I would say the purpose of having such tester is to test the phosphrous/phosphate concentrations to the lowest resolution as possible. That's why it is designed to test at low level concentration level of <200ppb (~0.6ppm). If you prefer to test at higher concentration, might as well just use the usual colour indicator tester...
Reason why some prefer using the phosphrous tester instead of the phosphate tester is because the former can test to a lower concentration than the latter.
From Glassbox:
Their new Checker HI736 ULR model reads traces of phosphorus to the parts-per-billion, or PPB. Yes, that’s 1/1,000th of a PPM. And best of all the Checker HI736 ULR (Phosphorus) is priced the same as the HI 713 (Phosphate) PPM resolution colorimeter–$49.99.
Compare the Checker HI736 (PPB) model to the H713 (PPM) below.The accuracy (precision) is much improved on the HI736 ULR model despite the broader P capture.