Comparison

i vs Mochii

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

Mochii

Features
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Mochii™ is a new type of microscope that helps scientists, explorers, technologists, teachers, and learners see the natural world closer and more effectively than ever before. For nearly a century, powerful nano-imaging has enabled elite scientists, engineers, and researchers to understand the natural world, engineer new materials, build microchips, study implants, and develop new drugs. Mochii brings this capability to all users. Collaborators in the same room and in different countries can do more than simply share images: they can explore specimens together and analyze results in real-time! Mochii™'s wireless experience and its unique tablet-based software tools enable effortless exploration... together.

Screenshots

i3 screens
Mochii1 screens

Verdict

The call

i and Mochii are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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, Mochii every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
i versus Mochii: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMochii
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Qingying Electronic Technology LLCChristopher Own

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

Mochii

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mochii free?
Mochii is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i or Mochii have ads?
Neither i nor Mochii shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or Mochii?
i ships an update every 14 months, and Mochii every 12 months. Most recently, i was updated on October 14, 2026 and Mochii on October 19, 2026.

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