Comparison

SynScan Pro vs Miraspec Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

Miraspec Mobile

Features
Read full description

Miraspec Mobile is the companion app for Lightnovo's Miraspec handheld Raman spectrometer. Connect over Bluetooth and the whole job sits in one place — measure, identify, save, share — in the lab or out in the field. MEASURE IN SECONDS Watch the reading appear live on screen. The app cleans it up as it goes, so the result is ready to read straight away. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT Each measurement is compared against the reference libraries built into the app, and you get the closest matches with how well each one fits. If a substance is hazardous, its GHS warning symbols appear right next to the result. KEEP EVERYTHING IN ORDER Measurements are saved on your phone with a name, a photo and a place, so you can find them again later. Turn your own captures into your own libraries. NO SIGNAL, NO PROBLEM Everything runs on the device itself. Measurements you take offline upload themselves once you are back online and land in your team's workspace on Lightnovo Cloud.

Screenshots

SynScan Pro4 screens
Miraspec Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

SynScan Pro and Miraspec Mobile are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SynScan Pro versus Miraspec Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynScan ProMiraspec Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstropower Technology Co. Ltd.Lightnovo

In-app purchases

None

SynScan Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Miraspec Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SynScan Pro free?
SynScan Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Miraspec Mobile free?
Miraspec Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SynScan Pro or Miraspec Mobile have ads?
Neither SynScan Pro nor Miraspec Mobile shows ads.

Other comparisons