Labscope Material vs AI Microscope
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.
AI Microscope
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AI Microscope - Unlock the mysteries of the world with the lens! Accurately identifying cells, plants/animals can be known with just one scan, encyclopedia knowledge is presented instantly, and technology makes life simpler.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: AI Microscope at 3 against Labscope Material's 1. Labscope Material's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 ships an update every 4 months, AI Microscope every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Labscope Material | AI Microscope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carl Zeiss AG | JOC |
In-app purchases
Labscope Material
No in-app purchases
AI Microscope
No in-app purchases
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