Xiao vs UseeEar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
UseeEar
View real-time camera feeds from a connected hardware device on your phone. Save photos and videos directly to your system album and access them later within the application.
- Real-time camera feed viewing
- Save photos and videos
- Access saved media
- Wi-Fi device connection
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UseeEar is a hardware device support software 1. After connecting the device via wifi, you can view the image data of the device camera in real time. 2. You can save the photos and videos you have taken to the system album. 3. You can view the saved images/videos through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UseeEar at 3.2 against Xiao's 2.1. UseeEar also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 22%). Xiao's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
UseeEar holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Xiao's written reviews are positive against 38% of UseeEar's.
Xiao ships an update every 5 weeks, UseeEar every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Xiao | UseeEar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (136 ratings) | 3.2 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.3% of reviews | 38.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文平 刘 | 晓玲 曹 |
Customer experience
Xiao
UseeEar
In-app purchases
Xiao
No in-app purchases
UseeEar
No in-app purchases
