Swivl Capture+ vs EPview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swivl Capture+
This app enables multi-camera recording in educational settings, allowing simultaneous capture of individual students and teachers. Videos are uploaded to a cloud account for easy sharing and collaboration.
- Multi-camera technology
- Simultaneous recording
- Student and teacher video capture
- Cloud upload
- Sharing and collaboration
- Team account functionality
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Swivl Capture+ brings a breakthrough Multi-Camera technology to classrooms that let you see and hear each individual student with ease. Become a Team account user to connect up to 5 mobile devices together to record simultaneously. The Swivl Capture+ app records video of students. The Swivl Capture app records video of the teacher. Each device records video at the same time. The videos upload to your Reflectivity account for sharing and collaboration. *This app is not intended to be used with Swivl Robot
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swivl Capture+ at 67% against EPview's 0%. Swivl Capture+ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Swivl Capture+ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Swivl Capture+'s written reviews are positive against 0% of EPview's.
Swivl Capture+ ships an update every 3 months, EPview every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swivl Capture+ | EPview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 3.2 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swivl, Inc | Evident Technology Center Europe GmbH |
Customer experience
Swivl Capture+
EPview
In-app purchases
Swivl Capture+
No in-app purchases
EPview
No in-app purchases
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