Im Scope vs Yamera (Manual Camera)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Im Scope
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a high-resolution digital microscope. Inspect your home environment, verify currency, or explore microorganisms for educational purposes. Wirelessly stream video to your device for a clear, free viewing experience.
- High-resolution digital microscope
- House environment inspection
- Currency verification
- Microorganism observation
- Wireless AV signal transmission
- Works with iPhone and iPad
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It is a high resolution digital microscope and can inspect house environment if mites threaten your family, check the bill is real or not in your store, or help students to observe microorganism in an interesting way. Moreover, it can work with i-Phone or i-Pad. It sends the AV signal to your i-Pad by wireless technology and you will see the microscope video freely. Requirement *iPad 2 / New iPad *iPhone 4 / 4S *iOS 5.1 or later
Yamera (Manual Camera)
Take full control of your iPhone camera with manual adjustments for focus, exposure, and white balance. Capture stunning photos and videos with advanced features like timer shots, digital zoom, and 4K recording. Automatically saves your media to a secure library.
- Manual focus control
- Manual exposure control
- Manual white balance
- 4K video recording
- Slo-mo video recording
- Timer shot
- Digital zoom
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* Custom exposure for your iPhone/iPad Camera * Full independent control of Focus, Exposure and White Balance -------------------------------------- Yamera - Full Manual Camera 【Introduction】 * Yamera is a powerful camera app with full control over your image. * Quickly and simply adjust all parameters of your image. * No more tapping and hoping automatic can understand what you want. 【Full Manual Control】 * Shutter * ISO * White Balance * Focus * Exposure Compensation * Gray Card : Place a gray card in the center of the screen (more than 50% size). It will automatically adjust White Balance parameters. 【Photo Camera Features】 * Auto/Manual control of Focus/Exposure/WhiteBalance * Timer Shot * Digital zoom (6x) * Stabilization * Date Stamp * EXIF metadata * GeoTag * Flash (On/Off/Auto) * Front-camera mirroring 【Video Camera Features】 * 4K video recording * Slo-mo video recording * Take a photo while recording a video * Auto/Manual control of Focus/Exposure/WhiteBalance * Digital zoom (6x) * Stabilization * Max frame-rate recording * App Library (see the below) 【Tip】 * URL Scheme = Yamera:// 【App Library】 * In any situation, your photo/video is safe. * If something goes wrong, the photo/video is automatically saved into 'App Library'. * One of the following reasons can cause an error. - First, the app cannot access Photos. In this case, please go to Settings -> Choose the app -> Grant Photos access rights. - Second, there is no enough disk space. Please check the space. 【App Library - How to Use】 * You can extract files stored in App Library. Please follow the below steps. [1] Connect your iPhone/iPad to PC via USB cable. [2] Run iTunes. [3] Select iPhone/iPad on the menu. [4] Select Application on the menu. [5] Select the app on the bottom menu. [6] Files will be displayed on the right-side. Please copy the files to your PC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yamera (Manual Camera) at 67% against Im Scope's 5%. Yamera (Manual Camera) also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Im Scope's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Yamera (Manual Camera) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Im Scope asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yamera (Manual Camera) holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yamera (Manual Camera) has 601 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Im Scope's written reviews are positive against 67% of Yamera (Manual Camera)'s.
Im Scope ships an update every 3 months, Yamera (Manual Camera) weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Im Scope | Yamera (Manual Camera) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (601 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 67.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 601 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABEL INDUSTREIS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. | AppMadang |
Customer experience
Im Scope
Yamera (Manual Camera)
Bugs and requests
Im Scope
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Yamera (Manual Camera)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Exposure settings reset when leaving the app
- Video recording issues with audio
- Incompatibility with iPhone 13 macro lens
Requested features
5 requests- Stereo audio recording
- Customizable shutter sound
- Histogram display
- Apple Watch remote control
- Support for macro lens and wide-angle lens
In-app purchases
Im Scope
No in-app purchases
Yamera (Manual Camera)
- Purchase Pro Version$1.99
Questions
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