Comparison

FlashToPass vs Color Band

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

Head to head
About

FlashToPass

Master math facts with interactive flashcards. Reinforce concepts, practice addition for free, and unlock more operations and customization through in-app purchases. Supports dark mode and offers printable exports.

Highlights
  • Interactive math flashcards
  • Addition practice (free)
  • Customizable card sets
  • Printable exports
  • Modern design with dark mode
  • Practice by number and difficulty
Features
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Help your child master math facts and times tables. FlashToPass: Math Flash Cards is a simple, effective way for kids to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Version 3.0 is a complete rebuild with a fresh design, live races with friends, voice answers, camera grading for printed worksheets, and an Apple Watch app. The Mac app is now included too. Made for kids ages 6 to 8 and for anyone still building fact fluency, at home, in homeschool, or as a classroom supplement. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Addition card sets are completely free, and so is printing. - Practice Their Way - - Type answers on a big, kid-friendly keypad. - Say answers out loud: turn on Listen and the card fills the screen. - Turn on Speak and the app reads each problem aloud. - Drill the times tables by number, 1 through 12, or practice by difficulty. - Build custom card sets for exactly the facts your child needs. - Pick up where you left off, and set practice reminders to build a daily habit. - Race Your Friends - Compete in live head-to-head races over local Wi-Fi: two kids at the kitchen table, or a whole classroom at once. Everyone gets the same cards, and the results screen shows who finished first. Joining a race is always free. - Paper, Too - Print practice sheets or cut-out flash cards for any operation and number range, on US Letter or A4, with an optional answer key and name and score lines on the page. Printing is free for everyone. When the finished sheet comes back, point your camera at it. FlashToPass reads the QR code, recognizes the handwriting, and marks each answer. Grading happens on your device, and nothing is uploaded. - iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch - One app runs on all of them, and your purchase covers every device. On Apple Watch, kids answer with the Digital Crown. - Key Features - - NEW! Live head-to-head races over local Wi-Fi. Joining is always free. (*) - NEW! Scan & Grade: camera grading for printed practice sheets. (*) - NEW! Voice answers in 12 languages, plus a read-aloud mode. - NEW! Apple Watch app with Digital Crown input. - NEW! The Mac app is now included. - NEW! Completely redesigned, with sidebar layouts on iPad. - NEW! Free printing for everyone: worksheets and flash card sheets for any set. Print with AirPrint®. - Practice addition math facts completely free. - Times tables practice to build multiplication speed. (*) - Subtraction, multiplication, and division card sets. (*) - Practice by number or by difficulty. (*) - Custom card sets. (*) - Practice reminders, dark mode, sound effects, and animations. Download FlashToPass: Math Flash Cards today and start building math fact mastery. - Support - Questions, comments, or bugs? Please contact us using the form at https://www.scybot.com/BugReport.php. - Miscellaneous - AirPrint® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. - Privacy Policy - Please refer to https://www.scybot.com/flashtopass-privacy.pdf - Terms of Use - Please refer to https://www.scybot.com/terms.html - Plans - Choose Yearly, Monthly, or Lifetime. Each plan unlocks every flash card set, custom card sets for every operation, hosting races with any operation, Scan & Grade score totals, and watermark-free printing. Yearly and Monthly are subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. * Some features require an in-app purchase.

About

Color Band

Create art and music by "painting" with sounds in mid-air using your device's camera. Explore over 80 interactive colors, each with a unique sound, and bring your creations to life with touch or automatic playback. Features include a sound sandbox, art creation tools, and an interactive character.

Highlights
  • Mid-air sound painting with camera motion control
  • Over 80 interactive colors with unique sounds
  • Sound sandbox and art creation tool
  • Record custom sounds
  • Touch and automatic playback modes
  • Interactive character playback
Features
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Have you ever dreamt of painting a picture with sounds? Play sounds without even tounching the iPad? Now the dream comes true with ColorBand !! ColorBand not only allows you to play sounds in mid air using the iPads built in camera but is also a complete sound sandbox and art creation tool packed full of fun for you and your kids. We all know children love to create and ColorBand gives them the tools to let their imaginations run free. This is the perfect way to introduce the young ones to music creation and art. Painting will never be the same! Over 80 different interactive colors. Each one with a unique sound that represents an instrument or an effect. After you've finished your drawing, play it using the iPads built in camera, by touch, or by automatic playback. You can also have ColorBands cute mascot bunny "Lalabee" dance along to your creations. Your kids will love it !! - Interactive canvas with easy to use tools. - 80+ professional recorded instruments and sound effects. - Record your own sounds. - Camera based motion-control. - Touch and auto playback mode. - Play with interactive character- Lalabee. Welcome to ColorBand! Learn more at: LND-games.com Follow us on Twitter: @LNDGames Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/LNDGames Subscribe on Youtube: youtube.com/user/ColorBandApp

Screenshots

FlashToPass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlashToPass at 4.4 against Color Band's 3.7. FlashToPass also leads on ratings volume (933 vs 72) and device support (3 vs 1). Color Band's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. FlashToPass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Color Band asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlashToPass holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlashToPass has 933 ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of FlashToPass's written reviews are positive against 73% of Color Band's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlashToPass ships an update every 4 months, Color Band monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FlashToPass versus Color Band: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashToPassColor Band
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (933 ratings) — better3.7 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings933 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS26.05.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScybot Technologies, L.L.C.Ting-Wei Liu

Customer experience

FlashToPass

All ratings930 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative21.9%

Color Band

All ratings72 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative30.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative24.2%

Bugs and requests

FlashToPass

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when entering answers
  • Timer not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates
  • Keyboard disappearing during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow setting number of questions
  • Add more difficulty levels
  • Include doubles facts practice
  • Provide detailed performance tracking
  • Improve keyboard layout and functionality

Color Band

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlashToPass

Subscriptions2
  • All Features, Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Unlock All Features$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99
None

Color Band

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlashToPass free?
FlashToPass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Band free?
Color Band is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlashToPass or Color Band?
FlashToPass is rated higher. FlashToPass averages 4.4 out of 5 from 933 ratings, while Color Band averages 3.7 from 72 ratings.
Do FlashToPass or Color Band have ads?
Neither FlashToPass nor Color Band shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlashToPass or Color Band?
FlashToPass ships an update every 4 months, and Color Band monthly. Most recently, FlashToPass was updated on November 10, 2026 and Color Band on November 1, 2026.

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