EPview vs Microscope Viewer Camera
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.
Microscope Viewer Camera
Transform your iPhone into a live camera for your microscope. View, capture, and share specimens with ease. Ideal for educational settings and home exploration, it allows multiple users to see the same view simultaneously.
- Live microscope view on iPhone
- Photo and video capture
- Precision manual focus
- Multi-lens support
- Up to 7x digital zoom
- AE/AF lock
- Full-resolution capture
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Microscope Viewer Camera turns your iPhone into a live camera for your microscope. View specimens on screen, capture photos and video, and share what you see. Works with phone-based microscope systems and eyepiece adapters so the image under the lens appears live on your iPhone screen. Great for classrooms, labs, field work, and home exploration. No more taking turns at the eyepiece — everyone can see the same specimen together. And no more struggling with a camera app that keeps switching lenses on you. KEY FEATURES • Precision manual focus with a large vertical focus slider for fine adjustments • Multi-lens support. Switch between your iPhone's cameras to choose the one on your microscope lens • Up to 7x digital zoom for inspecting fine detail without changing objectives • Auto-Exposure/Auto-Focus lock for stable exposure and focus • Photo and video capture with optional audio capture for recording video narration • Saves photos using JPEG by default, HEIC optional, with selectable quality presets • Full-resolution capture with preserved metadata and no hidden recompression • Quick access to the Photos app for sharing, AirDrop, or digital lab notebooks • Clean, distraction-free interface designed to avoid cluttering the view WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • Switch camera lenses on you when you're zooming in or out • Charge you anything (it's free!) • Collect your data, photos, information, etc. We designed it specifically to solve these problems for teachers & students in schools. WHO IT'S FOR • Students and teachers using microscope adapters in science labs • Biology, chemistry, geology, environmental science, and anatomy classes • Anyone attaching an iPhone to a microscope Microscope Viewer Camera is brand-agnostic and works with any microscope on which an iPhone can be stably positioned in front of the eyepiece lens. The app controls only the iPhone camera and does not communicate with or depend on any microscope hardware. INTENDED USE For educational and hobbyist use only. Not intended for clinical, diagnostic, or medical purposes. Microscope Viewer Camera is an independent app and is not affiliated with, developed for, or endorsed by any medical institution. The app does not guarantee that the camera view matches what is seen with the naked eye through the eyepiece. Image fidelity depends on the microscope's optics, phone placement, and lighting. The app applies no transformation, color correction, or extra magnification beyond what the iPhone camera natively performs — it is a passive viewer and recorder. Tip: on a binocular microscope, place the phone on one eyepiece and look through the other eyepiece with the naked eye to compare the camera view against what you see by eye. PRIVACY Microscope Viewer Camera works entirely on your device. Photos and videos stay in your Photo Library. No accounts, analytics, tracking, ads, or cloud uploads. Requires iOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Microscope Viewer Camera at 100% against EPview's 0%. Microscope Viewer Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). EPview's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Microscope Viewer Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EPview's written reviews are positive against 100% of Microscope Viewer Camera's.
EPview ships an update every 11 months, Microscope Viewer Camera every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EPview | Microscope Viewer Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evident Technology Center Europe GmbH | NIMALAN ARULVELAN |
Customer experience
EPview
Microscope Viewer Camera
In-app purchases
EPview
No in-app purchases
Microscope Viewer Camera
No in-app purchases
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