i vs Mochii
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Professional magnification tool
- Record digital micrographs
- Optical magnification
- Up to 10x digital zoom
- Scale bar for measurement
- Add notes and remarks
- Direct photo sharing
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Mochii
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | i | Mochii |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Qingying Electronic Technology LLC | Christopher Own |
In-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
Mochii
No in-app purchases







