Vision Express vs Thomson Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vision Express
This app connects businesses with locum professionals, allowing users to find and book available shifts. It also facilitates on-the-go invoicing and provides real-time notifications for relevant opportunities.
- Find locum shifts
- Book locum days
- Manage invoicing
- Push notifications for new shifts
- Apply for shifts
- Real-time availability
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Find locum shifts, book your locum days, and manage your invoicing on the go with the free Vision Express APP. Once installed you will get push notifications as they occur for the shifts that match your criteria. You simply click the apply button and it is first come first served so you won't be applying for shifts that are no longer available. Designed for Locum Optometrists and Contact Lens Opticians and all other supporting roles within Optics. This app is managed by LocumBell.
Thomson Cloud
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The Thomson Cloud App is designed to link with a cloud-based server to present a variety of images that will allow remote vision assessment. Users of the app will be provided with a QR code to scan which will provide a unique portal (URL) to the cloud server, The cloud server will sense the resolution of the device and create calibrated images which will allow a clinician to assess the vision of patients remotely. Why we need camera access: Because the users will need to scan a QR code to connect to our server for their vision assessment
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vision Express at every 3 days against Thomson Cloud's every 27 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vision Express ships an update every 3 days, Thomson Cloud every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on June 17, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vision Express | Thomson Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LocumBell | Potters Bar Eye Care Limited |
In-app purchases
Vision Express
No in-app purchases
Thomson Cloud
No in-app purchases
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