Vision Toolbox vs EyeConsulting+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vision Toolbox
This application provides eye care professionals with over 500 digital test screens and images for vision assessment and screening. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for near vision, distance vision, patient education, and dispensing, all accessible on an iPad.
- Over 500 test screens and images
- Near vision assessment tools
- 3-meter distance vision assessment
- Patient education images and videos
- Digital dispensing tools
- On-screen rulers and protractors
- Eye-related calculation toolkit
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Thomson Software Solutions is the leading provider of software for eye care professionals in Europe and has users all over the world. This application joins a family of software for vision assessment and screening originally devised by Professor David Thomson. Replace all your test types, near charts, near testing units etc. with over 500 test screens and images in one slick application. The Vision Toolbox exploits the superb graphics capabilities of the iPad to provide a huge range of vision assessment tools for eye care professionals (ophthalmologists, optometrists, orthoptists and opticians). Access different tests by simply rotating the iPad and view variations by swiping the screen. Select the test that you want directly by viewing the thumbnail gallery and draw on the screen using your finger. Pan and zoom some of the images or display as a slide show. No eye care professional can afford to be without it! The tools are divided into five categories: Near vision assessment: By holding the iPad at a normal reading distance, The Vision Toolbox can be used to assess a wide range of near vision functions including: - Test types (Adult and children's test types) - LogMAR reading test - LogMAR near charts - Task images (Maps, books, newspaper etc. to ensure the patient can perform these real world tasks) - Binocular vision tests (fixation disparity, binocularity, suppression, stereopsis, 3D red/green anaglyphs) - Duochrome (dots, letters, rings) - Amsler (positive and negative contrast, draw directly on charts and email the results) - Fixation targets (clown, crosses, letters, cartoons) - Miscellaneous (convergence, astigmatism, Maddox rod) 3 metre assessment: View Vision Toolbox from 3 metres and you can assess a wide range of distance vision functions. Handy for home visits, vision screening or testing children. - LogMAR charts - Snellen charts - Single letter charts - Children's visual acuity (Tumbling Es, linear logMAR) - Duochrome (dots, letters, rings) - Cross cylinder (dots and rings) - UK number plate test for driving (actual number plate fonts and correct spacing) - Fixation targets (clown slide show to use during retinoscopy for example) Patient information: Wide range of images to help explain conditions to patients. Select the required image from a thumbnail gallery. Pan and zoom on all images and draw with your finger. - Eye diagrams - Eye disease (photographs of a wide range of anterior segment eye diseases) - Front of the eye (images of the external eye) - Retina (normal and abnormal fundi) - Dispensing images - Videos Dispensing tools: Replace your frame rule with a selection of on-screen rulers, protractors etc. Take advantage of the back-illuminated screen to measure CDs, bifocal heights, varifocals etc. Toolkit: Use the toolkit to perform those tricky eye-related calculations. - Visual acuity (convert between LogMAR, VAR, Snellen metres, Snellen ft, Resolution and Spatial frequency) - LogMAR scorer (help with scoring a LogMAR chart) - Vertex distance calculator - Toric contact lens over-refraction calculator - Transposition calculator
EyeConsulting+
This medical app assists eye care professionals in determining precise prescriptions for patients. It offers various tests and tools for both near and far vision assessments, including refraction data measurement and binocular adjustment.
- Near prescription determination
- Far refraction measurement
- Near vision calculation
- Binocular fine adjustment tests
- Visual acuity determination
- Reading sample tests
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The target group for the application „EyeConsulting+“ includes eye care professionals such as optometrists, ophthalmologists and opticians who are engaged in professional determination of prescriptions. This app particularly supports the determination of near prescriptions. For measuring the refraction data a selection of several tests, near distance reading samples and information about near vision are available in this app. Additonally this app offers the opportunity to perform a far refraction. 1) Educational clip "Near refraction - The easy way" 2) Calculation of the individual optical near centre distance 3) Tests to determine the addition (Duane´s figure) 4) Addition calculator 5) Tests for binocular fine adjustment (Cross-pattern test and Red-Green-test) 6) Optotypes and astigmatic fan chart for an individual near correction and determination of the visual acuity 7) Near distance reading samples 8) Optotypes and astigmatic fan chart for an individual distance and astigmatic correction 9) Tests for binocular fine adjustment at far (Cross-pattern test and Red-Green-test)
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EyeConsulting+ at $14.99 against Vision Toolbox's $59.99. EyeConsulting+ also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 34 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). Vision Toolbox's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Vision Toolbox costs $59.99 and EyeConsulting+ $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vision Toolbox ships an update every 34 months, EyeConsulting+ every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vision Toolbox | EyeConsulting+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.99 | $14.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 579 MB | 330 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Potters Bar Eye Care Limited | Rodenstock GmbH |
Customer experience
Vision Toolbox
EyeConsulting+
In-app purchases
Vision Toolbox
No in-app purchases
EyeConsulting+
No in-app purchases
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