Resistance Color Calculator vs Electronics Reference Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Resistance Color Calculator
Easily determine the resistance value of electronic components. Simply select the number of color bands on your resistor and input the colors one by one to instantly get the resistance and tolerance. This tool simplifies a common electronics task.
- Select number of resistor rings
- Input resistor colors sequentially
- Instant resistance value display
- Tolerance calculation
- User-friendly interface
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Here's how: • Choose from the menu bar how many rings your resistor has. • Hold the resistor with the larger gap between the rings on the right side. • Select the colors of your resistor one after the other and directly receive the resistance value including tolerance, etc. Have fun easily determining the resistance values!
Electronics Reference Toolkit
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for electronics calculations and reference. It includes calculators for resistors, LEDs, capacitors, and voltage dividers, along with a unit converter and transistor database. Designed for speed and offline use, it's ideal for students, hobbyists, and engineers.
- Resistor Calculator (4/5 band)
- Ohm's Law Calculator
- LED Resistor Calculator
- Capacitor Decoder
- Voltage Divider Calculator
- Unit Converter
- Transistor Reference
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ElecKit is a lightweight electronics toolkit built for fast lookups and quick calculations—perfect for students, hobbyists, and engineers. Tools included - Resistor Calculator (4/5 band) + tolerance & range - Ohm’s Law (V/I/R/P) - LED Resistor Calculator (Vs, Vf, If) - Capacitor Decoder (3-digit & EIA codes) - Voltage Divider (2 or 3 resistors) - RC/RL Time Constant with charging curve & key points (1τ…5τ) - Unit Converter (Ω, F, H, Hz + prefixes) - Battery Life Estimator (battery type, load current, duty cycle) - Transistor Reference (NPN, PNP, MOSFET) with fast search & filters Notes * Designed for speed, clean UI, and offline use. * Reference values may vary by manufacturer—always confirm with the datasheet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Resistance Color Calculator at 60 against Electronics Reference Toolkit's 12. Resistance Color Calculator also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Resistance Color Calculator against 4.8 for Electronics Reference Toolkit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resistance Color Calculator has 60 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Resistance Color Calculator | Electronics Reference Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (60 ratings) — better | 4.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabian Schiller | Ha Do Thi Thu |
Customer experience
Resistance Color Calculator
Electronics Reference Toolkit
In-app purchases
Resistance Color Calculator
No in-app purchases
Electronics Reference Toolkit
No in-app purchases
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