# Color Wow — Color pop and recolor photo FX

> Selective color photo editor for creating color splash and recoloring effects. (iPhone/iPad app by Stuart Rowlands.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-wow/id1308809678 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stuart Rowlands](https://appshunter.io/developer/1737936319)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 1.80/5 from 27 App Store ratings · 22 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-11-11
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-wow/id1308809678/reviews.md

## What is Color Wow?

Introducing the newest selective color app! Color Wow helps you to create a color pop effect on your photos. Make your images black and white while keeping one color. Color Wow also allows you to change the color of an object in a color photo.

Color Wow makes it easy for you create cool photo effects:

- Black and white photos where your lips are red
- Make everything in a photo the same color
- Change color of the sky in a photo
- Make an object colored when the rest of the photo is black and white to create a color splash
- Give yourself a different eye color
- Change the color of your shirt
- Brighten colors in your photos.

To use Color Wow to create a color pop effect:

1. Load a photo from your photo library that you want to recolor
2. Tap and drag to select the color you want to remain colored
3. Toggle the grayscale to change the rest of the colors in the photo to grayscale
4. Adjust the Tolerance sliders to create your desired effect
5. Save your photo or export your photos to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and other social networks.

Color Wow comes loaded with these cool features:
- Change the hue of a color in a photo
- Adjust the tolerance to create as much or as little color
- Control the strength to create a brighter or duller feature color
- Manually paint an area to exclude from the color effect

The possibilities for your creativity are endless. We hope you enjoy using Color Wow!

## Key features

- Selective color pop effect
- Recolor objects
- Change color hue
- Black and white conversion
- Adjust color tolerance
- Manual painting for exclusion

## Recent user reviews (10 of 22)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-wow/id1308809678/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money

*2023-01-20*

It doesn’t work. I’m very unhappy

### 1/5 — Awful. I want my money back

*2021-05-03*

Literally unusable. I want my money back.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2021-04-06*

I want to delete this app and get my $1.99 back. There is no information on details . Very unhappy!

### 1/5 — It does NOTHING!!!!!

*2021-03-06*

The app doesn't work at all AND there are NO instructions to make sure its not user error!!!!

### 1/5 — ColorWow

*2021-01-08, version 1.1*

Wish I’d read the reviews, don’t waste your money

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money

*2020-12-18, version 1.1*

Complete rubbish

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2020-11-27, version 1.1*

Confusing no undo feature, not alot of features, delete want a refund

### 1/5 — Do not purchase

*2020-10-24, version 1.1*

Does not do anything! Do not waste your money! Buy a different app.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all

*2020-10-24*

This app is not intuitive at all and has no instructions, works terribly...any way to get a refund? I’m deleting it.

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2020-05-08*

It won’t do anything at all on any of my pics. I can’t find any tutorial or directions. Waste of $2.00!!! Don’t waste your time!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Color Wow

### What does the Color Wow app do?

This app allows you to create selective color effects on your photos. You can make an image black and white while keeping a specific color prominent, or change the color of individual objects within a photo. It's designed for creative photo editing and highlighting specific elements.

### How do I use the color pop effect?

To use the color pop effect, load your photo, then tap and drag to select the color you want to remain colored. You can then toggle the grayscale to convert the rest of the image. Adjust tolerance sliders to refine the effect and save or export your edited photo.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, the app is free to use and does not contain in-app purchases or advertisements. You can enjoy all its features without any cost.

### What kind of creative effects can I achieve?

You can achieve a variety of creative effects, such as making lips red in a black and white photo, changing the color of the sky or a shirt, giving yourself a different eye color, or making a single object stand out with a color splash effect. The possibilities for creative editing are presented as endless.

### Can I change the hue of a color?

Yes, the app includes a feature to change the hue of a color in your photo. This allows you to not only isolate colors but also modify their shades to achieve different looks and creative outcomes.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2017-11-13

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

NEW: Paint areas to exclude from the color effect
Bugfix: Fixed color select issue on some devices

### 1.0 — 2017-11-11

No release notes.

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All apps by Stuart Rowlands: https://appshunter.io/developer/1737936319

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