Comparison

Thorlabs Toolkit vs ColoriDisc

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

Head to head
About

Thorlabs Toolkit

Features
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Get convenient access to photonics calculators, equations, and other information and resources when you download this free app! This application is being continually updated to offer new types of resources, as well as to expand existing categories, so be sure to check for updates. The current version of the app includes a collection of calculators that engineers and technicians at Thorlabs Lens Systems and elsewhere have used on the floor for over 15 years. Each calculator page includes the equations used in the calculations, as well as usage notes and information about assumptions included in the equations. Additional resources include brief summaries of ray tracing, lens theory, Snell’s Law, manufacturing tolerances, and evaluation of system resolution using the modulation transfer function (MTF). History Thorlabs Toolkit builds on the excellent foundation provided by the JML Optical Calculator. When JML Optical joined Thorlabs’ family as Thorlabs Lens Systems, it provided a wonderful opportunity to expand the app to share knowledge collected from across all of Thorlabs.

About

ColoriDisc

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Colori turns color perception into a beautiful game. Each round presents a mosaic of colored patches. Most share the same hue — but a handful are quietly, subtly different. Your task: find and tap every patch that doesn't belong. Easy to learn, surprisingly hard to master. HOW IT WORKS - A reference color fills the screen as a field of tessellated patches. - Hidden among them are target patches shifted in hue, lightness, or saturation. - Tap every target before time runs out. - The easier differences vanish quickly — the tricky ones linger, daring you to find them. - Miss too many and you lose a life. Run out of lives and the game ends. GETTING HARDER AS YOU GO Color differences start large and obvious, then shrink with each level. Your eyes must work harder and harder to pick out what your brain insists looks the same. GLOBAL LEADERBOARD How does your color vision compare? After each game your score is submitted to a worldwide ranking. Set a nickname, track your personal best, and see where you stand among players around the globe. THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE FUN Colori was developed by vision scientists at Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen. Every game you play contributes — anonymously — to research on human color discrimination. You're not just playing; you're helping us understand how human color vision works. Play casually for a few minutes, or push for a top-10 score. Either way, you'll never look at colors quite the same way again.

Screenshots

Thorlabs Toolkit4 screens
ColoriDisc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ColoriDisc at daily against Thorlabs Toolkit's every 4 months. Thorlabs Toolkit's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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

Thorlabs Toolkit ships an update every 4 months, ColoriDisc daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Thorlabs Toolkit versus ColoriDisc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThorlabs ToolkitColoriDisc
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThorlabs, Inc.Karl Gegenfurtner

In-app purchases

None

Thorlabs Toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

ColoriDisc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thorlabs Toolkit free?
Thorlabs Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ColoriDisc free?
ColoriDisc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thorlabs Toolkit or ColoriDisc have ads?
Neither Thorlabs Toolkit nor ColoriDisc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thorlabs Toolkit or ColoriDisc?
Thorlabs Toolkit ships an update every 4 months, and ColoriDisc daily. Most recently, Thorlabs Toolkit was updated on October 25, 2026 and ColoriDisc on October 31, 2026.

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