Comparison

HOTMAC vs VividiaCam

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

Head to head
About

HOTMAC

Connect a digital microscope to your iPhone or iPad via Wi-Fi to view live image streams. This software receives the stream and displays it on your device.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi microscope connection
  • Live image streaming
  • Display microscope frames
  • iPhone and iPad compatibility
Features
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if you want to use the software 'HOTMAC', the digital microscope must be connected to the Apple's iPhone or iPad by wifi , then the image frame stream will be sent from the microscope, the software 'HOTMAC' can receive the frame stream and show it

About

VividiaCam

Connect USB cameras like borescopes and microscopes to your iPhone or iPad. Preview live video, capture photos and videos, and utilize features like zoom, rotation, and image mode selection.

Highlights
  • USB camera connection
  • Live video preview
  • Photo and video capture
  • Crosshairs
  • Zoom in/out
  • Image rotation and flipping
  • Resolution selection
  • Image mode selection
Features
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VividiaCam app is designed to connect a USB camera (borescope, otoscope, microscope, endoscope, webcam, inspection camera, dental camera etc.) to an iPhone or iPad throufh Vividia U2i adapter. One can preview live videos, take pictures and videos with this app. Special features include crosshairs, zoom in and out, image rotation, image flipping, resolution selection, color/black-white/negative/vivid image mode selection, language selection. "Vividia, we help you see better."

Screenshots

HOTMAC1 screens
VividiaCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VividiaCam at 100% against HOTMAC's 0%. VividiaCam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). HOTMAC's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VividiaCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOTMAC has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HOTMAC's written reviews are positive against 100% of VividiaCam's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HOTMAC versus VividiaCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOTMACVividiaCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer有发 赖Oasis Scientific Inc.

Customer experience

HOTMAC

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

VividiaCam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HOTMAC

No in-app purchases

None

VividiaCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HOTMAC free?
HOTMAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VividiaCam free?
VividiaCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HOTMAC or VividiaCam?
VividiaCam is rated higher. HOTMAC averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while VividiaCam averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HOTMAC or VividiaCam have ads?
Neither HOTMAC nor VividiaCam shows ads.

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