PackDot vs MicVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | PackDot | MicVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcos Samsoniuk | CJ-Optik GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
PackDot
MicVision
In-app purchases
PackDot
No in-app purchases
MicVision
No in-app purchases









