OBSERV 520 vs Meicet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBSERV 520
This professional skin analysis tool uses an iPad and specialized device to visualize skin conditions not visible to the naked eye. It aids in diagnosing, planning treatments, and advising clients on personalized skincare and product recommendations. The app allows for easy capture and comparison of before-and-after images to monitor treatment progress.
- Full-face skin analysis
- Epidermal and dermal layer diagnosis
- Targeted treatment planning
- Personalized product advice
- Live visualization of skin conditions
- Before and after image monitoring
- Multiple light modes (Daylight, Wood's/UV/Cross/Parallel Polarization)
Read full descriptionHide full description
OBSERV® 520 Professional skin analysis The OBSERV® 520 is the ultimate full-face skin analyzing device. It can be used widely from cosmetic development and evaluation, professional skin care advice, aesthetic treatment planning, self-assessment to communication and marketing. OBSERV® Professional full-face skin analysis with the iPad Using the OBSERV® 520 in combination with an iPad provides you with an accurate tool to diagnose your client's skin conditions at both epidermal and dermal layer. The different analysis modes offer you clear, sharp and detailed views of the facial skin and assist you in making a targeted treatment plan and/or giving personalized product advice in full confidence. Seeing is believing Using this App, your iPad and the OBSERV® 520 allows you to make a live visualization of your clients’ skin conditions that are not visible to the naked eye and hence often unknown. By visualizing this you can make your clients aware of skin concerns that are developing in the deeper layers of the skin but that haven’t yet surfaced and propose preventive treatment options. Monitoring treatment progress Shot a picture session in just 30 seconds and thanks to the App, store and retrieve the pictures of your clients of the current and past sessions. Reproduce perfectly aligned before and after pictures supporting you in monitoring facial appearance changes and the progress of your treatment plans. Easy-to-use App controls The App controls the OBSERV® 520 via Bluetooth 4.0 and offers you the possibility to switch between the different light modes at any time during your skin consultation. The daylight illumination mode option allows you and your client to observe how identified skin conditions manifest themselves in the daylight. By switching between the Wood's/UV/Cross/Parallel Polarization modes, the manifestation of skin conditions can be studied in great detail. Thereby you can modify the build-up of the spectral components and enhance the appearance of particular skin conditions. In the automatic mode, the system acquires sequentially all the images for a complete skin analysis session. Each of these picture sessions can be stored in the client database and can be retrieved later for comparison and evaluation.
Meicet
This high-end skin analysis app offers a comprehensive report through full-automatic detection. It accurately identifies various skin problems and provides a one-stop service to help users discover and solve them.
- Comprehensive skin test report
- Full-automatic detection and analysis
- Accurate skin problem detection
- One-stop service for skin solutions
- High-end beauty system software
Read full descriptionHide full description
Meicet Beauty System Software is a high-end skin analysis app. It provides a comprehensive test report with full-automatic detection and analysis. It can accurately detect various of skin problems, and offer one-stop service to help customers discover and solve skin problems!
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OBSERV 520 at 3.0 against Meicet's 2.5. OBSERV 520 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). Meicet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Meicet sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. OBSERV 520 asks for nothing beyond the download.
OBSERV 520 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of OBSERV 520's written reviews are positive against 0% of Meicet's.
OBSERV 520 ships an update every 4 months, Meicet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBSERV 520 | Meicet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InnoFaith beauty sciences | Shanghai May Skin Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
OBSERV 520
Meicet
In-app purchases
OBSERV 520
No in-app purchases
Meicet
- 7-Day Membership$5.99
- VIP$119.99
- SVIP$149.99





