eLABInventory vs SGS Sample Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eLABInventory
Digitize your laboratory research with this inventory management tool. Track samples, manage equipment bookings, and receive crucial stock and experiment notifications. Secure your account with two-step verification.
- Scan 2D barcodes for sample information
- Move or archive inventory items
- View and book equipment
- Receive stock and experiment notifications
- Two-step account verification
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eLabNext aims to improve research processes with lab digitization. eLabNext is a highly laboratory inventory management software–designed to fit your unique inventory, sample, and specimen tracking workflow. Our mobile app extends the functionality of the web application and offers the following features: • Scan printed 2D barcodes of samples and sample series to view information and to move or archive items • Show and make bookings for equipment • Two-step verification with push notification to secure your account • Receive notifications when consumables run out of stock or when experiments require signing
SGS Sample Tracking
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Sample Tracking application – quickly and easily check-in, check-out, dispose, deplete and search for your samples in a Laboratory. The App is integrated with three Laboratory Information Management Systems: StarLims, G6 and LabVantage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SGS Sample Tracking at 11.0 against eLABInventory's 13.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
eLABInventory ships an update every 2 months, SGS Sample Tracking every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eLABInventory | SGS Sample Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bio-ITech BV | SGS Group Management SA |
In-app purchases
eLABInventory
No in-app purchases
SGS Sample Tracking
No in-app purchases
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