Comparison

i vs MicVision

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

i

Transform your smartphone into a powerful magnification tool. Observe and record microscopic details with your phone's camera and a macro lens. Measure objects with a scale bar and add notes to your digital micrographs.

Highlights
  • Professional magnification tool
  • Record digital micrographs
  • Optical magnification
  • Up to 10x digital zoom
  • Scale bar for measurement
  • Add notes and remarks
  • Direct photo sharing
Features
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Use this app to work with smartphone microscopes or any phone macro-lens as an professional magnification tool to observe tiny objects and record digital micrographs with your Phone. Features: Capture of photos with tiny objects as you do with sophisticated optical microscope Optical magnification ratio depending on your smartphone microscope Up to 10x digital magnification in App Scale bar for objects measurement which can be toggled on/off Automatic recording of shooting date and time Allow you to add notes and remarks to your picture Direct sharing of photos with email, message. Attach smartphone microscope to your Phone and convert it into a convenient portable microscope. Capture and save micrographs. Zoom in on photos and tag pictures with comments. Access your photos from your i-Seeing app, email them to your computer and colleagues. More detail at: www.mobile-scope.com

About

MicVision

Capture high-clarity images and videos from microscopes using your smartphone. Optimize illumination and focus for technical and medical applications. Share your findings easily via email or social media.

Highlights
  • Capture high-clarity images and videos
  • Optimized camera settings
  • Fine control of illumination and focus
  • Standardize documentation workflows
  • Share images/videos via email and social media
Features
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MicVision by CJ-Optik captures image/video via CJ-Optik Phone-Imaging-Port for diagnostic and surgical microscopes for technical and medical applications. MicVision standardises video and image documentation workflows in combination with any microscope. It leverages on the advances of the mobile phone imaging technology to capture high clarity of the image/video by optimised camera settings including fine controlling of illumination and focus. With MicVision and the smartphone sharing capability, the captured image/video can be shared onto popular social media like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and etc, and also possible to be sent through email, together with patient information. Information captured and stored are only for viewing references and not diagnosis. MicVision is not intended to replace patient information systems / picture archiving systems (PACS). MicVision does not provide live images with true reality to be used for diagnostics purpose.

Screenshots

i3 screens
MicVision1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MicVision at 100% against i's 20%. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i ships an update every 14 months, MicVision every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
i versus MicVision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMicVision
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Qingying Electronic Technology LLCCJ-Optik GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

i

All ratings34 ratings
Positive38.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative72.0%

MicVision

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

MicVision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicVision free?
MicVision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i or MicVision have ads?
Neither i nor MicVision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or MicVision?
i ships an update every 14 months, and MicVision every 17 months. Most recently, i was updated on September 18, 2026 and MicVision on August 25, 2026.

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