Comparison

ECHO Pro vs MicVision

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

Head to head
About

ECHO Pro

This app transforms your compatible iPad into a powerful microscope control and imaging device. Capture, annotate, and share high-quality brightfield and fluorescence images with intuitive on-screen controls and advanced features like Anti-Shake.

Highlights
  • Brightfield imaging with adjustable contrast
  • Epi-fluorescence imaging (Revolve microscope)
  • Anti-Shake feature for blur-free images
  • Integrated photo browser and cloud sharing
  • Photo annotation for cell counting and measurements
  • Automatic saving of image settings
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Join the revolution in microscopy imaging with the ECHO Pro app for your ECHO microscope, including the Revolve and Rebel hybrid microscopes. TheΒ ECHO Pro app brings the functionality, accessibility, and familiarity of an iPad interface to a publication-quality research microscope. BRIGHTFIELD IMAGING: Easily adjust brightness, contrast, and color balance of your sample with on-screen controls to produce the perfect view of your sample. Navigate your sample quickly with a full field of view, or pinch to zoom to fine tune your focus. Ensure blur-free images with the industry’s first Anti-Shake feature, and when you are ready, simply capture the image. EPI-FLUORESCENCE IMAGING (Revolve microscope only): Capturing publication-quality fluorescence images has never been easier or faster. Select an LED fluorescence channel with the touch of a button. Quickly adjust gain, exposure, light, and levels and capture to 16-bit quantitative TIFF or pseudo-color JPEG. Easily create a multi-channel fluorescence overlay in seconds. INTEGRATED PHOTO BROWSER: Familiar photo browser makes managing images simple. INTEGRATED CLOUD SHARING: Share all of your images instantly using Dropbox, AirDrop, or USB. PHOTO ANNOTATION: Once you have captured a picture, tap to count cells, measure length and area, write labels, draw arrows, or add a scalebar. IMAGE INFO: Never forget your settings. All image settings are automatically saved and easily accessible. Change the way you view science. Discover more at www.discover-echo.com. Designed for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro 12.9”.

About

MicVision

Capture high-clarity images and videos from microscopes using your smartphone. Optimize illumination and focus for technical and medical applications. Share your findings easily via email or social media.

Highlights
  • Capture high-clarity images and videos
  • Optimized camera settings
  • Fine control of illumination and focus
  • Standardize documentation workflows
  • Share images/videos via email and social media
Features
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MicVision by CJ-Optik captures image/video via CJ-Optik Phone-Imaging-Port for diagnostic and surgical microscopes for technical and medical applications. MicVision standardises video and image documentation workflows in combination with any microscope. It leverages on the advances of the mobile phone imaging technology to capture high clarity of the image/video by optimised camera settings including fine controlling of illumination and focus. With MicVision and the smartphone sharing capability, the captured image/video can be shared onto popular social media like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and etc, and also possible to be sent through email, together with patient information. Information captured and stored are only for viewing references and not diagnosis. MicVision is not intended to replace patient information systems / picture archiving systems (PACS). MicVision does not provide live images with true reality to be used for diagnostics purpose.

Screenshots

MicVision1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ECHO Pro at every 2 weeks against MicVision's every 17 months. MicVision's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ECHO Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, MicVision every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
ECHO Pro versus MicVision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterECHO ProMicVision
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size103 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEcho LaboratoriesCJ-Optik GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

ECHO Pro

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MicVision

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ECHO Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MicVision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ECHO Pro free?
ECHO Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicVision free?
MicVision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ECHO Pro or MicVision have ads?
Neither ECHO Pro nor MicVision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ECHO Pro or MicVision?
ECHO Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and MicVision every 17 months. Most recently, ECHO Pro was updated on June 1, 2026 and MicVision on August 25, 2026.

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