Comparison

SoftMax Pro Remote vs IETFNext

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SoftMax Pro Remote

Features
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Save time and plan your experiments more efficiently with SMP Remote, an app which enables you to remotely control your Molecular Devices® plate reader through SoftMax® Pro Data Acquisition and Analysis Software and your wireless network. You can use SMP Remote to set the reader temperature, shake the microplate, initiate a plate read, and more. Whether your microplate reader is in the next room, upstairs, or in another building, you can use SMP Remote to monitor your reader. SMP Remote will notify you when the set temperature is reached or show you the instrument status during kinetic or spectrum reads so you are free to continue with your planned lab work. SMP Remote Features: • Set the instrument temperature • Receive temperature notifications • Open and close the drawer • Shake the microplate (push and hold the Shake button) • Initiate a plate read • Monitor instrument status • Open a new protocol • Add a new Experiment or Plate section • Switch between different plate sections within a protocol NOTE: SMP Remote requires SoftMax Pro v6.5 or higher and a compatible microplate reader

About

IETFNext

Features
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IETF Next is your tool for navigating the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Conferences. Browse by Working Group or follow along on the schedule and read the latest Internet-Drafts as well as view presentations from the meetings. If you missed a session, pull up the Minutes and check the working group progress against the Charter. All RFC's are indexed and available for reading. Updates and obsoletes can be shown in graph form.

Screenshots

SoftMax Pro Remote3 screens
IETFNext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SoftMax Pro Remote at weekly against IETFNext's every 7 months. SoftMax Pro Remote also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoftMax Pro Remote ships an update weekly, IETFNext every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SoftMax Pro Remote versus IETFNext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoftMax Pro RemoteIETFNext
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMolecular Devices, LLCThomas Pusateri

In-app purchases

None

SoftMax Pro Remote

No in-app purchases

None

IETFNext

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoftMax Pro Remote free?
SoftMax Pro Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IETFNext free?
IETFNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SoftMax Pro Remote or IETFNext have ads?
Neither SoftMax Pro Remote nor IETFNext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoftMax Pro Remote or IETFNext?
SoftMax Pro Remote ships an update weekly, and IETFNext every 7 months. Most recently, SoftMax Pro Remote was updated on October 1, 2026 and IETFNext on September 21, 2026.

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