BaseSpace vs Quartzy
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
Quartzy
Manage your lab's inventory with this mobile tool. Track stock, submit requests, and scan items to ensure supplies are always available, preventing experimental delays. Generate unique barcodes directly from your account.
- Track inventory in real-time
- Submit supply requests
- Scan and receive items
- Print unique barcodes
- Up-to-date stock view
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Quartzy Mobile App allows everyone in the lab to track inventory, creating a more up-to-date view of what is available in your lab, so supplies can be ordered in time and no experiment is delayed. Track and update inventory Submit supply requests Scan and receive items into inventory Print unique barcodes right from your Quartzy account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quartzy at 3.2 against BaseSpace's 2.7. Quartzy also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). BaseSpace's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quartzy holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 25% positive.
BaseSpace ships an update every 2 months, Quartzy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BaseSpace | Quartzy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (12 ratings) | 3.2 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Illumina, Inc. | Quartzy, Inc. |
Customer experience
BaseSpace
Quartzy
In-app purchases
BaseSpace
No in-app purchases
Quartzy
No in-app purchases
