Tick Checker vs MirrorVO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tick Checker
Instantly detect and identify ticks with your phone's camera. This app uses an inverted color filter to make ticks visible and an AI to identify species. Get expert guidance on tick removal and prevention.
- Real-time inverted color scanner
- AI-powered species identification
- CDC-aligned removal guidance
- 10-species reference library
- On-device photo processing
- Tick log with photos and notes
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Found a tick, or checking for one? TickSight's scanner flips your camera's colors so dark ticks stand out on light fur, skin and clothing, and its AI names the likely species from a photo. Then see what to do next: CDC-aligned removal steps, a card for the species and this week's tick activity where you are. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Scan and move your camera slowly over fur, skin or clothing. Invert and Boost make dark specks stand out; turn on the light and zoom in as needed. 2. Found one? Capture it, add a note and save it. 3. Open Identify and photograph the tick, or pick a photo from your library. TickSight's AI compares it with 10 species and shows the most likely one with a confidence level, the life stage, the features it went by and possible alternates. 10 SPECIES CARDS Blacklegged (deer) tick, western blacklegged tick, American dog tick, brown dog tick, lone star tick, Rocky Mountain wood tick, Gulf Coast tick, Pacific Coast tick, Asian longhorned tick and castor bean tick. Each card shows the range, a map of recorded sightings, the season, identifying features, the diseases it can carry and removal notes, with a link to its source. LOCAL TICK FORECAST See how active ticks are likely to be near you over the next 7 days, based on your local weather. Your location is used only while the app is open and is never stored. REMOVAL AND PREVENTION GUIDE Tick removal step by step as the CDC describes it, what to do if mouthparts remain, what to watch for afterward, and how to lower your chances of a bite outdoors, at home and with kids and pets. ASK ABOUT TICKS Chat with TickSight's AI about species, removal, prevention and tick-borne illness in general terms. Answers draw on current CDC and public health pages. It does not diagnose or recommend treatment. YOUR SAVES Keep your captures and identifications in one history, with the date and your notes. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese. TickSight requires a subscription or purchase to use premium features, plans detailed below: PREMIUM PLANS ($2.99/week, $7.99/month, $39.99/year, $24.99/year discount): - More AI identifications - More scanner saves - More chats about ticks The $2.99/week plan and the $39.99/year plan each start with a 3-day free trial. By downloading this app, you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy: Terms: apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy: format.partners/tickiq-privacy-policy Support: format.partners/support Contact: hello@format.partners TickSight is an educational reference and visual scanning aid. It does not detect, diagnose or treat anything, and AI identifications can be wrong. After a tick bite, contact a healthcare provider; for a pet, your veterinarian.
MirrorVO
Share your iPhone screen to a TV or another phone. Supports Chromecast, web browsers, and direct phone-to-phone mirroring without a network. Offers adjustable quality up to 1080p60.
- Mirror to Chromecast TVs
- Mirror via TV web browser
- Direct iPhone to iPhone mirroring
- Adjustable quality up to 1080p60
- No ads during free or paid use
- No server data collection
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Show your iPhone screen on a TV or on another phone. WHAT IT DOES • Mirrors to a TV with Chromecast built in • On TVs WITHOUT Chromecast, mirrors through the TV's own web browser • Mirrors directly between two iPhones — not even a Wi-Fi network is required WHAT YOU NEED • For the TV route: a TV with Chromecast, or a TV with a web browser. The phone and the TV must be on the same Wi-Fi network. • For phone to phone: two iPhones, both running MirrorVO. The same network is not needed; Wi-Fi simply has to be on for both. WHAT DOES NOT WORK — said up front • Protected content such as Netflix or Disney+ appears black. That is the publisher's restriction, not this app's; no app can get around it. • The "Screen Mirroring" option in your TV's menu is Miracast. The iPhone does not support Miracast and no app can use it. • Apple does not let apps start AirPlay mirroring directly. On AirPlay TVs, use Screen Mirroring from Control Center. QUALITY The quality is your choice: four levels up to 1080p60, nothing locked. If the network cannot carry it, quality steps down on its own and comes back up when it can — you do not need to do anything. PRICING • Everything is free and unlocked for 24 hours from your first broadcast: highest quality, lowest latency, no quality lock. • After that, mirroring requires a subscription. Monthly and yearly plans are available. • There are no ads anywhere in the app — not even in free use. PRIVACY The picture goes straight from your phone to the target; it never passes through our servers. The app collects no data and uses no ad network. Terms of Use: https://ozvey07-byte.github.io/mirrorvo/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ozvey07-byte.github.io/mirrorvo/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MirrorVO at every 3 days against Tick Checker's every 2 weeks. MirrorVO also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Tick Checker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and MirrorVO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tick Checker against 5.0 for MirrorVO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Tick Checker ships an update every 2 weeks, MirrorVO every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tick Checker | MirrorVO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Format Partners LLC | VEYSEL OZTURK |
Customer experience
Tick Checker
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In-app purchases
Tick Checker
- TickSight Premium - Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- TickSight Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
- TickSight Premium - Discount$24.991 Year
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- TickSight Premium - Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
MirrorVO
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year
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