Comparison

HEINE iC1 vs handyscope pro

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

Head to head
About

HEINE iC1

This medical app facilitates professional documentation and management of patient images using a digital dermatoscope. It allows for capturing images in various light modes, annotating details, and tracking follow-up examinations.

Highlights
  • Image capturing (polarized/non-polarized)
  • Transfer pictures via email
  • Annotate comments and patient info
  • Designate pictures to body map
  • Follow-up examinations
  • Localized data storage
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We dedicate ourselves to provide you with the most intuitive and efficient mobile dermoscopy experience available. Please feel free to share feedback or feature requests with us via support@heineorange.com. The HEINE iC1 App is a dermatological application designed to be used in conjunction with the HEINE iC1 digital dermatoscope. It enables the documentation and administration of patient pictures in a professional manner. Features include: - Image capturing (polarized and non-polarized light modes in conjunction with the iC1 dermatoscope) - Transferring of pictures via standardized email client to patient management system - Annotation of comments and patient information - Simple designation of picture to a body map - Followup examination - Full data control through localized storage on iPhone

About

handyscope pro

This app transforms your smartphone into a mobile dermatoscope, allowing you to capture and analyze high-quality images of skin lesions. It offers AI-powered risk assessment, patient data management, and optional expert second opinions for comprehensive skin health monitoring.

Highlights
  • Capture dermoscopic photos
  • AI mole risk assessment
  • 20x lesion magnification
  • Session-based patient management
  • Virtual patient lesion localization
  • FotoFinder Hub cloud sync
  • Optional expert second opinion
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handyscope pro – eDermoscopy app Explore the most comfortable, inimitably flexible and truly mobile app solution for dermoscopy. The FotoFinder® handyscope pro app allows you to capture dermoscopic images with your smartphone and the handyscope devices of FotoFinder or DermLite. Get supported in your daily practice routine by the new convenient and absolutely intuitive workflow and manage your patients session-based. Using Artificial Intelligence for mole risk assessment has never been easier before. Features: - Captures dermoscopic photos and lets you evaluate them on-screen. - The optional Artificial Intelligence Score supports you in the risk assessment of melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin lesions. Note: This function might not be available in any country. - Magnifies lesions with 20x. - Automatically stores image date and time. - Lets you add, share, delete and modify patients and relevant data. - Provides for localization of a lesion via a virtual patient. - Optionally tags photos with patient data. - 'FotoFinder Hub' cloud service: for maximum protection for your patient data. - Synchronize your patient database between FotoFinder Hub and handyscope app. Or store images and data on your personal device securely, though such data may be lost. - Optionally use the Second Opinion service and receive the evaluation of an internationally renowned skin cancer expert. Attaching the handyscope device to your smartphone converts it into a digital dermatoscope. Capture and save dermoscopic photos of lesions during skin cancer screening. Zoom in on photos and tag pictures with patient demographics. Access your photos from your handyscope pro app, email them to your computer or synchronize with the FotoFinder Hub. The report is automatically returned into your FotoFinder Hub account and can be downloaded as PDF document. Now with improved integration of FotoFinder Hub services. Directly access previously uploaded images for each patient inside the app. 
 Read more on www.fotofinderhub.com Requirements: 
- iOS 11 or higher (preselect)

Screenshots

HEINE iC14 screens
handyscope pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: handyscope pro at 25% against HEINE iC1's 0%. handyscope pro also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). HEINE iC1's advantage is iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HEINE iC1 ships an update every 3 months, handyscope pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
HEINE iC1 versus handyscope pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEINE iC1handyscope pro
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB77 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHEINE Optotechnik GmbH & Co. KGFotoFinder Systems GmbH

Customer experience

HEINE iC1

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

handyscope pro

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

HEINE iC1

No in-app purchases

None

handyscope pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEINE iC1 free?
HEINE iC1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is handyscope pro free?
handyscope pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HEINE iC1 or handyscope pro have ads?
Neither HEINE iC1 nor handyscope pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEINE iC1 or handyscope pro?
HEINE iC1 ships an update every 3 months, and handyscope pro every 5 weeks. Most recently, HEINE iC1 was updated on October 24, 2026 and handyscope pro on October 15, 2026.

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