No cloud inventory or multi-device sync
CryoIndex stores the working database on one Android tablet or Windows PC selected by the lab. It does not keep a server copy or merge concurrent inventories from several devices.
Product scope
Clear limits are part of a trustworthy tool.
CryoIndex is intentionally an offline cryogenic inventory, not a general laboratory platform. These boundaries describe the current release.
Cross-platform restore is a transfer, not a merge
A verified backup can move the complete lab between Android and Windows, but restore replaces everything already stored in the destination app. Pause changes on the old device, verify the restored inventory, and continue from one system of record.
No temperature monitoring
Liquid-nitrogen fills are records entered by the lab. CryoIndex does not connect to level probes, temperature sensors, alarms or building systems.
No automatic LIMS integration
Import and export use files the lab deliberately reviews. CryoIndex does not currently connect to institutional LIMS, ELN or identity systems.
Lineage records one parent vial, not an entire culture process
CryoIndex traces one exact parent per vial and can show ancestors, related vials and descendants. It does not model culture vessels, pooled multi-parent cultures, experimental treatments or a complete sample-processing graph.
No Audit & QA report builder in the current release
Activity history and the shipping CSV exports organize recorded information, but CryoIndex 1.0 does not prepare separate Audit & QA report documents. That report builder remains under consideration.
No RFID or direct label printing in the current release
Those workflows depend on specific readers, printers, labels and laboratory procedures and remain under consideration.
No mechanical-freezer hierarchy in the current release
The current storage model is a liquid-nitrogen dewar with canes, boxes and vial positions. A separate workflow for −20 °C and −80 °C freezers, racks or towers, shelves and boxes is being explored in response to laboratory demand; it is not a promised feature or release date.
No replacement for physical practice
CryoIndex does not replace labels, laboratory SOPs, trained handling, independent checks or an external backup schedule.