Comparison

DipSwitch vs Circuit Color

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

Head to head
About

DipSwitch

This app helps lighting technicians quickly configure fixture settings using a digital interface. It calculates dip switch configurations, allows for easy addressing and offsetting, and helps determine fixture capacity within a universe. Streamline your patching process with this intuitive tool.

Highlights
  • Calculate dip switch configurations
  • Enter address and see dip switch settings
  • Apply offset values for quick addressing
  • Determine fixture capacity per universe
  • Generate addresses for sequential fixtures
Features
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Set a DMX address on a dip-switch block without doing binary in your head, in the dark, up a ladder. Type the address, read the switches. DipSwitch draws the block the way it looks on the back of the fixture, so you can hold your phone next to the real thing and compare it switch for switch. It has been doing this job since 2008. ON THE FIXTURE • Enter an address and see the switch pattern immediately • The block is drawn to match real hardware, with the ON marking and channel weights • Set the number of switches to match your fixture, from 1 to 16 • Swap and mirror for blocks that are printed the other way round PLANNING A RIG • Set the offset to your fixture's channel footprint and step the whole rig one button at a time • See how many fixtures fit a 512-channel universe, and the last address you can use • Save fixtures you use often as profiles, so the channel count is one tap away • Know two addresses and need the rest? Enter both and the spacing does the work • Tick off fixtures as you patch them, and share the finished list as a PDF ON APPLE WATCH • The whole calculator on your wrist, for when one hand is holding the fixture • Turn the Digital Crown to step the address by your offset • A complication puts the current address on your watch face • Address, offset and fixture profiles stay in sync with your iPhone English, German and French. Free, no in-app purchases. Built in Luxembourg by a lighting technician who got tired of counting bits.

About

Circuit Color

Quickly find the correct wire color for three-phase circuits. Supports numerous countries and circuit numbers up to 10000, saving valuable time during electrical work.

Highlights
  • Three-phase circuit wire color identification
  • Quick search by circuit number
  • Supports USA, Canada, Europe, UK, China, Russia, Australia, NZ, India, Pakistan, UAE, Indonesia
  • Supports circuit numbers up to 10000
Features
Currently charting
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This app will speed up finding the right color to the three phase circuit wire you need to pull. A quick search which scrolls to the circuit number saves extra time. The following countries are supported: - USA (120/208) - Canada (120/208) - USA, Canada (277/480) - Europe, UK (IEC) - China - Russia - Australia, NZ - India, Pakistan, UAE - Indonesia Supports up to circuit number 10000.

Screenshots

DipSwitch4 screens
Circuit Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DipSwitch at Free against Circuit Color's $1.99. DipSwitch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Circuit Color's advantage is chart position (#115 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.5). On ratings volume, 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

DipSwitch is free to download; Circuit Color costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DipSwitch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DipSwitch versus Circuit Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDipSwitchCircuit Color
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#115 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBazinga sarlMartin Loch

Customer experience

DipSwitch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.6%

Circuit Color

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

DipSwitch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes after iOS 10 update
  • Does not calculate dip switches after iOS 10 update
  • Does not work under OS 3
  • Does not work for some users

Requested features

6 requests
  • Apple Watch app
  • Manual or tutorial
  • Option to have OFF as 1 and ON as 0 for specific devices
  • User definable options (e.g., number of dip switches, all off=001)
  • Notepad feature to track set switches
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  • Dark mode option

Circuit Color

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DipSwitch

No in-app purchases

None

Circuit Color

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DipSwitch free?
DipSwitch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circuit Color free?
Circuit Color costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DipSwitch or Circuit Color?
DipSwitch is rated higher. DipSwitch averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Circuit Color averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DipSwitch or Circuit Color have ads?
Neither DipSwitch nor Circuit Color shows ads.

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