ChromaMagic User Reviews

Name: ChromaMagic
Rating: 4.8 (51 reviews)

ChromaMagic

Michele Clamp

📷 Photo & Video

🎨 Graphics & Design

Customer Experience

Positive experience90.9% of reviews

Neutral6.1% of reviews

Negative experience3.0% of reviews

~ Based on 33 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is ChromaMagic Safe?

ChromaMagic appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for ChromaMagic is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 51 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

92.2% of ratings point to a safe experience

3.9% of ratings suggest some concerns

3.9% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 51 App Store ratings for ChromaMagic.

Is ChromaMagic Legit?

ChromaMagic appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ChromaMagic is 68/100.

Based on 68 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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A brilliant accomplishment…

…that keeps getting better and better. Thank you.

zumipotts

23 days ago

Response from developer

Thanks so much Zumi!

You need this!

This is an awesome app if you’re a beginner painter. As important as choosing the right color, you must mix the right value, and for this alone, ChromaMagic is invaluable. Thank you, Michele!

LoufromUSA

25 days ago

Response from developer

Many thanks Lou! Glad you find it useful in your painting

Fantastic!

This is such an impressive app and an incredibly useful tool for artists (like me) who find the Munsell system indispensable for palette choice and color mixing efficiency. Everything about it is so well thought out and beautifully implemented. It's an absolute delight to use. Version 3 was already awesome, but today I updated to version 4 and am blown away by the custom mix tool (and also the bigger image size, which was a VERY welcome improvement). Thank you so much for making my painting life more efficient, more predictable, much less confusing, and more fun! I LOVE this app. 🩷

ElleBee123

a month ago

Response from developer

More fun!! YES!! Painting should be fun and I've found that improving my color perception using ChromaMagic has opened a whole new world and made it so much easier to produce expressive work. Many thanks! (And have you tried the camera function in version 4? Great for checking values and simplifying scenes plein air)

Game Changer

I can not say enough good about this. This is a fantastic tool for painters. This is simply the best companion to color charts I have found. Thank you so much!

california human

2 months ago

Really Really Good App!

This is by far the best app I have seen in a long time. I watched Paul Foxton use the app in a YouTube video and was like “I have to have that.” It does not disappoint. Exceptionally helpful for artists. Thank you to the developer for creating such an amazing useful tool. Well worth the money.

MsHelthy

4 months ago

Best app for painters

I was looking for a good colour picker to check colours when painting, as when with a trained eye it can be hard to really see what’s going on. This is easily the most comprehensive, because it feels designed from the ground up for painters. It helps you understand your image from a values and chroma perspective. I use it all the time to understand and analyse colour and values in images I’m working from. If there was one feature request it would be a min and max values option for the colour picker. But honestly I’m just grateful this app exists at all.

AJ19SHN

5 months ago

My holy grail

I love this app , Paul Foxton recommended it in his painting tutorials . It really simplifies everything and helped me understand values better than anything else thanks

Truffles muffin

5 months ago

Response from developer

Values are so important so if ChromaMagic can help with that that's music to my ears. Many thanks.

Excellent

Very thorough, well-made & useful!

xyze3ee

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you! ChromaMagic aims to be useful so thanks!

Game changer!

I tried all the apps that help with value and chroma but this one is hands down the absolute best. Nothing even comes close. It completely opened up the Munsell color system to me right away. Once you purchase it you can use on you phone or computer! I assume iPad also but I don’t have one of those.

Jillian Lindelof

6 months ago

Response from developer

Well that's a fabulous review Jillian. Many thanks. And it's great that you're finding the Munsell system straightforward to use - exactly what I'd hoped. (And yes you can use it on iPad if you have one).

Game Changer

This app has really helped me understand the missing pieces to fully understanding the big three, hue (which is not hard) vale and chroma which are much harder. Honestly amazing! I am still thinking about getting a Munsell book but this app it just really amazing.

