Labscope Material vs EPview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Labscope Material
Transform your ZEISS microscope into a WiFi-enabled imaging system. Capture images and videos of microscopic samples, add annotations, and create reports. Ideal for educational settings, it facilitates a digital classroom experience for students.
- WiFi-enabled microscope imaging
- Image and video capture
- Annotations and report creation
- Digital classroom system
- Virtual microscope for testing
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With Labscope, you transform your ZEISS microscope and camera into a WiFi-enabled imaging system. Be it in the laboratory, university, school or even for your hobby - Labscope snaps images and records videos of your microscopic samples, easier than ever. You can create annotations and reports, do image processing and save the files to your Windows network, or simply share them with anyone. Anywhere. Moreover, with Labscope you can easily create a high-quality digital classroom system, showing students a fun way of learning. Benefit from more than 160 years of experience in microscopy and explore the freedom of mobile digital imaging. Easy. Precise. Efficient. Download Labscope and test all features with the built-in virtual microscope! List of compatible ZEISS microscopes and cameras: - Primo Star – www.zeiss.com/primostar - Primovert HDcam – www.zeiss.com/primovert - Stemi 305 cam – www.zeiss.com/stemi305 - AxioCam ERc 5s (Rev. 2) - www.zeiss.com/axiocam-erc5s - Primotech – www.zeiss.com/primotech (for additional materials microscopy functionality, please use the Matscope app instead) For more information visit www.zeiss.com/labscope Intended use - Labscope Labscope is for Research Use Only*- not for use in Diagnostic procedures. Note:* A Research application is not intended for in vitro diagnostic or in clinical use, but is intended solely for use in the research or educational setting, for example university or pharmaceutical development. These applications are described as Research Applications or Research Use Only.
EPview
Stream high-resolution microscopic images and Full HD videos from your camera. Capture, annotate, and measure specimens, then share your findings. Ideal for creating a digital classroom experience for collaborative learning.
- Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos
- Take snapshots and make annotations
- Perform measurements on specimens
- Share images and videos
- Connect up to six students simultaneously
- Control EP50 camera on mobile device
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Stream high-resolution images and Full HD videos of your microscopic specimen, take snapshots, make annotations and measurements, and share them using the EPview App. Simple and intuitive operation enables you to comfortably control the EP50 camera on your mobile device. Up to six students at a time can connect to a microscope equipped with a WLAN-enabled OLYMPUS EP50 digital camera. They can learn about and discuss microscopic specimens, snap images, make videos, store the data on their devices, and share the images with others. Images can be enriched with annotations, and specimen structures can be analyzed using the interactive count and measurement functions. Use EP50 digital microscope cameras and the EPview App to setup a digital classroom optimized for your needs and make teaching more powerful and effective using these digital tools. For more information visit https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/camera/color/ep50/ Intended use: EPview is for research use only. EPview is solely intended for research and education purposes and not for any form of in vitro diagnostics or clinical use. Olympus is a registered trademark and EPview is a trademark of EVIDENT CORPORATION.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Labscope Material at 100% against EPview's 0%. Labscope Material also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). EPview's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Labscope Material holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EPview has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Labscope Material's written reviews are positive against 0% of EPview's.
Labscope Material ships an update every 4 months, EPview every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Labscope Material | EPview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carl Zeiss AG | Evident Technology Center Europe GmbH |
Customer experience
Labscope Material
EPview
In-app purchases
Labscope Material
No in-app purchases
EPview
No in-app purchases








