AMScope vs ISM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AMScope
This application connects to a wireless medical microscope to display live images and record videos and still images. It is designed for medical professionals in fields like dermatology and plastic surgery, aiding in diagnosis and treatment.
- Connects to wireless medical microscopes
- Projects live microscope images
- Records movies and still images
- Supports medical treatment applications
- Maximum 5-minute recording time
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AMScope is the application for wireless/medical microscope for AirMicro Medical Scope. This application could project the images of AirMicro Medical Scope and record the movies and the still images. The application “AMScope” and the microscope “AirMicro Medical Scope” are suitable the medical treatment for inability of swallowing, the otological treatment, dermatology, and plastic surgery. The maximum recording time is five minutes.
ISM
Explore the microscopic world with a WiFi digital microscope. Capture images, record videos, and perform measurements. Ideal for educational, research, and hobbyist use.
- Microscopic observation
- Image capture
- Video recording
- Measurement tools
- WiFi microscope control
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With ISM-WF200 app, you can observe the microscopic world through insize wifi microscope, which is widely used in the laboratory, university, school or even for your hobby. The app can snaps images , records videos , measure and so on. Download the app and test all features with the insize wifi microscope. Intended use ISM-WF200 for iOS is a wifi microscope app for control, image acquisition and image measure. Typical application fields of the software are general tasks and applications in microscopy or image acquisition, among others for education and research.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AMScope at every 2 months against ISM's every 7 months. AMScope also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AMScope against 5.0 for ISM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
AMScope ships an update every 2 months, ISM every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | AMScope | ISM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SCALAR CORP. | Insize Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
AMScope
ISM
In-app purchases
AMScope
No in-app purchases
ISM
No in-app purchases
