Color Tools vs APSI Bench
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Tools
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With this simple but very useful app you can visualize, convert and calculate any RGB colors. You can convert the RGB values in various formats (decimal, hexadecimal and more).
APSI Bench
Test your device's CPU performance with single-core, multi-core, and long-term ray tracing tests. Compare your results to a reference system and identify potential overheating issues.
- Single-core CPU performance tests
- Multi-core CPU performance tests
- Ray tracing algorithm tests
- Long-term CPU stress testing
- Overheating detection
- Comparison to reference system
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This app is aimed at interested users and testers who want to test the performance of the integrated CPUs. For this purpose, it offers a mixed test for single-core and multi-core CPUs, as they also occur in real life. In the single core test, the app calculates ten million random numbers from a total of six different data types (Int, Float, etc.). Such calculations are crucial for game apps. APSI Bench then calculates one million FFT transformations that are common in audio applications, for example. In addition to this, the app also runs a ray tracing algorithm that uses several CPU cores at the same time. You can set how many cores should be used here. The results of these tests are based on a reference system (currently a Macbook Pro 16 inch with an eight-core Intel i9 CPU). That reaches about 100 points. Every user of the app can test the ratio of their Apple product to the MacBook Pro. A decisive extension is the newly built in long-term measurement. Here the app carries out the ray tracing tests with all available CPUs over a long period of time that can be set by the user (up to 30 minutes). The result is then displayed in graphic form. If problems arise with overheating of the CPU cores, this will be visible in the graphic. Finally, the app is also a technology demonstration. The entire interface was designed in SwiftUI 2, with gorgeous animations being used. The app will also be offered as a universal app for macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Color Tools at Free against APSI Bench's $0.99. Color Tools also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). APSI Bench's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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
Color Tools is free to download; APSI Bench costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Color Tools ships an update every 3 months, APSI Bench every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Tools | APSI Bench |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raffaele Amuso | Christian Moeller |
In-app purchases
Color Tools
No in-app purchases
APSI Bench
No in-app purchases
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