Comparison

Graphene Virtual Microscope vs Claro ScanPen Premium

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

Head to head
About

Graphene Virtual Microscope

Explore the atomic structure of graphene through a virtual electron microscope. Zoom in to see objects 40,000 times smaller than a hair, revealing atomic details.

Highlights
  • Virtual electron microscope simulation
  • High magnification viewing
  • Graphene image exploration
  • Zoom in/out functionality
  • Atomic-level detail visualization
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In an Electron Microscope objects can be viewed at very large magnifications, much beyond that of an Optical or Light Microscope. You can comfortably see objects that are 40000 times smaller than the width of a hair. You can see atoms! This app shows images of Graphene obtained with a Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope, and it mimics the zooming in and zooming out actions of this instrument.

About

Claro ScanPen Premium

This app allows users to photograph printed text and have it read aloud instantly. It's ideal for students, professionals, or anyone needing auditory access to printed materials, with no internet connection required. It supports multiple languages and integrates with accessibility features.

Highlights
  • Photo capture of printed text
  • Selectable text highlighting
  • Instant spoken output
  • Offline functionality
  • Multiple language support
  • OCR technology
  • iOS VoiceOver integration
Features
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Need to listen to printed text spoken aloud - at school, in a test exam, at work or at home? Use Claro ScanPen to photo your printed text document, letter, test paper - then select the text with your finger (or stylus), and hear it spoken straight back to you. Instantly! No internet connection required. Claro ScanPen Premium is free to use for either 10 scans, or for 14 days when you sign up to the annual auto-renewing subscription (which you're free to cancel at any time). When you have an active subscription you can download as many premium voices as you need for no extra cost. Our premium voices are currently Nuance Vocalizer and Acapela. If you want to purchase ScanPen outright and buy any extra voices, search the App Store for our standard version called "Claro ScanPen". Claro ScanPen advances reading aloud support. It gives access to printed text materials and documents for all, in a wide range of languages. Using your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, simply: • Take a photo of the text or select a photo of the text document from your camera roll. • Highlight with your finger or stylus which section of text you want to hear spoken to you. • Listen as Claro ScanPen instantly reads the text back to you using a human quality voice in a language of your choice. With your finger (or stylus) you can highlight all of the text, word by word or line by line. Tap anywhere to stop the speech. Claro ScanPen can also be used with the built in iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature, allowing low vision and blind users to access text. Claro ScanPen has no access to the internet or any reference material, so is perfect to use as a computer reader under exam and test conditions, helping students who cannot read text very well (e.g. students with dyslexia) to listen to the exam test paper questions and information. It can also be used for quickly converting class handout materials, printed presentations, instructions, books - in fact anything containing printed texts. Claro ScanPen uses the latest premium Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to convert your picture into text and uses iOS system voices to read the text back to you. The OCR in Claro ScanPen fully supports the recognition of text in the following languages: • English • Danish • Dutch • French • German • Italian • Norwegian • Portuguese • Spanish • Swedish Simply select the voice that matches the language of your text to hear it read back correctly. Claro ScanPen is a great addition to the popular Claro Reading and Writing support apps ClaroSpeak and ClaroPDF. Claro ScanPen does not require internet access to function and does not store any photographs taken within the ScanPen App. Explore using the Apple iOS Guided Access feature to lock the iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone into a single app, for more secure and controlled usage. Tap iOS Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access to set up Guided Access. ***Minimum camera spec: 2MP*** If you require any product support please email us at support@clarosoftware.com. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Purchase an annual subscription for $9.99 to use ScanPen with unlimited number of scans and ability to download and use our full range of premium TTS voices. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The app offers a free 14 day free trial. At the end of the trial period, the full price of the subscription will be charged. Cancellations must occur 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. See http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information. • Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be found at https://www.clarosoftware.com/legal

Screenshots

Graphene Virtual Microscope4 screens
Claro ScanPen Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Claro ScanPen Premium at 4.6 against Graphene Virtual Microscope's 2.3. Claro ScanPen Premium also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 19%) and device support. Graphene Virtual Microscope's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price and ratings volume 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. Claro ScanPen Premium sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per year. Graphene Virtual Microscope asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Claro ScanPen Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Graphene Virtual Microscope's written reviews are positive against 33% of Claro ScanPen Premium's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Graphene Virtual Microscope versus Claro ScanPen Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraphene Virtual MicroscopeClaro ScanPen Premium
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (12 ratings)4.6 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1233 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJubjub Studios LimitedClaro Software Limited

Customer experience

Graphene Virtual Microscope

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative75.0%

Claro ScanPen Premium

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Graphene Virtual Microscope

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Claro ScanPen Premium

Subscriptions1
  • Subscribe for 1 Year14 Days trial$10.991 Year
One-time9
  • Scott$3.99
  • Valeria$3.99
  • Emilio$3.99
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  • Elise$3.99
  • Valentin$3.99
  • Elias$3.99
  • Emilie$3.99
  • Filip$3.99
  • Freja$3.99

Questions

Is Graphene Virtual Microscope free?
Graphene Virtual Microscope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Claro ScanPen Premium free?
Claro ScanPen Premium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Graphene Virtual Microscope or Claro ScanPen Premium?
Claro ScanPen Premium is rated higher. Graphene Virtual Microscope averages 2.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Claro ScanPen Premium averages 4.6 from 33 ratings.

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