Micro Fi vs uHandy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Micro Fi
This application connects to a specialized handheld microscope, allowing users to view magnified images on their mobile devices. It facilitates exploration and discovery of the microscopic world directly from a smartphone or tablet.
- Connects to Wi-Fi enabled microscopes
- View magnified images on mobile
- Explore the microscopic world
- User-friendly interface
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Micro Fi is a viewing APP for use with the Micro Fi Wi-Fi enabled handheld microscope by Celestron
uHandy
This mobile microscope accessory allows users to explore the microscopic world directly from their phones. It offers enhanced camera features, manual focus, and integrated lessons to guide observation and learning.
- Mobile microscope functionality
- Enhanced camera features
- Manual focus control
- Integrated observation lessons
- Ruler for sample measurement
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uHandy is a microscope that flips your typical perceptions you had of microscopes. It is used on mobile devices, well functioned without any apps. µHandy cuts short the distance between microscope and people, bringing microscopic knowledge to your daily life. With µHandy app, you can easily observe your sample with a ruler, manual focus, and other enhanced camera feature! It even comes with a series of lessons to teach you what and how to observe. You will get amazed by this wonderful world everyday!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Micro Fi at 4.3 against uHandy's 3.7. Micro Fi also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 13.0). uHandy's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 44 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Micro Fi holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Micro Fi's written reviews are positive against 40% of uHandy's.
Micro Fi ships an update every 44 months, uHandy monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Micro Fi | uHandy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Celestron, LLC | Aidmics Biotechnology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Micro Fi
uHandy
In-app purchases
Micro Fi
No in-app purchases
uHandy
No in-app purchases
