Comparison

Labscope vs Rayyan

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

Head to head
About

Labscope

Transform your ZEISS microscope into a WiFi-enabled imaging system. Capture images and videos of microscopic samples, add annotations, and generate reports. Ideal for laboratories, universities, schools, and hobbyists, it facilitates digital learning and easy sharing.

Highlights
  • WiFi-enabled microscope imaging
  • Image and video capture
  • Annotations and report creation
  • Image processing
  • Network and direct sharing
  • Digital classroom system
Features
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With Labscope, you transform your ZEISS microscope and camera into a WiFi-enabled imaging system. Be it in the laboratory, university, school or even for your hobby - Labscope snaps images and records videos of your microscopic samples, easier than ever. You can create annotations and reports, do image processing and save the files to your Windows network, or simply share them with anyone. Anywhere. Moreover, with Labscope you can easily create a high-quality digital classroom system, showing students a fun way of learning. Benefit from more than 160 years of experience in microscopy and explore the freedom of mobile digital imaging. Easy. Precise. Efficient. Download Labscope and test all features with the built-in virtual microscope! For more information visit www.zeiss.com/labscope Intended use - Labscope Labscope for iOS is a microscope software for control, image acquisition, image processing and image analysis. Typical application fields of the software are general tasks and applications in microscopy or image acquisition, among others for education, routine and research. The software is not intended to directly or indirectly produce medical diagnostic results.

About

Rayyan

This app streamlines systematic literature reviews for researchers, enabling quick article screening and decision-making on mobile devices. It supports offline work and real-time collaboration, significantly reducing review time.

Highlights
  • Offline article screening
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Quick inclusion decisions
  • Reference labeling
  • Article filtering
  • Configurable settings
Features
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The Most Advanced Systematic Literature Review App If you conduct research, Rayyan is the app for you. It accelerates systematic literature reviews in support of all types of evidence-based research. Developed by researchers, for researchers, Rayyan offers a quick and easy way to screen articles on the go, and it even works offline! Key Features: - Work online for real-time collaboration. - Download your reviews to work on the go or offline. - Swipe left or right to make inclusion decisions quickly. - Label references by selecting or adding labels. - Filter references with the touch of a button. - Configure and save your settings to work however you like. Save Your Valuable Time, Reduce Your Frustration, and Increase Your Productivity Rayyan is designed to guide you through article screening by enabling quick decisions and label applications on each article. You won’t believe how easy it is to use! Researchers report reducing the time spent on their reviews by 50%-80% or more using Rayyan. Enjoying real-time collaboration with fellow researchers has never been easier. Rayyan records every decision for you. The app even functions when you’re offline, so you can always rely on Rayyan to make the most of your valuable time. We welcome your feedback about the app. You can contact us anytime via email at support@rayyan.ai or on Twitter @rayyanapp. Terms of Use: https://www.rayyan.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.rayyan.ai/privacy_policy/

Screenshots

Labscope4 screens
Rayyan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Labscope at 100% against Rayyan's 37%. Rayyan's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Labscope sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Rayyan sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rayyan holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Labscope's written reviews are positive against 37% of Rayyan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Labscope ships an update every 3 months, Rayyan every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Labscope versus Rayyan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabscopeRayyan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)3.8 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.1% of reviews
Number of ratings523 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size296 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCarl Zeiss AGRayyan Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

Labscope

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rayyan

All ratings23 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive37.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative48.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Labscope

One-time6
  • Multi Channel (Free Trial)Free
  • AI Cell Confluency(Free Trial)Free
  • AI Cell Counting(Free Trial)Free
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  • Multi Channel$449.99
  • AI Cell Counting$499.99
  • AI Cell Confluency$499.99
13 purchases

Rayyan

Subscriptions13
  • Student Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Professional Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Student Quarterly$24.993 Months
Show 10 more
  • Essential Quarterly$24.993 Months
  • Professional Quarterly$39.993 Months
  • Advanced Quarterly$39.993 Months
  • Student Annual$59.991 Year
  • Essential Annual$59.991 Year
  • Advanced Quarterly 2 Seats$79.993 Months
  • Professional Annual$99.991 Year
  • Advanced Annual$99.991 Year
  • Advanced Quarterly 4 Seats$159.993 Months
  • Advanced Annual 5 Seats$499.991 Year

Questions

Is Labscope free?
Labscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rayyan free?
Rayyan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Labscope or Rayyan?
Rayyan is rated higher. Labscope averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Rayyan averages 3.8 from 23 ratings.
Do Labscope or Rayyan have ads?
Neither Labscope nor Rayyan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Labscope or Rayyan?
Labscope ships an update every 3 months, and Rayyan every 5 weeks. Most recently, Labscope was updated on October 6, 2026 and Rayyan on October 13, 2026.

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