TinyScope vs SvbonyAstro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TinyScope
Transform your smartphone into a portable microscope with this companion app. Capture detailed photos and videos of objects up close, turning your device into a mobile lab. Essential for exploring the microscopic world on the go.
- Mobile microscope functionality
- Capture photos
- Record videos
- Usage instructions
- Accessory integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
TINYSCOPE is an accessory designed for mobile phone lens,your cell phone turns into a mobile microscope with it,which makes you own a lab on the go at once.Picture or video can be took when it contact the object directly.Matched APP is necessary when you use it.What functions the APP with: 1.Taking Pictures 2.Taking Videos 3.How to use help More functions like community,share,vote are on the way. TINYSCOPE是专门为手机镜头设计的一款配件，有了它你的手机就可以变成一台移动的显微镜，让你即刻拥有一个移动的实验室。直接接触物体即可拍照或者摄像。你需要配合APP来使用它，目前APP实现的功能有： 1.拍照 2.录像 3.获取使用帮助 更多功能，如社区、分享、投票等敬请期待。
SvbonyAstro
This professional astronomical photography app connects to cameras via Wi-Fi, offering real-time picture previews. Users can capture photos and videos, plan shoots, and save files directly to their device.
- Wi-Fi camera connection
- Real-time picture preview
- Photo and video capture
- Shoot planning
- Device file storage
Read full descriptionHide full description
SvbonyAstro is a professional astronomical photography APP that connects to astronomical cameras through wifi protocol and provides real-time picture preview on the APP operation interface. Users can take photos, videos, plan photos and other functions, and store the captured files in the device album.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TinyScope at every 2 weeks against SvbonyAstro's every 3 months. TinyScope also leads on rating (2.1 vs 1.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). SvbonyAstro's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 23%). 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.
TinyScope holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of TinyScope's written reviews are positive against 33% of SvbonyAstro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TinyScope ships an update every 2 weeks, SvbonyAstro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TinyScope | SvbonyAstro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (20 ratings) — better | 1.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tinyphoton (Wuhan) Technology. Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Ysair Technology Co., LTD |
Customer experience
TinyScope
SvbonyAstro
In-app purchases
TinyScope
No in-app purchases
SvbonyAstro
No in-app purchases
