GLview Mobile vs Debug for Philips Hue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GLview Mobile
This utility app provides detailed information about your device's graphics hardware, including OpenGL ES and Apple Metal capabilities. It offers access to extension documentation, shader information, and includes benchmark tests for various OpenGL ES versions. Useful for developers and those interested in comparing device performance.
- GPU hardware information reporting
- OpenGL ES and Apple Metal capabilities
- Access to extension documentation
- Shader capabilities display
- OpenGL ES benchmark tests
- Cloud storage for OpenGL information
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OpenGL Extensions Viewer for iOS displays the vendor name, the version, the renderer name and the extensions for OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 and Apple Metal. From the makers of the famous OpenGL Extensions Viewer on PC and Mac, the iPhone version can access each extension documentation, shader capabilities and also features a benchmark for OpenGL ES 1.1 to ES 3.0. Ideal if you are developing application for iPhone, or want to compare between every iPod and iPod model. CPU information, iOS revision are also reported. Main key features: • Reports iPhone/iPod hardware information (CPU frequency, Bus frequency, Operating System, Device Name, CPU model). • Reports OpenGL ES information and gives access to OpenGL Extension specification online (requires internet connection). • Reports Metal iOS 7 API feature level.. • Allow to test graphical rendering tests for OpenGL ES 1.1, 3.0, and supports features like Multisample anti-aliasing. • Submit your OpenGL information into to the Cloud storage and check the results on the Mac and PC version.
Debug for Philips Hue
This utility app helps Philips Hue developers extract bridge configurations in JSON format. The extracted data can be easily shared via email, messaging, or other applications, aiding in support scenarios.
- Extracts bridge configuration
- JSON API v1 format
- Share via email/message
- Open in other apps
- Developer support tool
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This app is intended for Philips Hue developers. It eases the extraction of the bridge configuration in JSON (API v1 format). The JSON string can then be sent by email or message, or opened within another app. One use case could be, in a support context, to get the bridge configuration from a customer experiencing troubles with an application. I hope this helps!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Debug for Philips Hue at none against GLview Mobile's shown. Debug for Philips Hue also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). GLview Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Debug for Philips Hue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GLview Mobile has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of GLview Mobile's written reviews are positive against 33% of Debug for Philips Hue's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GLview Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Debug for Philips Hue every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GLview Mobile | Debug for Philips Hue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephane Denis | Jean-Francois Hamel |
Customer experience
GLview Mobile
Debug for Philips Hue
In-app purchases
GLview Mobile
No in-app purchases
Debug for Philips Hue
No in-app purchases
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