Comparison

PAR Mobile vs iCyclop

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

Head to head
About

PAR Mobile

Configure and maintain your weight-based inventory management system with this iOS app. It provides mobile access to the tools and features found in the desktop administration software for on-premises PAR installations.

Highlights
  • Configure PAR Bins system
  • Maintain PAR Bins system
  • Mobile access to admin tools
  • Weight-based inventory management
  • Compatible with on-premises PAR
Features
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The PAR Mobile app is compatible only with on-premises PAR installations. This PAR Mobile iOS app is not compatible with PAR Cloud software. Use PAR Mobile to configure and maintain your PAR Bins weight-based inventory management system. This iOS app offers mobile access to the tools and features available in the desktop versions of our administration software. © Copyright 2020 PAR Excellence Systems, Inc. PAR Excellence® is a Registered Trademark of PAR Excellence Systems, Inc.

About

iCyclop

This application employs AI to rapidly and precisely count pills, tablets, capsules, and gelcaps. It aims to reduce costs and losses by enhancing counting speed and minimizing errors, with each use contributing to its ongoing improvement.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pill counting
  • High accuracy (99.99%)
  • Accelerated counting speed
  • Reduced counting errors
  • Continuous improvement with use
Features
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Point your camera at pills on a counting tray and iCyclop counts them in under a second. Built for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and veterinary clinics, and just as useful for counting medication at home. VERSION 3.0 — REBUILT FROM THE GROUND UP Counting now runs entirely on your device. Photos are processed on the phone and are not uploaded to produce a count. Results in under a second • Works fully offline — no connection needed • Photos stay on your phone • The whole app is new: native design, faster on every screen, and fully bilingual in English and French. TWO WAYS TO COUNT • Photo mode: take a picture and get the count, with a marker on every detected pill • LIVE mode: a live camera view draws detection boxes in real time; when the count looks stable, tap to capture it INCLUDED FREE • Photo and LIVE counting • Count markers overlaid on your photo • History with search and month grouping — unlimited storage • Report a miscount in two taps and help improve the counter • Campaigns: contribute photos that make counting better, with small thank-you rewards • Referral program PRO • Rx verification: scan the prescription label and the drug bottle — iCyclop checks your count against the prescription and confirms the drug matches • Inventory: count stock into projects and export Excel reports • Marker style choice — dot, ring or box — plus colors • Spoken count read-out • Custom titles • Priority support Pro features unlock automatically when you sign in with a Pro account. PRIVACY Counting happens on the device and works offline. Photos stay on your phone; nothing is uploaded to produce a count. Miscount reports and campaign photos are shared only when you choose to send them. ALREADY USE iCYCLOP? Your account carries over. Sign in the same way as before — email, Google or Apple — and you are ready to count. Photos from the previous version stayed in your previous account; you can request a copy from the History screen. BUILT FOR THE COUNTER AND THE KITCHEN TABLE Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and veterinary teams use iCyclop to speed up dispensing counts and double-checks. At home, it is a quick way to count medication and supplements without losing track. Fully bilingual: English and French, switchable anytime. Requires iOS 16 or later.

Screenshots

PAR Mobile1 screens
iCyclop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PAR Mobile at 100% against iCyclop's 32%. PAR Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). iCyclop's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

iCyclop holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCyclop has 476 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of PAR Mobile's written reviews are positive against 32% of iCyclop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PAR Mobile ships an update every 14 months, iCyclop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PAR Mobile versus iCyclop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPAR MobileiCyclop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.7 (476 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better32.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4476 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAR Excellence Systems, Inc.Autoroute Sante inc

Customer experience

PAR Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iCyclop

All ratings476 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.0%

Bugs and requests

PAR Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iCyclop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Update killed the app and it no longer counts pills.
  • App loads continuously after taking a photo and doesn't count pills.
  • Screen loads forever when taking a picture and ends up not counting anything.
  • App loads for ~20 seconds and then shows 0 pills counted.

Requested features

2 requests
  • Support external USB-C camera
  • Darker marker color for counted pills

In-app purchases

None

PAR Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

iCyclop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PAR Mobile free?
PAR Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iCyclop free?
iCyclop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PAR Mobile or iCyclop?
iCyclop is rated higher. PAR Mobile averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while iCyclop averages 4.7 from 476 ratings.
Do PAR Mobile or iCyclop have ads?
Neither PAR Mobile nor iCyclop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PAR Mobile or iCyclop?
PAR Mobile ships an update every 14 months, and iCyclop every 3 weeks. Most recently, PAR Mobile was updated on October 3, 2026 and iCyclop on October 17, 2026.

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