Comparison

Labscope vs SPC 2026

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

SPC 2026

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The official companion app for Siam Physics Congress 2026 at Dusit Thani Hua Hin, 20–22 May 2026. Browse the full program, switch between list, timeline, and overview views. Save talks to your list to build a personal agenda for the week, and get a notification five minutes before each saved talk starts. Find posters by track and mark the ones you've visited. Search every abstract in one place. Look up speakers and see what they're presenting. Read announcements from the organizers as they come in. Sponsors, partners, and useful links are a tap away. No accounts. No tracking. Your bookmarks, reminders, and notes stay on your device.

Screenshots

Labscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPC 2026 at none against Labscope's 6. Labscope's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement 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. SPC 2026 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Labscope versus SPC 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabscopeSPC 2026
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size296 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarl Zeiss AGSurakawin Suebka

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

SPC 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Labscope free?
Labscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPC 2026 free?
SPC 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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