Comparison

Eye Handbook vs Control LITE

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

Head to head
About

Eye Handbook

A comprehensive eye care reference app for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and students. It offers diagnostic tools, treatment references, calculators, educational resources, and community forums to support eye care professionals.

Highlights
  • Diagnostic and treatment reference
  • Eye calculators (visual acuity, diabetic retinopathy, etc.)
  • Medication and pharmacopeia
  • Ophthalmology and optometry journals
  • Patient education tools
  • Peer-to-peer forums
  • Eye atlas and diagrams
Features
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Eye Handbook (EHB) is an eye care reference book and an all-in-one app for Ophthalmologists, Optometrists as well as Students/Residents pursuing the field of eye care. The Eye Handbook is a smartphone diagnostic and treatment reference app for Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. Below is a list of some of the common features. -Eye Calculators -Transposition Calculator -Visual Acuity Calculator -Age to bifocal -Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Calculator -Dry Eye Disease Calculator -Glaucoma Risk Calculator -Thyroid Eye Disease Calculator -Retinoblastoma Calculator -EHB Indirect Camera -Ocular Trauma Score -Plaquenil Dosing -IOP-CCT -Pupillary Distance -DDX -Testing -ICD9 coding -ICD9 to ICD10 converter -ICD10 coding -Audio, Video downloads -Directory -Eye Atlas -Eye Wiki -Peer-to-peer Forums -Connecting with patients -Ophthalmology and Optometry Journals -Medication and Pharmacopeia -Journals -Eye Diagrams -Patient Education tools -RSS Feeds -Acronym List -Dictionary -Eponyms -Genetics -Mnemonics -Workups -Treatment Reference -Vision Symptoms Cards If you have content that you would like to contribute; please contact us at eyehandbook@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We are constantly striving to improve this application and welcome your feedback. www.eyehandbook.com The Eye Handbook Team

About

Control LITE

Features
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Control all the features of the Chart2020 LITE app from your iPhone You can mask, randomize, increase decrease VA sizes from your iPhone, set testing distance, display notations (feet, meters, logMAR and decimal) Control the size of the astigmatism target and the duochrome target for balancing Any function you can control on the iPad app you can control from this app You can use this app on another iPad, iPad mini or even iPad Pro.

Screenshots

Eye Handbook4 screens
Control LITE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Control LITE at none against Eye Handbook's shown. Control LITE also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Eye Handbook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 87 months). On price, 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

Eye Handbook ships an update every 3 weeks, Control LITE every 87 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Eye Handbook versus Control LITE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEye HandbookControl LITE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 87 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size480 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCloud Nine Development LLCShemesh Health Solutions PTY Ltd

Bugs and requests

Eye Handbook

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Registration process issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Incorrect medication information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Tumbling E and Landolt C charts
  • Improve search functionality
  • Provide a paid ad-free version
  • Optimize for larger screens (iPad)

Control LITE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Eye Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Control LITE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eye Handbook free?
Eye Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control LITE free?
Control LITE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eye Handbook or Control LITE have ads?
Eye Handbook shows ads; Control LITE does not.
Which is updated more often, Eye Handbook or Control LITE?
Eye Handbook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Control LITE every 87 months. Most recently, Eye Handbook was updated on October 23, 2026 and Control LITE on September 15, 2026.

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