Beaver Point vs CarsonCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beaver Point
This app connects to smart microscopes and telescopes for enhanced observation. It allows users to capture, save, and share their discoveries. Enjoy free updates and explore innovations for education and exploration.
- Connect to smart microscopes
- Connect to smart telescopes
- Capture discoveries
- Preserve discoveries
- Share discoveries
- Free updates
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Beaver Point is an independently developed app under BeaverLab, offering a wealth of knowledge. Connect to company products like smart microscopes and telescopes for exceptional observation. Easily capture, preserve, and share discoveries. Enjoy free updates, including BeaverLab's latest innovations. Elevate your exploration through innovation and education in the palm of your hand.
CarsonCam
This app enhances your mobile device's camera functionality for use with specific digiscoping equipment. It automatically selects the wide-angle lens, optimizing the experience for capturing detailed images and videos through compatible optical products.
- Wide-angle camera pre-selection
- Optimized for digiscoping
- Video and camera functionality
- Seamless integration with Carson products
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CarsonCam lets you use the video and camera with the wide angle camera pre-selected so it works with our Carson digiscoping products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CarsonCam at 100% against Beaver Point's 8%. CarsonCam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4). Beaver Point's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (55 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CarsonCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beaver Point has 55 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Beaver Point's written reviews are positive against 100% of CarsonCam's.
Beaver Point ships an update every 2 weeks, CarsonCam monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beaver Point | CarsonCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beaver technology (Shenzhen) Co. , Ltd. | Carson Optical, Inc. |
Customer experience
Beaver Point
CarsonCam
Bugs and requests
Beaver Point
Reported bugs
26 issues- App does not see microscope
- WiFi connection fails
- Black screen after connecting
- App freezes when taking pictures
- App freezes when accessing device album
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- Cannot retrieve images
- WiFi not showing in settings
- Not Connected message
- Cannot delete mistakenly added device
- App crashes when opening
- App crashes when viewing pictures/videos
- Cannot save photos/videos to gallery
- Video playback causes app to crash
- App does not work with iPhone
- Major delay between camera and app
- App does not connect to camera UI
- No viewfinder, only blank screen
- Freezes when attempting to take photo
- RAW setting not saving as RAW
- Cannot connect to device
- App crashes after update
- App not recognizing device
- Cannot import images (older issue)
- Cannot use 400mm zoom
- Cannot take correct photos
- Cannot aim at moon due to blur
Requested features
9 requests- Fix connection issues
- Improve app stability
- Add support for DZ-S1
- Enable video playback
- Allow image download to Photos
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- Improve focus and real-time updates
- Provide clear button explanations
- Add dark mode option
- Make app more intuitive
CarsonCam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beaver Point
No in-app purchases
CarsonCam
No in-app purchases
