Datacolor ColorReader User Reviews

Name: Datacolor ColorReader
Rating: 4.7 (692 reviews)

Datacolor ColorReader

Datacolor Inc.

💼 Business

📊 Productivity

Customer Experience

Positive experience24.3% of reviews

Neutral6.8% of reviews

Negative experience68.9% of reviews

~ Based on 74 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Datacolor ColorReader. Based on 692 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 10 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

🎨Accurate color matching on ceiling colors
📚Comprehensive paint brand library
⚡Quick and efficient scanning process
🎯Useful complementary color schemes
👍Minimal app permissions required
💼Professional-grade tool for contractors

Negative things

🐛Frequent connection failures between device and app
❌Poor color accuracy on walls and samples
📵App requires device connection to view saved colors
🔄Outdated and missing paint colors in library
🎨Inconsistent results across different lighting conditions
📱Clunky and unintuitive user interface
🚫Registration and calibration failures
⚠️Blank page and white screen errors
🔌Requires additional hardware purchase
📉Updates reduce functionality over time

Is Datacolor ColorReader Safe?

Datacolor ColorReader appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Datacolor ColorReader is 93/100.

This assessment is based on 692 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

93.4% of ratings point to a safe experience

1.3% of ratings suggest some concerns

5.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 692 App Store ratings for Datacolor ColorReader.

Is Datacolor ColorReader Legit?

Datacolor ColorReader appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Datacolor ColorReader is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Most Recent Highest Rated Lowest Rated

Pretty good so far

Just started using it so I can’t give an accurate answer. So I’ll leave it as a 3 star review for now and edit this later for when I know about this app better

Vector Impulse

19 days ago

Works ok…but

One of the biggest drawbacks I see is the fact that you can’t delete sampled colors in your history so you end up getting a huge list up to 10,000 samples in there which gets very confusing.

Also I found if you take multiple samples without moving the sensor, it will give you different readings, which doesn’t really make any sense.

DigiHotShot

a month ago

Only fancy brands

It only gives you fancy paint brands, some I never heard of, and never Sherwin williams. I know the oroginal was a SW color, only 1 year ago. I guess they get a kick back. Shame. And so far it has not been remotely accurate.

Nuja222

3 months ago

Galère

Il ne se connecte pas sur iOS. Alors que sur Android c’est immédiat. Quelle galère! Encore 130€ à la poubelle. Je suis iOS et je n’aime pas android. Je ne vais pas acheter un tel android juste pour un nuancier.

BascoCat

5 months ago

Blank page

I’m trying to register my device but all I get is a blank page. I uninstalled, reinstalled, but doesn’t work.

Raphawell

6 months ago

Schöner Wohnen???

In wie fern ist die Schöner Wohnen Farbpalette aktuell???
Keine Farbe matcht!
Und ich habe den Farbfächer vor mir…
Die aktuellen Farben existieren einfach nicht!

Tiziano149

8 months ago

Unbrauchbar

Komme nicht über die Registrierung hinaus. Kan den coloreader somit nicht verwenden. Generell schon ein Witz wie das Gerät verarbeitet ist und der Micro usb Anschluss gibt mir richtige Retro Vibea. Für 300€ ne super Sache. Habe das neueste iPhone btw

Schnizzl69

8 months ago

Doesn’t work

I can’t even get past the registration screen . Will be sending this piece of rubbish back to Amazon. Save yourself the headache and buy a decent brand

tarifajon

9 months ago

Dumb app

I can’t get the app to work to calibrate my new device….so frustrating!

my song for you

10 months ago

Not close enough

Im scanning colors i know and colors out of the fan deck. It gets it in the ballpark. But the point of the device is to get it way closer than the ballpark. Have yet to have a correct reading. And no it isnt because "paint fades over time" blah blah blah

mmwwjj990

a year ago

Additional Hardware Required

Useless app. My phone has a camera. I shouldn’t have to buy other hardware.

Darsk

a year ago

gerät lässt sich nicht registrieren und damit nicht nutzen

sehr ärgerlich

arodgj

a year ago

Kann nicht mal Farben einer RAL Farbkarte bestimmen

Kalibrierten ColorReader liefert auf einer Farbfläche immer andere Werte / Farbvorschläge. Kontrollversuche mit einem RAL Farbfächer leider auch ohne genaue Treffer. Damit nutzlos und teuer

Gunpowderde

a year ago

Response from developer

Hi, bitte kontaktieren Sie unseren Support: https://goto.datacolor.com/colorreadersupportform der schnellste Weg, Ihnen zu helfen. Bitte beachten Sie die Informationen auf dieser Seite: https://goto.datacolor.com/ColorReader-troubleshooting und unsere FAQ-Seite: https://goto.datacolor.com/ColorReader-FAQ Ihr Datacolor Team

Sad

Unable to use it, the device is beside the phone and it is not near to connect. Fun times

Ez to return

a year ago

I press calibration and it showing calibration failed

???

DanGGur

2 years ago

Bleibt bei der Zwangsregistrierung hängen

Uund gleich zurück zu Big A.
Bleibt bei der Einrichtung im Schritt der Zwangsregistrierung mit einem weißen Bildschirm hängen.
Wer programmiert denn so einen Mi#*??

ctshh

2 years ago

Response from developer

Absolut falsche Werte

Ich habe versucht Echtfarben von Farbkarten diverser Farbherstellern zu digitalisieren. Das Ergebnis war durchweg falsch. Schade.

AdobeKid

2 years ago

Datacolor ColorReaderPro

Hochwertig. Einfache Bedienung, gute Farbübereinstimmung, top Service.

Saxon58

2 years ago

Broken

App completely broken, will not allow even to register, screen just goes white regardless of what is being entered.
Tried a support ticket, guess what, it was unable to receive tickets at this time.
Unable to use this product due to the app.
Utterly ridiculous.

Tony2Tony2

2 years ago

Needs updated color selections

I’ve had this device for a few years and it seems to have fewer current paint colors in its match library than it used to. I recently researched 7 suggested matches for Sherwin-Williams colors, and only 4 of them are still available.

Jmspdx

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, please contact our support team at: https://goto.datacolor.com/colorreadersupportform This is the fastest way to answer your questions. Additionally, you can also reference our Getting Started with ColorReader/Trouble Shooting page for helpful tips: https://goto.datacolor.com/ColorReader-troubleshooting and advice or our FAQ page for more information: https://goto.datacolor.com/ColorReader-FAQ Your Datacolor Team