Jillian Lindelof

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much. The chroma piece was the game changer for me. It made colors that otherwise didn't fit anywhere in my mental map (beige anyone?) slot into place. Very happy you find it useful. As for the Munsell book. I do have one and it is nice to have the physical chips to use rather than pesky technology. But I find I use them less and less as time goes on. I don't know whether it's really worth the eye-watering expense these days.

I'm back to painting

Thanks to this incredible app, I have started painting again after 24 years. Color matching and mixing were a nightmare, then behold ChromaMagic.

Papagayo25

7 months ago

Response from developer

Can't say fairer than that! Many thanks. If ChromaMagic can help you in your painting I'm happy.

This is an amazing app

This is so useful for accurate values especially. I have been painting for decades but this app threw me into a different level. Give it a try, you won’t regret it

Experienced painter

7 months ago

Response from developer

Great to hear that - very happy it’s working well for you. Many thanks

It’s really very good

Very easy to use with a variety of useful functions. Having the samples, mixing suggestions, position on the scale and the reference all in one place/device is excellent. Initially, I had thought that easier printing of samples would have been useful but, after a couple of sessions, I’m not sure this is needed. Love it.

A Veeator

8 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for your review. Not sure what you meant about printing of samples - if you feel you need it please tell me more.

Excellent! Updated Version 3

Great for those new to colour mixing. Easy to use, colour mixing for oil, acrylic, or watercolours following Munsell system - this new version 3 picks the tube colours, and indicates how much of each colour is required - speeds up the process - and shows where those colour mixes should go. Have lots of fun!

WinterPainter

10 months ago

Terrific mixing tool

Chroma Magic gives you exactly how to mix a certain color, as on the Munsell color space. You have a nine-value scale, which is what a lot of people mix for their strings. The lowest saturation looks like a 9-value VanDyke brown scale. The highest saturation is whatever is the hue, e.g., cadmium yellow deep; my test showed seven levels of saturation. The color picker shows you within that value/saturation matrix exactly where your color lies. So it’s a great tool to use when you’re not distorting the source colors.

OldTomtomUser

a year ago

Absolutely amazing app

I’ve never left a review of an app before, but I love this app! It’s crazy how awesome I think this is. I’m new to oil painting and struggle with color and values. This app is absolutely a game changer in helping me learn. Some might consider it a crutch, but watch some of the Paul foxton videos on how he uses it and you’ll likely be sold like I am.

WhoAmI1967

a year ago

Response from developer

So glad you like the app and, yes, Paul Foxton does some great demos on YouTube using it. I wouldn't worry about it becoming a 'crutch'. I (and others) have found that the best thing about it is that it gives you immediate feedback on your color choices and your color perception improves. After a while you'll be able to identify colors more accurately even without the app.

A valuable tool

This app was already special enough to get me to pay for it (rare for me). Also whenever I show it to other people, even non-artists are amazed at its capabilities.

I think it updated, because now it has even more functionality than it did less than a year ago. I was using this app and another one at the same time to do what this app can do all by itself.

It’s a workhorse of an app for me as a painter.

If you’re a painter, just buy it.

snacks450

2 years ago

Response from developer

Well what more can I say? Many thanks for the glowing review. It makes me very happy when people find ChrimaMagic so useful.

Amazing!

There is nothing else like this. It’s game changing!

Jamie H78

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks Jamie. Very happy you like it!

Grid overlay

Thank you for adding this feature!

Vagrammie50

2 years ago

Response from developer

Many thanks for the review! Great that you're using it plein air! I haven't used it much outside but I'm glad its working for you.

Best color app out there

I rarely, very rarely give reviews on apps, but this app is the best learning tool I have found. Not only does it help me with the color, it helps me find a paint that is close to the color that is selected. I can compare the color but most of all the value. This is the best money I have invested in any app.

jay wonsettler(real person)

2 years ago

Response from developer

Many thanks Jay. So glad you like the app. And great that you use it as a learning tool. I'm a painter too and it has helped me enormously with my color and value perception. I wish I'd had it 10 years ago!