Comparison

BTT Mobile vs Colony Manager

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

Head to head
About

BTT Mobile

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a customizable remote for your Mac. Design personalized macro pads, control panels, and shortcut launchers to streamline your workflow. Trigger actions, scripts, and system commands with ease.

Highlights
  • Customizable macro pads and control panels
  • App-specific remote layouts
  • Trigger keyboard shortcuts and scripts
  • Remote keyboard and trackpad functionality
  • Integration with BetterTouchTool AI assistants
Features
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BTT Mobile turns your iPhone or iPad into a fully customizable remote control for your Mac. Create your own macro pads, control panels, shortcut launchers, and remote UIs in BetterTouchTool, then use them instantly on your mobile device. With Floating Menus, you can build custom button grids, app-specific toolbars, media controls, automation panels, and context-aware interfaces tailored exactly to your workflow. Use BTT Mobile to: • Run custom BetterTouchTool actions and automations • Build fully personalized macro pads and remote control panels • Create app-specific layouts for creative tools, coding, presentations, media, and productivity • Trigger keyboard shortcuts, scripts, Apple Shortcuts, system actions, and BTT workflows • Use your iPhone or iPad as a remote keyboard, trackpad, and command surface • Chat with your configured BetterTouchTool AI assistants (if any) Whether you want a simple set of shortcut buttons or a complete custom control surface for your Mac, BTT Mobile lets you design the interface you actually want. BTT Mobile is free but requires BetterTouchTool running on your Mac.

About

Colony Manager

Features
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Colony Manager is a private tool for running a laboratory-animal colony: mice, rats, and zebrafish, in one place, on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It is built for researchers and animal-facility staff who would rather spend their time on the science than on spreadsheets, and it keeps your records with you, not on anyone else's server. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK - Animals and housing: cages and tanks, with a visual rack and system view. Zebrafish are handled as counted group stocks, with the option to pull out individuals when you need them. - Breeding: pairs, litters, clutches, weaning, and pedigrees. - Genetics: genotypes and zygosity. - Procedures and project licences, so you can see what is allowed and what has been done. - Welfare scoring, with humane-endpoint prompts. - Alerts and reminders, gathered on a Today board so nothing is missed. TOOLS - Dosing and breeding calculators, with a clear veterinary disclaimer: they are aids based on published defaults, never a substitute for your own judgement and your veterinarian. - Reference tables for species data and EU Annex VIII severity categories, with sources. - CSV and PDF exports, and reports that assist with EU and German record-keeping (Directive 2010/63, TierSchVersV, ALURES). The app assists with compliance; it does not certify it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no adverts, no tracking, no third-party services. - Your data stays on your device and syncs only through your own private iCloud. The developer never sees it. - Works offline. Camera is used only to scan barcodes and attach photos. ALSO INCLUDED - An Apple Watch companion and Home Screen widgets for at-a-glance status and reminders. Colony Manager is completely free, with no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. Important: Colony Manager helps you keep your own records and reports. It is not veterinary, legal, or regulatory advice, and it does not certify compliance. Dosing values, welfare scores, and reference content are aids; verify them against current authoritative sources and your veterinarian, and always follow the law and your institution's requirements where you work.

Screenshots

BTT Mobile4 screens
Colony Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

BTT Mobile and Colony Manager are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BTT Mobile versus Colony Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBTT MobileColony Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfolivora.AI GmbHUmut Tank

In-app purchases

None

BTT Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Colony Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BTT Mobile free?
BTT Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colony Manager free?
Colony Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BTT Mobile or Colony Manager have ads?
Neither BTT Mobile nor Colony Manager shows ads.

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