Comparison

CompTracker vs EPview

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CompTracker

This app streamlines practicum management for health science colleges. It replaces manual logbooks with electronic documentation and competency tracking for students, preceptors, and program coordinators. Features include remote progress management, skill demonstration recording, and automated reporting for accreditation.

Highlights
  • Electronic student documentation
  • Competency tracking
  • Remote progress management
  • Skill demonstration recording
  • Automated reporting
  • Digital sign-offs
Features
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CompTracker is a practicum management solution for health science colleges, replacing student log books and journals for documentation and competency tracking. Students have the option to download courses to their PDA, where they can then submit all of their documentation electronically during classes and practicums. Afterwards, syncing the PDA with the secure network server sends everything to the website. Preceptors and supervisors may sign-off student forms on the mobile device, or online. With CompTracker, program coordinators remotely manage students on practicums and track their progress through custom report generation on the website. Friendly mobile software allows student to record their medical skill demonstrations. Preceptors and supervisors can securely validate and give valuable feedback. Instructors will cut their marking time through automation features and can view class progress at a glance. Custom reports simplify program accreditation for administrators. Auditing features streamline accreditation maintenance. Track attendance and broadcast messages in hospitals, pharmacies, ambulances, or wherever students are learning. CompTracker is ideal for accredited health science colleges with using mandated skills heuristics, notably programs for: Paramedicine, Practical Nursing, Pharmacy Technicians, Respiratory Therapy, Dental Hygiene, Medical Technologists, X-ray Technicians.

About

EPview

Stream high-resolution microscopic images and Full HD videos from your camera. Capture, annotate, and measure specimens, then share your findings. Ideal for creating a digital classroom experience for collaborative learning.

Highlights
  • Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos
  • Take snapshots and make annotations
  • Perform measurements on specimens
  • Share images and videos
  • Connect up to six students simultaneously
  • Control EP50 camera on mobile device
Features
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Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos of your microscopic specimen, take snapshots, make annotations and measurements, and share them using the EPview App. Simple and intuitive operation enables you to comfortably control the EP50 camera on your mobile device. Up to six students at a time can connect to a microscope equipped with a WLAN-enabled OLYMPUS EP50 digital camera. They can learn about and discuss microscopic specimens, snap images, make videos, store the data on their devices, and share the images with others. Images can be enriched with annotations, and specimen structures can be analyzed using the interactive count and measurement functions. Use EP50 digital microscope cameras and the EPview App to setup a digital classroom optimized for your needs and make teaching more powerful and effective using these digital tools. For more information visit https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/camera/color/ep50/ Intended use: EPview is for research use only. EPview is solely intended for research and education purposes and not for any form of in vitro diagnostics or clinical use. Olympus is a registered trademark and EPview is a trademark of EVIDENT CORPORATION.

Screenshots

CompTracker4 screens
EPview1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EPview at 3.3 against CompTracker's 2.0. EPview also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). CompTracker's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EPview holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of CompTracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of EPview's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CompTracker ships an update every 6 weeks, EPview every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CompTracker versus EPview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompTrackerEPview
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)3.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings312 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreat Big Solutions Ltd.Evident Technology Center Europe GmbH

Customer experience

CompTracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive6.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative83.9%

EPview

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

CompTracker

No in-app purchases

None

EPview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CompTracker free?
CompTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EPview free?
EPview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CompTracker or EPview?
EPview is rated higher. CompTracker averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while EPview averages 3.3 from 12 ratings.
Do CompTracker or EPview have ads?
Neither CompTracker nor EPview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CompTracker or EPview?
CompTracker ships an update every 6 weeks, and EPview every 11 months. Most recently, CompTracker was updated on October 1, 2026 and EPview on September 30, 2026.

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