EPview vs Spectman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EPview
Stream high-resolution microscopic images and Full HD videos from your camera. Capture, annotate, and measure specimens, then share your findings. Ideal for creating a digital classroom experience for collaborative learning.
- Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos
- Take snapshots and make annotations
- Perform measurements on specimens
- Share images and videos
- Connect up to six students simultaneously
- Control EP50 camera on mobile device
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Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos of your microscopic specimen, take snapshots, make annotations and measurements, and share them using the EPview App. Simple and intuitive operation enables you to comfortably control the EP50 camera on your mobile device. Up to six students at a time can connect to a microscope equipped with a WLAN-enabled OLYMPUS EP50 digital camera. They can learn about and discuss microscopic specimens, snap images, make videos, store the data on their devices, and share the images with others. Images can be enriched with annotations, and specimen structures can be analyzed using the interactive count and measurement functions. Use EP50 digital microscope cameras and the EPview App to setup a digital classroom optimized for your needs and make teaching more powerful and effective using these digital tools. For more information visit https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/camera/color/ep50/ Intended use: EPview is for research use only. EPview is solely intended for research and education purposes and not for any form of in vitro diagnostics or clinical use. Olympus is a registered trademark and EPview is a trademark of EVIDENT CORPORATION.
Spectman
Control a digital microscope camera with your mobile device. Capture images, record videos, and perform precise measurements. Share camera access with multiple users simultaneously for collaborative research and education.
- Camera control (exposure, white balance, color)
- Preview images
- Zoom functionality
- Capture and video recording
- Measurement tools (length, area, angle)
- Add scale-bar and captions
- Multi-device sharing
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Free application to control the WRAYMER FLOYD-2/2A digital microscope camera. Spectman is a free application for iOS, and it can control the WRAYMER FLOYD-2/2A digital microscope camera. Spectman provides following functions: - Control camera’s exposure, white balance, color, etc - Show preview images - Zoom-in, zoom-out - Anti-flicker - Capture, video recording - Measurement function (length, area, angle, etc) - Add scale-bar, add some caption Intuitive icons, simple and easy-to-understand Graphical User Interface. When FLOYD-2/2A digital microscope camera is connected to Wi-Fi router, multiple mobile devices can share the camera with Spectman. Each device can capture images, record videos and measure the specimen respectively. Spectman is a very useful application for research and education. For further information about FLOYD-2/2A digital microscope camera, please visit our website. https://wraymer.com/camera/floyd-2.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EPview at 3.3 against Spectman's 2.0. EPview also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
EPview holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EPview has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EPview ships an update every 11 months, Spectman every 8 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | EPview | Spectman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evident Technology Center Europe GmbH | WRAYMER INC. |
Customer experience
EPview
Spectman
In-app purchases
EPview
No in-app purchases
Spectman
No in-app purchases
