Beaver Point vs DWARFLAB
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.
DWARFLAB
This app connects wirelessly to a smart telescope, offering intuitive control for capturing stunning images of the night sky and dynamic terrestrial scenes. It features automatic tracking, in-app image processing, and panorama creation for both astrophotography and everyday use.
- Wireless telescope connection
- In-built star atlas for astrophotography
- Automatic celestial and motion tracking
- In-app image stacking and post-processing
- Gigapixel panorama creation
- Time-lapse photography
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DWARFLAB smart telescope, empowered by advanced technology, opens up a world of diverse perspectives for users, capturing the wonders of life. No guidance or experience needed, it's ready to use out of the box. Wireless Connection Use the App to connect wirelessly with DWARFLAB smart telescope, enabling not only precise control but also making the shooting process more flexible and efficient. Astrophotography The App features an in-built star atlas, allowing you to simply tap on the celestial you desire to proceed with automatic star tracking and enjoy real-time image stacking. You can also adjust the astro curves and personalize the color grading to create your own 4K astronomical images. In-App Post Processing Capture, select, stack, and enhance — all in one seamless workflow for astrophotography. Supports both onboard stacking and cloud-based processing, with multi-format export options to make every astro image crisp and brilliant. Motion Tracking You can freely select the target to track on the shooting interface, enjoying the flexibility of manual selection; or you can use the telescope's automatic recognition function, which intelligently identifies tracks, and starts recordings, easily capturing dynamic scenes such as bird predation, flights, and sports close-ups. Gigapixel Panorama Simply set the shooting range and tap to start — with one-click stitching, you can create extremely detailed and vast panoramic images, supporting deep zoom and experiencing an unprecedented level of detail richness. Time-Lapse Photography Capture the flow and changes of time, recording the hustle and bustle of traffic, the blooming and wilting of flowers. Combined with astronomical tracking functions, it can also record the trajectory of the sun, solar/lunar eclipses, and the star trails.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DWARFLAB at 3.5 against Beaver Point's 1.4. DWARFLAB also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 8%). Beaver Point's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). 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.
DWARFLAB holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 140 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Beaver Point's written reviews are positive against 36% of DWARFLAB's.
Beaver Point ships an update every 2 weeks, DWARFLAB every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beaver Point | DWARFLAB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (55 ratings) | 3.5 (140 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 35.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 | 140 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beaver technology (Shenzhen) Co. , Ltd. | Tinyphoton (Wuhan) Technology. Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Beaver Point
DWARFLAB
User reviews
Beaver Point
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Works fine for some users
- 💡 Video recording improved
- 👍 Simple app interface (for some)
- 🚀 Connects to phone wirelessly
Room to improve
- ❌ Does not connect to microscope
- ❌ Black screen on connection
- ❌ App freezes frequently
- ❌ Cannot retrieve/save images
- ❌ WiFi connection issues
DWARFLAB
From 140 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📸 High-quality astrophotography results
- 💰 Excellent value for price
- 🎯 Intuitive sky atlas and target selection
- 🔄 Frequent app updates and improvements
- ⚡ Responsive developer team
Room to improve
- 🔌 Persistent WiFi connectivity issues
- ⏱️ Slow connection establishment (15-30 minutes)
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 📉 Tracking frame drops (25% loss reported)
- 🔄 Connection drops after minutes
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
DWARFLAB
Reported bugs
21 issues- WiFi connection fails repeatedly or drops within seconds
- App crashes on iOS 18 and older iOS versions
- Account creation security verification fails
- Full-screen mode freezes with no escape option
- Autofocus produces inconsistent or blurry results
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- Manual focus unresponsive
- Tracking takes excessive time to initiate
- Dark frame calibration lines appear and ruin images
- Temperature-related calibration failures
- Settings reset to defaults after stacking
- IR Cut/Pass filter constantly resets to Pass mode
- Photo saving to album is inconsistent (hit or miss)
- App freezes when changing camera systems
- Inverted controls and flipped image display
- Battery icon obscures capacity readout on iPhone
- STA mode connectivity broken
- Firmware update errors prevent connection
- Image preview not displaying in app
- Joystick controls unresponsive intermittently
- Wide and telephoto lens menu settings reversed
- App incompatible with iOS versions below 15
Requested features
13 requests- One-tap return to home and power off function
- Panorama/mosaic image merging capability
- Comet-aligned tracking mode
- Dew control for iOS (available on Android)
- iPad-optimized app version
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- Histogram display in app
- Burst mode functionality
- External Barlow lens support
- Mac M-series silicon compatibility
- Ability to skip firmware updates until convenient time
- Milky Way capture documentation for Dwarf Mini
- Photo album integration improvements
- STA mode WiFi connectivity fix
In-app purchases
Beaver Point
No in-app purchases
DWARFLAB
No in-app purchases
