Comparison

Wi vs MicroSNAP

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

Head to head
About

Wi

This app connects to wireless microscopes to display live magnified images on your iPhone or iPad. It allows users to capture photos and videos of specimens, making it useful for education, medical diagnosis, and crime scene investigation.

Highlights
  • Connects to wireless microscopes
  • Displays live microscope image
  • Captures images and videos
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
  • Ideal for education and professional use
Features
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Wi-Viewer is an APP for wireless Microscope and wireless microscope stand. It is available for both iPhone and iPad series. WiFi networking is necessary to connect your iOS device with microscope. It can display the live image from your microscope and capture the image with wireless microscope or wireless microscope stand. The wireless digital microscope is ideal for sharing documents, art, photography, handwritten notes, graphs and other learning materials in the classroom. Teachers can share the magnified image of the specimens immediately. In hospital or clinic, doctors can show patients live image, record the diagnosis process, and saving the diagnosis image. In crime scenes, investigators or policemen can snap images on iOS device and send the images to the lab or other investigation department.

About

MicroSNAP

Features
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MicroSNAP is a mobile app specifically developed for use with the EXC-100 WiFi-enabled microscopes (required) from ACCU-SCOPE Inc. MicroSNAP allows the user to use their mobile device to view live images, capture images, or capture video from the EXC-100 WiFi-enabled microscopes (the mobile device connects to the built-in WiFi camera of the microscope via IEEE 802.11ac signal). MicroSNAP offers a selection of measurement tools and, after calibrating the camera using the app and a stage micrometer (purchased separately), accurate measurements of features in the sample image can be made. MicroSNAP and EXC-100 WiFi-enabled microscopes only allow one mobile device connection at a time. When multiple people want to use the same microscope, please disconnect from the camera’s WiFi signal before the next user can operate the camera. Using MicroSNAP is a “snap”! Plug-in the microscope – the camera gets its power directly from the microscope. Turn the microscope light on by rotating the light intensity control knob – you will hear a click and then see light coming up from the bottom of the microscope. To connect to the microscope, launch the MicroSNAP app, press the [-] button and use the camera on your phone or tablet to scan the QR code on the microscope. Alternatively, you can open the WiFi settings on your mobile device and choose the “MicroSNAP-xxx” network. You may see a message about no internet connection – this is OK as your mobile device is connected to the WiFi camera and not the internet. Next, tap the MicroSNAP icon on your mobile device and you are ready to start using the camera. Even if someone wants to view the sample using the eyepieces of the microscope, you will still see what they see on your mobile device. IMPORTANT: Always unplug the microscope when not in use. For more detailed information about the MicroSNAP app for mobile devices and the MicroSNAP app for Windows PC, please visit our Support page https://accu-scope.com/support/instruction-manuals, and scroll down to Manuals – Current Cameras.

Screenshots

Wi3 screens
MicroSNAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MicroSNAP at every 5 weeks against Wi's every 4 months. Wi's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wi ships an update every 4 months, MicroSNAP every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wi versus MicroSNAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiMicroSNAP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTSUNG JUNG HUACCU-SCOPE INC.

In-app purchases

None

Wi

No in-app purchases

None

MicroSNAP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wi free?
Wi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicroSNAP free?
MicroSNAP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wi or MicroSNAP have ads?
Neither Wi nor MicroSNAP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wi or MicroSNAP?
Wi ships an update every 4 months, and MicroSNAP every 5 weeks. Most recently, Wi was updated on September 20, 2026 and MicroSNAP on October 4, 2026.

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