iMicroscope - Magnifying Glass

Name: iMicroscope - Magnifying Glass
Rating: 4.2 (611 reviews)
Author: elklab UG

by elklab UG

iPhone

Abandoned risk Last checked 29 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $3.99

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Lifestyle
Education

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $3.99

Last verified 29 Jul 2026

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4.2 611 ratings · App Store

4/5Better Than Magnifying Glass but...
Using iPhone 11. This is one of the best apps I’ve found. However, it shows an image just big enough to be scary because as you turn up the dial, the image blurs and you can’t see details. Max 8 is useless. I can’t get the crystal clear leaf shot like the app shows. My kids see legs on everything, now they’re freaked out and won’t go anywhere near the app. If another version doesn’t improve this, we’ll need to get another app. But if you’re a beginner just starting to investigate unseen things, it’s a decent introduction.

TiaBell60 · 29 Jul 2026
1/5Like wasting money?
If you like to waste your money on apps that don’t deliver, well then look no further because this is just one of the many apps in the App Store that do just that. The iPhone’s default camera and gallery are all you need. This app does nothing that the iPhone camera can’t already do. So unless you like to waste money stay away from this app it is a total rip off. I just wish that the App Store, apple, or Macintosh whatever you wanna call it would screen these apps, all you have to do is screen them. You know I’m sure that Apple has plenty of money to hire somebody that specializes in this so that they can steer its consumers clear of all these rip offs. Come on Apple work with your customers here, work with us, some of us are loyal to the Apple company.

ST3VI36966 · 29 Jul 2026
4/5Pretty good
Ok so it looks good on SOME THINGS but there is one problem. I was expecting an actual magnifying glass

jennelp78 · 29 Jul 2026
1/5Not for my needs
Maybe you only need to enlarge things that are not close up, but this is a ripoff if you want to use it close to anything. I want my 2 bucks back. All this is good for us seeing that small print on a package. I can use my phone camera for that. Somebody please help me find an app or even peripheral that will allow me to enlarge something truly microscopic. The name of this app is very misleading.

bglazier · 29 Jul 2026
5/5Great for explorers
We love to give this app to our kids in single app mode. They’re playing for hours and become explorers of our house and garden. :)

andrea4769 · 29 Jul 2026

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1.0
2.0
• Bug fixes & optimizations
2.1
Thank you very much for all the feedback from our many users. We're sorry that we didn't find the time for more regular updates. Therefore we decided to completely rewrite the iMicroscope App in Swift. With this update it should run pretty smoothly and bring a few new features. New Features * Redesigned App-Icon * Full support for large screens since iPhone X * Improved AirPlay experience * Redesigned gallery * Completely new sharing that now supports all sharing options of your iPhone Bug fixes * We fixed the crash that sometimes occurred by saving an image to the camera roll
2.1.1
- Fixed a small bug, that caused the app to crash when camera access was denied.
2.1.2
- Minor improvements
2.2
The app now comes in Spanish and German.
2.3
Improved performance when loading the gallery
2.4
We've improved the user interface so that the App is now easier to use with one hand.
2.5
In the gallery you're now able to select multiple shots and delete them at once.
2.6 · 21 Sep 2023
Minor improvements

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Magnifying Glass & Mirror — Same category + similar ratings

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Last verified: 29 Jul 2026
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