Comparison

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite vs nGeneColorCube

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

Head to head
About

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite

This app turns your smartphone into a scientific instrument suite, enabling measurement, recording, analysis, and export of real-time sensor data. It offers tools for kinematics, acoustics, light, magnetism, and more, suitable for students, educators, researchers, and hobbyists.

Highlights
  • Real-time sensor data measurement
  • Data recording and analysis
  • Data export functionality
  • Kinematics tools (accelerometer, gyroscope)
  • Acoustics tools (sound meter, oscilloscope)
  • Magnetism tools (compass, magnetometer)
  • AR visualization for magnetic fields and measurements
Features
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Whether you’re a student, educator, researcher, or hobbyist, Physics Toolbox transforms your smartphone’s built-in sensors into a powerful suite of scientific instruments. Easily measure, record, analyze, and export real-time data for a variety of uses—from classroom experiments to cutting-edge research. KINEMATICS G-Force Meter Linear Accelerometer Gyroscope Inclinometer Motion Visualizer (LiDAR-tracked position and velocity) ACOUSTICS Sound Meter Tone Detector Tone Generator Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Spectrogram LIGHT Light Meter Color Detector Proximeter Stroboscope MAGNETISM Compass Magnetometer Magna-AR (AR visualization of magnetic field vectors) OTHER Barometer GPS - latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction, number of satellites Ruler-AR (AR-estimated measurements) COMBINATION Multi Record Roller Coaster GAME Play (data-verified challenges)

About

nGeneColorCube

Features
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nGeneColorCube is an interactive visual workspace for exploring color relationships in three-dimensional RGB space, inspecting real-world colors, and studying approximate oil-paint mixtures. Five connected workspaces are included: • Color Cube View colors as points inside a rotatable and zoomable 3D RGB cube. Use R, G, and B axis labels and plane-distance guides to understand each channel geometrically. Tap a built-in color point to inspect it, and triple-tap to restore the original cube view. • Color Inspector Sample a real-world color under the camera’s center marker. Select a single point or an averaged sampling area, then review RGB, CMYK, HEX, hue, HSV, HSL, CIE Lab, relative luminance, contrast ratios, color harmonies, cube coordinates, and the nearest built-in palette point. • Oil Mix Choose two oil-paint colors and adjust their proportions. Compare the estimated mixture with nearby palette colors, inspect the relationship in a rotatable Mini 3D RGB cube, and send the selected mixture to the main Color Cube. • Oil Decompose Start from a selected target color and search for approximate paint formulas using two colored paints, three colored paints, or both. Titanium White and Ivory Black can be enabled as optional modifiers without counting toward the colored-paint total. Adjust the allowed ΔRGB error, review mixing ratios, and inspect selected two-paint formulas in a rotatable Mini 3D RGB cube. • Masterpieces Browse bundled artwork references, zoom into an image, and select an exact source pixel. The sampled color can be analyzed, displayed in the Color Cube, and compared with recommended two-paint formulas. A shared selection system keeps the last explicitly selected color from Color Cube, Color Inspector, Oil Mix, or Masterpieces available as the Oil Decompose target, even after the app is relaunched. Oil Mix and Oil Decompose use an RGB-based, channel-wise K/S-style approximation. Results are intended for visual study and formulation starting points, not exact spectral predictions or manufacturer-specific paint recipes. All color analysis and mixing calculations are performed on device. Camera frames, photographs, and videos are not saved or uploaded. Only the last explicitly selected color is stored locally to restore workflow continuity. No account, advertising, analytics, subscription, or server-side color processing is used.

Screenshots

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite4 screens
nGeneColorCube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: nGeneColorCube at none against Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's 1. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. nGeneColorCube asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite ships an update weekly, nGeneColorCube fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite versus nGeneColorCube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhysics Toolbox Sensor SuitenGeneColorCube
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChrystian VieyraHyunsuk Roh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$5.99
None

nGeneColorCube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite free?
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is nGeneColorCube free?
nGeneColorCube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite or nGeneColorCube have ads?
Neither Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite nor nGeneColorCube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite or nGeneColorCube?
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite ships an update weekly, and nGeneColorCube fortnightly. Most recently, Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite was updated on October 26, 2026 and nGeneColorCube on October 25, 2026.

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