# Klein Tools Borescope

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1437485935](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1437485935)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1437485935`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Klein Tools
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 1.70 / 5 (69 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-08-24
- **First published:** 2018-09-30
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-01
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/klein-tools-borescope/id1437485935)
- **Website:** [https://www.kleintools.com](https://www.kleintools.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kleintools.com/privacy-policy](https://www.kleintools.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Klein Tools Borescope is an app designed for use with Klein Tools ET20 borescope devices, providing a dedicated channel for operating and accessing ET20 functionality.

This extension integrates with ET20 hardware to support efficient inspections in the field.

## Rankings

- #225,428 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the Klein Borescope for solid hardware—clear camera, good lighting, and a rigid wand—and like the core idea of using a phone as a display. However, the iOS app is repeatedly criticized for instability: frequent crashes and freezes, lag; unreliable connections to the scope; video save/playback problems; and a lack of updates/QA. The result is a promising tool hampered by a buggy, under-supported app that undermines workflows.

### Pros

- Strong hardware capabilities (clear camera resolution and good lighting) with a rigid wand for maneuverability when the app works.
- Solid concept of using a smartphone/tablet as the display.
- Good image quality and performance when the system is functioning properly.
- Relatively good value for the price for the hardware/camera when the app works.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes, freezes, and lag in the app.
- Unreliable connectivity between iPhone and the boroscope; often cannot connect or has to reconfigure.
- Video save/playback problems (blurred videos, first frame issues, black screens, or inability to play).
- Lack of updates and QA; the app is not kept up with iOS changes.
- Poor UI/UX with broken gestures (rotation, zoom/pan) and overall clunky interface.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1437485935)