Comparison

SCPI Commander vs TextoVisual

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

Head to head
About

SCPI Commander

Control LXI enabled instruments directly from your device. Send SCPI commands, automate measurements with a built-in script engine, and process results. Easily manage and export instrument data, logs, and screen dumps.

Highlights
  • Connect to LXI instruments
  • Send SCPI commands
  • Built-in script engine
  • Automate measurements
  • Process measurement results
  • Export data and logs
  • Instrument identity inquiry
Features
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This app will connect to any LXI enabled instrument. You can control and get data back using for example SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) or any other kind of commands that can be send as plain ASCII over socket. Built-in script engine to automatize measurement and process the result. Features * Connected instrument can be added as favorite to make connection easier next time. * Automatically enquires the identity of the connected instrument. * Favorites can be exported as a CSV file. * Interactive IO, send and see the results immediately * Logging off a number of measurement. * Easy export off the session from both interactive io and logging measurement . * Ability to change the time-out value * Ability to change how much data can be read back. * Quick access to the instrument web-page * Quick access to common SCPI commands. * During logging, possible to pause and step through measurements. * Extensive help for interactive IO and logging measurement * Script Engine to automatize measurement * Process the measured values * Statistical calculations (Mean, Median, Standard deviation) * Export Statistical, binary blocks etc as CSV. * Easy to get screen-dump from connected instrument, save, print, view and zoom * Help for all screens, including all commands * Possibility to print favorites, logs and picture (AirPrint enabled printer)

About

TextoVisual

Features
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You scan English, you can get the image immediately. The good app for language learning. 1.Tap the scanned text in camera view 2.A list of images of the character tapped in the image view is displayed. You can also download the list of images in the image view by long tap. (Image used material from Pixabay)

Screenshots

SCPI Commander4 screens
TextoVisual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SCPI Commander at none against TextoVisual's 1. SCPI Commander also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price and device support 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. TextoVisual sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SCPI Commander asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCPI Commander ships an update weekly, TextoVisual every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SCPI Commander versus TextoVisual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCPI CommanderTextoVisual
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael Augustssonken morobayashi

In-app purchases

None

SCPI Commander

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TextoVisual

One-time1
  • TextoVisual Unlimited$1.99

Questions

Is SCPI Commander free?
SCPI Commander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TextoVisual free?
TextoVisual is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SCPI Commander or TextoVisual have ads?
TextoVisual shows ads; SCPI Commander does not.
Which is updated more often, SCPI Commander or TextoVisual?
SCPI Commander ships an update weekly, and TextoVisual every 5 months. Most recently, SCPI Commander was updated on November 3, 2026 and TextoVisual on November 3, 2026.

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