Comparison

uHandy vs EPview

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

Head to head
About

uHandy

This mobile microscope accessory allows users to explore the microscopic world directly from their phones. It offers enhanced camera features, manual focus, and integrated lessons to guide observation and learning.

Highlights
  • Mobile microscope functionality
  • Enhanced camera features
  • Manual focus control
  • Integrated observation lessons
  • Ruler for sample measurement
Features
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uHandy is a microscope that flips your typical perceptions you had of microscopes. It is used on mobile devices, well functioned without any apps. µHandy cuts short the distance between microscope and people, bringing microscopic knowledge to your daily life. With µHandy app, you can easily observe your sample with a ruler, manual focus, and other enhanced camera feature! It even comes with a series of lessons to teach you what and how to observe. You will get amazed by this wonderful world everyday!

About

EPview

Stream high-resolution microscopic images and Full HD videos from your camera. Capture, annotate, and measure specimens, then share your findings. Ideal for creating a digital classroom experience for collaborative learning.

Highlights
  • Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos
  • Take snapshots and make annotations
  • Perform measurements on specimens
  • Share images and videos
  • Connect up to six students simultaneously
  • Control EP50 camera on mobile device
Features
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Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos of your microscopic specimen, take snapshots, make annotations and measurements, and share them using the EPview App. Simple and intuitive operation enables you to comfortably control the EP50 camera on your mobile device. Up to six students at a time can connect to a microscope equipped with a WLAN-enabled OLYMPUS EP50 digital camera. They can learn about and discuss microscopic specimens, snap images, make videos, store the data on their devices, and share the images with others. Images can be enriched with annotations, and specimen structures can be analyzed using the interactive count and measurement functions. Use EP50 digital microscope cameras and the EPview App to setup a digital classroom optimized for your needs and make teaching more powerful and effective using these digital tools. For more information visit https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/camera/color/ep50/ Intended use: EPview is for research use only. EPview is solely intended for research and education purposes and not for any form of in vitro diagnostics or clinical use. Olympus is a registered trademark and EPview is a trademark of EVIDENT CORPORATION.

Screenshots

uHandy4 screens
EPview1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: uHandy at 40% against EPview's 0%. uHandy also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.3). EPview's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

uHandy holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of uHandy's written reviews are positive against 0% of EPview's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uHandy ships an update monthly, EPview every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
uHandy versus EPview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruHandyEPview
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (11 ratings) — better3.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1112 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAidmics Biotechnology Co., LtdEvident Technology Center Europe GmbH

Customer experience

uHandy

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

EPview

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

uHandy

No in-app purchases

None

EPview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is uHandy free?
uHandy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EPview free?
EPview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, uHandy or EPview?
uHandy is rated higher. uHandy averages 3.7 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while EPview averages 3.3 from 12 ratings.
Do uHandy or EPview have ads?
Neither uHandy nor EPview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uHandy or EPview?
uHandy ships an update monthly, and EPview every 11 months. Most recently, uHandy was updated on October 2, 2026 and EPview on October 15, 2026.

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