Comparison

SymphoTouch vs PTBTX2™

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

Head to head
About

SymphoTouch

Features
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The brand new SymphoTouch offers you access and control to your lighting installations created by Sympholight – this has never been as quick and easy! Control Luminaires, Media Installation, blinds and other devices with your mobile device. SymphoTouch enables you to create your own native App to control Mediafacades and luminaires connected to e:cue‘s Sympholight Smart Lighting Management System. In Sympholight (download at www.ecue.com) you can easily design several luminaire or media installation control interfaces. Each of your design gets its own QR code. You can print this QR code and put it in the room that you want to be controlled or interact with your control interface. After scanning the QR code the SymphoTouch App will open automatically with the dedicated control interface for the specific room. Feel free to download our smart lighting control solution Sympholight from www.ecue.com

About

PTBTX2™

This application transforms your iOS device into a precise water quality measurement tool when paired with compatible pocket testers. It offers wireless connectivity, intuitive data recording, and exportable measurement logs for various water quality parameters.

Highlights
  • Wireless communication with pocket testers
  • Intuitive GUI for measurements
  • On-board database for data storage
  • Sortable, filterable, and exportable data
  • Automatic calibration records
  • Supports multiple water quality parameters
Features
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REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Myron L® Company ULTRAPENX2™ (Second Generation Ultrapen) Models: PTBT1; PTBT2, PTBT3, PTBT4, PTBT5 & PTBT6 INTRODUCTION ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The PTBTX2™ App is a GUI and communication application that, when paired with one of Myron L® Company's ULTRAPENX2 pocket testers, converts your iOS device into an accurate, reliable, fast and simple to use measurement and data storage device to use in diverse water quality applications. ADVANCED FEATURES INCLUDE: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Wireless communication between the tester and your iOS device means no bothersome wires to interfere with quickly moving from sample to sample and the paired mobile device can be held safely away from the liquid samples being measured. - Intuitive GUI design for easily pairing, calibrating, measuring and recording measurements in the App on-board database. - The database can be sorted, filtered and exported via your devices email App as either .xls; .xlsx, .csv formatted attachments NOTE: The .csv export format may have render certain special characters (such as apostrophes or quotation marks) incorrectly when opened with some spreadsheet applications. - Automatic records made of every calibration performed on each PTBTX2™ pocket tester. WORKS WITH ULTRAPENX2™ POCKET TESTERS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ULTRAPENX2™ PTBT1 – Measures Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Salinity, and Temperature. ULTRAPENX2™ PTBT2 – Measures pH and Temperature. ULTRAPENX2™ PTBT3 – Measures Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) and Temperature. ULTRAPENX2™ PTBT4 – Measures Free Chlorine Equivalent (FCE) and Temperature. ULTRAPENX2™ PTBT5 – Measures Dissolved Oxygen (Concentration or Saturation) and Temperature. ULTRAPENX2™ PTBT6 – Measures Nitrate Concentration (nitrate or nitrate as nitrogen) and Temperature. The PTBT2 through the PTBT6 Include a sample and hold mode as well as a live measurements mode. Future ULTRAPENX2™ pocket testers will include measurement of Free Chlorine, Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrate. 1. Optimized for iOS 10 or later. 2. When operating on mobile devices running iOS 8 or 9 the PTBTX2™ App but may experience the following performance issues: - Difficulty making and maintaining wireless connections. - Transient on screen messaging errors during some measurements. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Myron L® is a registered trademark of the Myron L® Company, 2450 Impala Drive, Carlsbad CA, 92010-7226 Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG

Screenshots

SymphoTouch4 screens
PTBTX2™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SymphoTouch at every 4 months against PTBTX2™'s every 15 months. SymphoTouch also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SymphoTouch ships an update every 4 months, PTBTX2™ every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SymphoTouch versus PTBTX2™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymphoTouchPTBTX2™
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTraxon Technologies Europe GmbHMyron L Company

In-app purchases

None

SymphoTouch

No in-app purchases

None

PTBTX2™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SymphoTouch free?
SymphoTouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PTBTX2™ free?
PTBTX2™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SymphoTouch or PTBTX2™ have ads?
Neither SymphoTouch nor PTBTX2™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SymphoTouch or PTBTX2™?
SymphoTouch ships an update every 4 months, and PTBTX2™ every 15 months. Most recently, SymphoTouch was updated on October 1, 2026 and PTBTX2™ on September 29, 2026.

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