ToptiCalc Optics Calculator vs Hoya Sensor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ToptiCalc Optics Calculator
This application provides essential calculations and conversions for laser optics, covering areas like spectral unit conversion, Fabry-Perot calculations, and Gaussian beam focusing. It's designed to be a convenient tool for quick access to important optical formulas.
- Spectral Unit Conversion
- Fabry-Perot Calculations
- Gaussian Beam Focusing
- Refraction at a Plane Surface
- Short Laser Pulse Calculations
- Pulse Train Calculations
- Decibel Conversion
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ToptiCalc - The Handy Optics Calculator for Your Smartphone! With this smart helper you’ll have the most important calculations and conversions from different areas of laser optics always at hand. The app offers some frequently used calculations from different areas of laser optics like Spectral Unit Conversion, Fabry-Perot Calculations, Focussing of a Gaussian Beam, Refraction at a Plane Surface, Short laser pulses, Pulse trains and Decibel Conversion.
Hoya Sensor
This app educates patients about blue light and UV protection lenses through simulations and images. It also allows for measuring blue light and UV radiation from various sources with a special device.
- Blue light blocking lens explanation
- Blue light and UV radiation measurement
- Simulations and images
- Patient education tool
- UV protection lens benefits
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Hoya Sensor will assist you in explaining about Blue Control lens(bluelight blocking lens), Blue light and UV to patients. This application has helpful and informative contents that shows the benefits of Blue Control and UV protection lens with simulation and images. Plus, this app enables you to measure Blue light from any light sources such as tablet(iPad) or Smartphone or Fluorescent light etc. and UV radiation with a special device provided by HOYA to help patients to have better understanding about Blue light and UV radiation. This App is intended for use by Eye Care Professionals. If you are a professional eye care practitioner, please contact your sales representative from HOYA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ToptiCalc Optics Calculator at 100% against Hoya Sensor's 0%. ToptiCalc Optics Calculator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Hoya Sensor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ToptiCalc Optics Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ToptiCalc Optics Calculator's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hoya Sensor's.
ToptiCalc Optics Calculator ships an update every 41 months, Hoya Sensor every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ToptiCalc Optics Calculator | Hoya Sensor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 28 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toptica Photonics AG | Hoya Holdings NV |
Customer experience
ToptiCalc Optics Calculator
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In-app purchases
ToptiCalc Optics Calculator
No in-app purchases
Hoya Sensor
No in-app purchases
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