Photonics Spectra vs IzzSo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photonics Spectra
Access the leading magazine for the photonics industry on your mobile device. Read articles in a convenient format, download PDF issues, and search through archives of past content. Stay informed about optics, lasers, imaging, and more.
- Mobile-friendly article reading
- Downloadable PDF issues
- Searchable archives
- Comprehensive industry coverage
- Technical and practical information
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Photonics Spectra, the world's leading magazine covering the photonics industry, is also available as a mobile app. Features include the ability to: • Read articles in a mobile-friendly format • Download a pdf of each issue • Search archived issues Since 1967, Photonics Spectra magazine has defined the science and industry of photonics, promoting an international dialogue among the engineers, scientists, and end users who develop, commercialize, and buy photonic products. Photonics Spectra is unique in that it provides both technical and practical information for every aspect of the global industry, integrating all segments of photonics: optics, lasers, imaging, spectroscopy, sensors and detectors, fiber optics, microscopy, displays, light sources, machine vision, and more. This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.
IzzSo
This news portal delivers up-to-the-minute information, entertainment, and insights specifically for the Caribbean region. Its dedicated team of journalists and storytellers aims to provide accurate reporting and explain the 'why' behind the news.
- Up-to-the-minute news
- Caribbean regional focus
- In-depth analysis
- Journalist-led content
- Informative and entertaining
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IzzSo is an online news portal that seeks to inform, entertain and excite its readers across the Caribbean. We have a dedicated team that is focused on bringing you the most accurate and up to the minute news across our region. Inform, Entertain and Excite We are journalist, technologists and storytellers united to inform, entertain and excite. We explain not just what happened, but why, and what it means to you. We are committed to serving you with excellence in journalism.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: IzzSo at 4 against Photonics Spectra's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 5.0 for Photonics Spectra against 5.0 for IzzSo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Photonics Spectra ships an update every 10 months, IzzSo every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photonics Spectra | IzzSo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Laurin Publishing Co., Inc. | Computers & Controls, Ltd. |
Customer experience
Photonics Spectra
IzzSo
In-app purchases
Photonics Spectra
No in-app purchases
IzzSo
No in-app purchases
