Comparison

Dermatoscope vs DermLite

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

Head to head
About

Dermatoscope

Features
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Turn Your iPhone Into a Dermatoscope The Dermatoscope app is a practical tool designed for healthcare professionals, especially dermatologists and skincare specialists. With this app, you can use your iPhone to conduct detailed dermatoscopic examinations. Features: Camera Integration: Leverage your iPhone’s camera to capture clear images and videos of skin conditions while preventing automatic lens switching and flash activation. Manual Controls: Adjust focus, exposure, and torch intensity to capture the details you need, whether taking photos or recording videos. Patient Information: Record and manage patient details directly within the app. Optionally overlay patient info on images and videos. Image and Video Capture: Take screenshots and record videos with ease. Store them securely on your device or share them with colleagues. Zoom Functionality: Use pinch-to-zoom to get a closer view of specific areas. Camera Switching: Rotate between the various rear-facing camera lenses. Instructions Included: Access a guide within the app to help you utilize its features effectively. Disclaimer: This app is intended for educational purposes only and is not a replacement for traditional medical tools or professional medical advice.

About

DermLite

This app transforms your iPhone into a professional dermoscopy camera for documenting and monitoring skin lesions. It allows for precise lesion mapping, side-by-side image comparison, and secure storage of medical images, ensuring reliable follow-ups.

Highlights
  • Capture dermoscopic and clinical images
  • Overlay previous images for comparison
  • Control dermoscopy lighting modes
  • Add and manage DermLite devices
  • Map lesions on clinical overview photos
  • Secure storage for medical images
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Designed for DermLite. Built for Real Clinical Workflows. The DermLite app helps you document, locate, and monitor lesions and body regions over time — all in one consistent workflow. Capture dermoscopic and clinical images, precisely map lesions on clinical overview photos, and return for easy, accurate follow-ups with consistent imaging and side-by-side comparison. Longitudinal documentation and decision-making become fast, reliable, and repeatable. Capture. Compare. Follow Up. Turn your iPhone into a calibrated, professional dermoscopy camera. • Capture dermoscopic and clinical images • Easily switch between iPhone cameras, including the telephoto camera • Overlay previous images to support consistent, reproducible follow-up photography With a Bluetooth-enabled DermLite: • Control dermoscopy lighting modes directly from the app • Multi-Shot: Capture multiple dermoscopic images in different lighting modes, including polarized and non-polarized, with a single press of the shutter button Calibrated for your DermLite device Purpose-built for DermLite dermatoscopes, the app automatically calibrates camera behavior to your specific DermLite model — whether Bluetooth-enabled or not. The result is accurate, consistent, and truly comparable images over time and across DermLite models. • Add and manage your DermLite dermatoscopes in the app • Automatic camera calibration per DermLite model • Wirelessly connect to and control compatible Bluetooth-enabled DermLite devices Stay Organized. By Lesion. Designed around how you actually work: • Quickly add basic patient information or create completely anonymous or semi-anonymous patients (using your own patient IDs) • Capture and manage multiple dermoscopic images of the same lesion or body region over time • Compare images side by side and track lesion evolution • Place dermoscopic images on clinical overview photos using lesion markers • Assign anatomical localization using a 2D body map • Simple, fast, and intuitive workflows for both short and long-term follow-ups Secure by Design Dermatology images deserve their own secure space — separate from personal photos. • Import dermatology images while keeping medical data out of your private photo library • Automatic backup to Hub, FotoFinder’s secure cloud platform (storage plans apply) Hub online portal access (subscription required): • Access your data from any browser • Create and share patient reports • Review, organize, and manage cases efficiently Optional AI Support An optional second opinion — always under your control. Use FotoFinder AIMEE*, an EU MDR-compliant, clinically validated AI service providing risk scores and decision support: • Obtain an AI Score for any suitable dermoscopic image with a single tap, within seconds • Supports reflection and self-assessment while keeping clinical responsibility where it belongs – with you Important Regulatory Information • FotoFinder AI is not FDA-cleared for use in the United States and not Health Canada–approved for use in Canada. In these regions, FotoFinder AI may be used for research purposes only and is not intended for clinical diagnostics or clinical decision-making in patient care. • Restriction: Intended for use by medical professionals in a medical environment. Not intended for lay use.

Screenshots

Dermatoscope3 screens
DermLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DermLite at Free against Dermatoscope's $1.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

DermLite is free to download; Dermatoscope costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Dermatoscope versus DermLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDermatoscopeDermLite
Price$1.99Free — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB637 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMy Call Bag LLCFotoFinder Systems GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Dermatoscope

No in-app purchases

None

DermLite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dermatoscope free?
Dermatoscope costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DermLite free?
DermLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dermatoscope or DermLite have ads?
Neither Dermatoscope nor DermLite shows ads.

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