vHive vs ScopeWizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vHive
This application transforms your drone into an autonomous professional capturing tool. It allows users of the vHive solution to launch and monitor drone operations from their device, capturing high-resolution imagery for 3D reality models.
- Autonomous drone operation
- Real-time monitoring
- High-resolution imagery capture
- 3D reality model creation
- On-device decision making
- iPad compatible
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** To use the vHive mobile application you must be a user of the vHive solution with valid login credentials. The information available on the mobile application is based on the sites you are going to survey. Contact your administrator for more information.** vHive’s mobile application turns your drone to an autonomous professional capturing tool. With this edition of the vHive mobile application for iPad, you can launch and monitor your drone operations anywhere and anytime. This application accesses the vHive mobile solution and allows you to launch their DJI drone in the field and make informed decisions right from their device. vHive is the perfect solution to automatically capture high-resolution imagery, creating optimal 3D reality models tailored to your enterprise needs. It’s super easy! 1. vHive supports iOS version 14 and above. 2. Install the vHive mobile application on your tablet. 3. Launch the application and follow the instructions Let me know if you have any questions.
ScopeWizard
This app simplifies telescope, eyepiece, and camera calculations with a unified database of equipment. Easily mix and match your gear or input custom values for precise specifications.
- Unified formula database
- Equipment database
- Mix and match gear
- Custom value input
- Telescope specifications calculation
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There are numerous formulas for computing the specifics of your telescope, eyepieces, and camera's characteristics when used together. ScopeWizard brings those formulas together in one handy place. An included database of telescopes, eyepieces, and cameras can be used to mix and match your equipment, or you can enter custom values manually.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScopeWizard at 5.0 against vHive's 3.0. ScopeWizard also leads on device support (3 vs 1). vHive's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 17.0). 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.
ScopeWizard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
vHive ships an update every 2 months, ScopeWizard every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vHive | ScopeWizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vHive Tech | Richard Wright |
Customer experience
vHive
ScopeWizard
In-app purchases
vHive
No in-app purchases
ScopeWizard
No in-app purchases
