Comparison

PackDot vs MicVision

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

Head to head
About

PackDot

This utility app helps create an inventory for flexographic plates and presses by measuring screen dots, dot diameter, and ink percentage from photos. It offers overlay functions to compare plates with anilox or printed materials, and can read angles and spot colors.

Highlights
  • Flexographic plate inventory
  • Screen dot measurement (LPC/LPI)
  • Dot diameter and area/ink percentage calculation
  • Overlay function for comparison
  • Reading angle and spot colors
  • PDF report generation
Features
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IMPORTANT: Necessary a coaxial light microscope and a WIFI radial light microscope. To take photos is necessary a LOGIN, visit our web site. We sell a complete tools kit to work with this app, visit our web site: www.flexostore.co.uk This APP create a complete inventory for Flexographic Plates and flexo, offset ou gravure press. The PDF reports, are shared by social networks or email. Measure the dots screen (LPC/LPI), the dot diameter and the area/ink percentual, just taking a photo coupling a metallurgical microscope or using a WIFI microscope. Now with overlay function, to see plate over anilox or plate over printed. Now reading angle and spot colours.

About

MicVision

Capture high-clarity images and videos from microscopes using your smartphone. Optimize illumination and focus for technical and medical applications. Share your findings easily via email or social media.

Highlights
  • Capture high-clarity images and videos
  • Optimized camera settings
  • Fine control of illumination and focus
  • Standardize documentation workflows
  • Share images/videos via email and social media
Features
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MicVision by CJ-Optik captures image/video via CJ-Optik Phone-Imaging-Port for diagnostic and surgical microscopes for technical and medical applications. MicVision standardises video and image documentation workflows in combination with any microscope. It leverages on the advances of the mobile phone imaging technology to capture high clarity of the image/video by optimised camera settings including fine controlling of illumination and focus. With MicVision and the smartphone sharing capability, the captured image/video can be shared onto popular social media like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and etc, and also possible to be sent through email, together with patient information. Information captured and stored are only for viewing references and not diagnosis. MicVision is not intended to replace patient information systems / picture archiving systems (PACS). MicVision does not provide live images with true reality to be used for diagnostics purpose.

Screenshots

PackDot4 screens
MicVision1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PackDot at every 3 months against MicVision's every 17 months. PackDot also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PackDot ships an update every 3 months, MicVision every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PackDot versus MicVision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPackDotMicVision
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcos SamsoniukCJ-Optik GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

PackDot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MicVision

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PackDot

No in-app purchases

None

MicVision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PackDot free?
PackDot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicVision free?
MicVision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PackDot or MicVision have ads?
Neither PackDot nor MicVision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PackDot or MicVision?
PackDot ships an update every 3 months, and MicVision every 17 months. Most recently, PackDot was updated on October 6, 2026 and MicVision on September 23, 2026.

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