# Chroma: Color Year in Pixels — Photo a day diary & journal

> Photo a day diary & journal (iPhone/iPad app by Baltasar Jimenez.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chroma-color-year-in-pixels/id6819301462 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Baltasar Jimenez](https://appshunter.io/developer/6819301464)
- Category: Photo & Video, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 50 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, European Portuguese and 3 more
- Released: 2026-10-15
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Chroma?

Ten seconds a day instead of writing a diary: take one photo and pick the color it gives you. By December your year is a grid of colors you can read at a glance.

Chroma is a diary without words. You do not write, you look: at the sky on the way to work, the coat of the person ahead of you in the queue, the light in the kitchen. The app finds the colors in your photo, and you choose the one that was your day.

PICK THE COLOR, NOT A FILTER

Chroma offers up to five colors from each photo, the most vivid always among them, and every color has a name: storm blue, sage, terracotta. You can change your pick all day long, and add one word if the day asks for it.

A YEAR IN ONE LOOK

My year shows every day as a square, twelve months side by side. Switch to the strip and the year becomes one long gradient, from winter greys to summer ochres. Tap any day to see its card and its photo. Any month of your year can also be a poster: a calendar of your colors. Looking at it is free.

A CARD WORTH SHARING

Every day makes a card: the color edge to edge, its name, the date and your photo in a corner. Share it with the photo, or with the color only when the photo is just for you.

ON YOUR HOME SCREEN

The today widget is your color, edge to edge, with its name. Never your photo: the home screen is seen by whoever is next to you.

ONE REMINDER, AND IT KNOWS WHEN TO STOP

A single daily nudge at the time you choose, asking what color today is. It stays quiet once today has its color. Missed a day? While yesterday is still empty, a photo you took yesterday can give it its color.

FRIENDS, IF YOU WANT THEM

Invite friends with a link and see each other's color of the day, with the photo only when you share it. Or start a small group: its members see what you share today and yesterday, and joining one does not make you friends. Only friends you accept and the members of your groups see it, and shared photos are deleted after 2 days. No likes, no comments, no counters. Report or block anyone, any time.

YOUR DIARY STAYS ON YOUR PHONE

No account needed, no cloud of ours: only Friends asks you to sign in with Apple or Google, and only what you share leaves the phone. Photos are stored without their location. Export all your days, photos included, as one file whenever you like, and import it on another phone: importing adds, it never deletes.

FREE, WITHOUT A TIMER RUNNING

Photos and colors, My year, sharing cards, the reminder, the today widget, everything in Friends, the color of the week, the lock with your face or fingerprint, and exporting and importing your data: all free, permanently.

PRO, YOUR WAY

Your month and your year as posters, in five styles to print or to use as a wallpaper. Looking at a poster is free; saving it is Pro, along with the year widget and your year told in short sentences. The Pro screen opens with your own month. One payment for life, or monthly if you prefer.

WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND HERE

No streaks, no filters, no likes, no ads, no analytics.

Terms of use: https://color.baltajmn.dev/terms.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chroma Pro monthly | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chroma Pro | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Chroma safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Chroma.

## Is Chroma legit?

Chroma: Color Year in Pixels appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Chroma is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.0 — 2026-10-31

The month as a poster
- Any month of your year can be a poster: a calendar of your colors.
- Pro's sheet now starts with your own month.
- New in Settings: a short list of other apps by the same developer, each with a link to its store page.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-28

- New: a 9:16 poster of your year, ready for Instagram and TikTok stories (Pro).
- What you share now carries the name "Chroma: Color Year in Pixels", so anyone who sees it can find the app.
- Friends: signing in no longer asks for your name. You can change it in Settings.
- Clearer Friends and Settings: signing in explains each step, and signing out and deleting your account have their own section.

### 1.2.4 — 2026-10-24

- New: Friends. Invite friends with a link and see each other's color of the day. No likes, no counters.
- New: groups. Create one, invite with a link, and its members see what you share today and yesterday. Joining a group does not make you friends.
- Shared photos disappear after 2 days. Friends is optional: without an account, everything stays on your phone.
- Chroma Pro can now also be monthly, next to the one-time purchase.

### 1.0.14 — 2026-10-19

- My year fits on one screen: the whole year at a glance, no scrolling.
- Hold a color to see its name before you pick it.
- Share sits right under your card, and the photo only goes along if you include it.
- On shorter screens, Today's buttons show without scrolling.
- Better with a screen reader and with reduced motion.

### 1.0.12 — 2026-10-15

No release notes.

## More apps by Baltasar Jimenez

- [FlowTime: Pomodoro Focus Timer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flowtime-pomodoro-focus-timer/id6819302003)
- [MoodTraker: Daily Mood Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moodtraker-daily-mood-tracker/id6819302341)
- [Quilt: Habit Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quilt-habit-tracker/id6819302953)

All apps by Baltasar Jimenez: https://appshunter.io/developer/6819301464

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