WeMacro vs SynScan Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeMacro
Control a WeMacro focus stacking rail via Bluetooth. Offers two modes: distance control and start-to-end control. Save and load custom configurations for your photography needs.
- Bluetooth control
- Focus stacking rail operation
- Distance mode
- Start to end mode
- Save/load configurations
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Use this app to control WeMacro focus stacking rail by Bluetooth communication. Provide 2 working mode:1 distance mode and 2 from start to end mode. The app can save or load configuration as MPE65.wm,file name end with wm .
SynScan Pro
Control motorized telescope mounts for celestial observation and astrophotography. Features include precise slewing, alignment, GOTO, and tracking of stars, planets, and deep-sky objects. Supports advanced functions like polar alignment and camera triggering.
- Control telescope mount (slew, align, GOTO, track)
- Point and Track celestial objects
- Gamepad navigation support
- Catalog of celestial objects
- Third-party app integration (ASCOM, SkySafari)
- Polar alignment (with or without polar scope)
- Camera shutter release control
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Use the SynScan app to control Sky-Watcher telescope mounts via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth LE. Mounts without built-in Wi-Fi can be supported via a SynScan Wi-Fi adapter. This is the Pro version of the SynScan app and contains features suited for expert users using equatorial mounts. Features - Control telescope mount to slew, align, GOTO and track. - Point And Track: track celestial objects (including the Sun and planets) without aligning. - Support gamepad navigation. - Browse a catalog of stars, comets, and deep sky objects. Or, save your own objects. - Provide access to mount for use by third-party apps, including ASCOM clients, SkySafari, Luminos, Stellarium Mobile Plus, Stellarium Desktop or customer-developed apps. Also set up mount alignment for Luminos, Skysafari. - Support access to the mount and the SynScan app from any platform that supports TCP/UDP connections. - Provide emulator mount for testing and practicing. - Track fast-moving earth satellites by working with the PreviSat app on Windows PC or the Lumios app on iOS devices. - Perform polar alignment with or without a polar scope. - Control shutter release (SNAP) port to trigger an attached camera. (Requires mount with SNAP port and adapter cable that matches camera.) - Use ASCOM to perform autoguiding on mounts that do not have autoguider (ST-4) port. - Other mount controls: auto home, PPEC, park.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WeMacro at 75% against SynScan Pro's 22%. WeMacro also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.6) and monetization model (free vs paid). SynScan Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WeMacro holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SynScan Pro has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of WeMacro's written reviews are positive against 22% of SynScan Pro's.
WeMacro ships an update every 7 months, SynScan Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeMacro | SynScan Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | 2.6 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 21.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓春 顾 | Astropower Technology Co. Ltd. |
Customer experience
WeMacro
SynScan Pro
In-app purchases
WeMacro
No in-app purchases
SynScan Pro
No in-app purchases
