Comparison

PMag vs Coaching Capillaire

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

Head to head
About

PMag

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PMag is the missing app that all visually-impaired user would like to have on their devices. It simulates all of the specific (and specialized) features of a real and expensive optic magnifiers for low-vision people. There are case where the low-vision is to severe that a user could have necessity to magnify some objects with VoiceOver still running. PMag is totally accessible with VoiceOver! PMag's features are as follows: * Normal mode; * Black and White mode; * 14 false-color high-contrast schemes; * Max zoom factor as allowed by device in use; * Real time brightness, contrast and sharpness control; * Real time exposure and focus tuning; * Torch (if available); Gestures to manipulate parameters are quite simple: * Swipe left/right with one finger to change parameter type (brightness, contrast and sharpness); * Swipe up/down with one finger to increase/decrease current parameter value; * Rotate two fingers to go through the 14 false-color schemes; * Pinch in/out with two fingers to zoom out/in; * Tap with one finger to focus at the screen center; * When VoiceOver is active tapping once with two fingers you can listen the current magnifier state;

About

Coaching Capillaire

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It is a Wi-Fi portable microscope with an Apple mobile device to view live images, freeze them, capture them and save them to the Photo album of the device. AirMicro and iPad / iPhone / iPod touch are connected via Wi-Fi and easy to use in many ways, such as industry, beauty, medical, education, science, identification, archeology, and agriculture. Also it is convenient to use no matter you are at home, at school, in the office, in the factory, on business trip, on the field… wherever you are. Users could save the captured image and measure it by six types of scale function. Users could also use β€œpaint” function to mark or take notes on image then save the image with scale and your notes. Main function * Magnification: 0-10x, 30x, 50x, 100x, 200x, 400x * Six types of scale function and are able to measure the object directly and save it as database. * Paint function which is able to mark or take notes on the image. * Be able to divide into two frames in one screen to compare images by capturing two images or searching images in PHOTO album. * The image could be enlarged to full screen to observe the image closely. * Connected via Wi-Fi with iPad/ iPhone/ iPod touch

Screenshots

PMag2 screens
Coaching Capillaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Coaching Capillaire at every 6 months against PMag's every 34 months. Coaching Capillaire also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PMag ships an update every 34 months, Coaching Capillaire every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PMag versus Coaching Capillaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPMagCoaching Capillaire
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 6 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaudio GuidaMYGUARD CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

None

PMag

No in-app purchases

None

Coaching Capillaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PMag free?
PMag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coaching Capillaire free?
Coaching Capillaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PMag or Coaching Capillaire have ads?
Neither PMag nor Coaching Capillaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PMag or Coaching Capillaire?
PMag ships an update every 34 months, and Coaching Capillaire every 6 months. Most recently, PMag was updated on November 6, 2026 and Coaching Capillaire on November 7, 2026.

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