Comparison

i vs Smart Eye Camera (SEC)

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

Head to head
About

i

Capture high-quality microscope images and videos with advanced features. This app offers tools for scale display, electron microscope mode, and manual adjustments for white balance and exposure. It also includes a dedicated photo list and a pass shutter function to prevent vibrations.

Highlights
  • Display scale and comments
  • Electron Microscope mode
  • Pass Shutter for vibration-free photos
  • Manual White Balance and Exposure
  • Video recording
  • Dedicated photo management
Features
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"i-NTER SHOT" is an innovative application which supports high quality microscope photographing. In order to attach an iPhone to a microscope, please use the dedicated adaptor “i-NTER LENS”. Here is the information site of “i-NTER LENS” https://www.microscope-net.com/products/smartphone/inter-lens-eng/ [ NEW functions in i-NTER SHOT2 ] - Display Scale and put into a picture - Electron Microscope mode - Monochrome mode - Capture information and comment record / put into a picture - Video mode [ Valuable functions for the microscope imaging ] - Pass Shutter Passing your hand over the front speaker becomes a shutter of a camera without touching the screen. You can take pictures without vibrations. - Magnification - Grid display Three grids are available for an accurate alignment. - Erect and Invert In order to adapt the display and photo to the inverted microscope, elect and invert function is available. - White Balance In addition to Auto White Balance Correction, manual adjustment is available. Two metrics (Color Temperature and Tint) adjustments enable the ideal color representation. - Exposure Correction In addition to Auto Compensation of the brightness, you can modify the brightness manually. This enables you to take a suitable picture of even the dark fluorescent specimen. - Full screen display In order to check the details of the displaying image, you can temporarily disappear whole items on the screen and display the image with full screen. - Dedicated photo list In order to manage the photos taken by this application, a dedicated photo list is available. - Disclosure/Non-Disclosure mode of photos In order not to mix private photos and photos taken by this app, you can hide photos taken by this app on Moment. - External Display Camera preview on an external display by way of AppleTV and HDMI is available. Remarkable full screen display of the camera preview is available with the rotation of the preview on the display in steps of 90 degrees. In order to utilize this application, i-NTER LENS that is a attachment lens between iPhone and Microscope is necessary. https://www.microscope-net.com/products/smartphone/inter-lens-eng/

About

Smart Eye Camera (SEC)

Features
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Spread the ophthalmologists' view to the world Blindness continues to remain a major problem worldwide.WHO announced that at least a billion people have a visual impairment that can be prevented or has yet to be addressed. Over half of these blindness incidents were caused by cataracts. We found that one of the major problems is that there is no diagnostic device in the areas where blindness is increasing.Therefore, we invented a solution that has the potential to overcome this problem. The solution, Smart Eye Camera (SEC), is a smart phone attachment that can record and evaluate ophthalmological images and video to help make a diagnosis online. SEC makes it possible diagnose diseases in the eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, anterior chamber, iris, cystal lens and anterior vitreus due to its portable slit-lamp comparable to that of professional grade slit-lamp microscope... all within a smart phone attachment.It is a Japan approved medical device, with some of the toughest regulations worldwide, that was invented through the wisdom of the OUI Inc. founded doctors. Term and Condition(Japanese Only) https://www.ouiinc.jp/terms_of_service/

Screenshots

i4 screens
Smart Eye Camera (SEC)3 screens

Verdict

The call

i and Smart Eye Camera (SEC) are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

i ships an update every 2 months, Smart Eye Camera (SEC) every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
i versus Smart Eye Camera (SEC): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSmart Eye Camera (SEC)
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicroscope Network Co., Ltd.OUI inc.

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Eye Camera (SEC)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Eye Camera (SEC) free?
Smart Eye Camera (SEC) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i or Smart Eye Camera (SEC) have ads?
Neither i nor Smart Eye Camera (SEC) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or Smart Eye Camera (SEC)?
i ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Eye Camera (SEC) every 3 weeks. Most recently, i was updated on October 29, 2026 and Smart Eye Camera (SEC) on October 24, 2026.

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