view certain file types
- Randomly resets to the home page
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to upload and download files directly
- Better integration with other Microsoft apps
- Improved calendar and task management features
- More customization options for the app
In-app purchases
BaseSpace
No in-app purchases
Microsoft SharePoint
No in-app purchases
Questions
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