walfront vs Xiao
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
walfront
This wireless otoscope connects to your smartphone via Wi-Fi, allowing you to see inside your ears with a tiny camera. It's designed for convenient personal ear cleaning and comes with various ear scoop accessories for easy operation.
- Wireless Wi-Fi connection to smartphone
- Tiny camera for internal ear view
- Self ear cleaning convenience
- Multiple ear scoop accessories
- Easy operation
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1、This product is wireless intelligent visual otoscope, which is connected with mobile phone through WIFI point to point 2、Use a tiny camera to view dirt in your ears and display it on your phone's screen 3、Very convenient for self cleaning of personal ears 4、The copyright of this APP belongs to the owner of the WALFRONT trademark 5、It is equipped with a variety of ear scoop accessories, easy to operate
Xiao
This utility app connects to ear-picking equipment via Wi-Fi to display a real-time view of the ear canal on your mobile device. It allows users to easily examine ear conditions, capture photos, and record videos for later comparison.
- Real-time ear canal imaging
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Photo and video capture
- Ear condition comparison
- Ear canal examination tool
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Xiao-e is a tool application for otoscope. Through Wi Fi and connecting ear picking equipment, the real-time picture of ear canal can be displayed on the mobile phone, and the ear canal can be easily pulled out to see the situation in the ear canal. At the same time, when you preview the real-time picture, you can take photos and video to save the pictures or videos at that time, so as to compare whether there is any abnormality in the ear canal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: walfront at 9.0 against Xiao's 12. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for walfront against 2.1 for Xiao. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 136 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of walfront's written reviews are positive against 22% of Xiao's.
walfront ships an update monthly, Xiao every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | walfront | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (70 ratings) | 2.1 (136 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | 22.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 136 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chomp | 文平 刘 |
Customer experience
walfront
Xiao
Bugs and requests
walfront
Reported bugs
30 issues- Persistent freezing of the image
- App does not work
- No Wi-Fi connectivity
- Jerky and choppy feed after a short time
- Camera lags and becomes choppy
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- Wi-Fi connecting problem
- Cannot find network
- Blurry image
- App not working on iPhone
- App fails repeatedly
- Cannot connect to the device and Wi-Fi simultaneously
- Camera quality is horrible
- Attachable scoops do not stay on
- Device heats up quickly
- Camera feed becomes choppy and freezes
- Camera no longer clear
- App does not connect to its internet service location
- App will not connect to WiFi
- Poor camera focus
- Unreliable app
- Camera won't pop up after one use
- Very laggy video
- App has yet to work
- Inability to connect to the app
- Video gets choppy and freezes
- Video lag
- Does not connect on phone
- WiFi connection does not work
- Cannot connect to the WiFi
- Cannot get this to connect to iPhone or scope
Requested features
9 requests- Add a way to invert the camera
- Improve app stability for iOS users
- Provide clearer instructions
- Include ear scoop attachment
- Add a reset button to the device
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- Improve focus capability
- Make the app more user-friendly
- Ensure automatic Wi-Fi reconnection
- Update the app for better performance
Xiao
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
walfront
No in-app purchases
Xiao
No in-app purchases
