Comparison

Labscope vs GII Portal Notify

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

GII Portal Notify

Receive important updates on document issuing requests for foreign citizens. This app provides timely notifications regarding the status of applications submitted to the General Inspectorate for Immigration.

Highlights
  • Immigration document request notifications
  • Status updates for issuing requests
  • Designed for foreign citizens
  • Official General Inspectorate for Immigration app
Features
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This application serves the General Inspectorate for Immigration The purpose of the application is to send notifications for certain actions, regarding the status of documents issuing requests received from foreign citizens.

Screenshots

Labscope4 screens
GII Portal Notify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Labscope at 100% against GII Portal Notify's 0%. Labscope also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). GII Portal Notify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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. Labscope sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. GII Portal Notify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Labscope holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Labscope has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Labscope's written reviews are positive against 0% of GII Portal Notify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Labscope ships an update every 3 months, GII Portal Notify every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Labscope versus GII Portal Notify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabscopeGII Portal Notify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size296 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarl Zeiss AGTechnohub SRL

Customer experience

Labscope

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

GII Portal Notify

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
None

GII Portal Notify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Labscope free?
Labscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GII Portal Notify free?
GII Portal Notify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Labscope or GII Portal Notify?
Labscope is rated higher. Labscope averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while GII Portal Notify averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Labscope or GII Portal Notify have ads?
Neither Labscope nor GII Portal Notify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Labscope or GII Portal Notify?
Labscope ships an update every 3 months, and GII Portal Notify every 3 weeks. Most recently, Labscope was updated on November 3, 2026 and GII Portal Notify on November 3, 2026.

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