# Montessorium: Intro to Colors — user reviews > 22 indexed App Store user reviews of Montessorium by Higher Ground Education Inc, rated 4.71/5 from 14 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/montessorium-intro-to-colors/id630682398/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/montessorium-intro-to-colors/id630682398.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (2 of 22) ### 5/5 — Another great app from Montessorium! *2013-05-31* I just downloaded the Intro to Color app into my iPhone and of course, needed to "test" it before I see my grandkids in a week. It has sections that work great for different age groups, from the simple primary colors on up to gradients (I even learned a lot from that one). Whenever there is a new Montessorium app I download immediately as each one is a wonderful fun learning tool for my grandchildren. ### 5/5 — Montessorium's Best App Yet *2013-05-30* My four year old summed up this app best: "it's just soooo cool!" This app takes the foundations and aesthetics of Montessori and fully leverages the intuitive interface of the iPhone & iPad. It is just simply beautiful. My daughter spent over 45 minutes on her first use of the app and continues to come back time and again to the Color Wheel and Search. What a beautiful way to introduce children to colors and, indirectly, art. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crashes *2016-02-11* App crashes before I can even try it out :( ### 1/5 — Only Covers The Americas *2015-01-13* This is a great app but sadly only covers the Americas. Since our home country is China this is not as useful as I'd like it to be. I'm hoping the rest of the continents will soon be covered. ### 1/5 — wished i checked to see if a youtube video was available first *2014-09-13* game is so slow and boring. i can’t even get my kid to look at it. ### 2/5 — Bad design *2016-12-16* This app is pretty bad. Don't waste your money. It's super simple so how the programmers made such obvious mistakes is beyond me. For example, one of the main features is matching two like colors. However the blank spots the child is supposed to move the poorly designed thimble graphic to are too close together. This confuses a child about which side to match it to. Also it's buggy. If you tap one of the ridiculously poorly designed thimble graphics and drag it the wrong way it vanishes from the screen. I'm guessing this app was part of a high school app building class or something because no professional programmer would have come up with such a bad design. ### 2/5 — Not much value ... *2014-02-21, version 1.2.1* ... this app is clearly not in the same league as the other excellent Montessori apps. The colour blender wheel is the only proper interactive part, however buggy to operate, and done in 5 minutes with a 4 year old. ### 2/5 — Be Warned - This app has too many bugs *2013-08-26, version 1.1* Montessorium is doing some great work but its apps are generally too expensive, given the limited range of features in each app. My four-year old daughter loves colours and we downloaded this Intro To Colors app for her. Unfortunately, the main feature that my daughter likes - the 'search' game, where one must identify colored objects - does not work at all. We have tried erasing and re-downloading a few times. So be warned. Perhaps Montessorium will have a bug-fix in their next update. August 2013. ### 2/5 — Not what I thought *2013-06-09* This app keeps crashing. I was hoping for a more substantial app. While this is a good start, I expected a color wheel and a little more explanation in color theory than just listing the primary, secondary, tertiary colors etc. a bit disappointing for someone who loves color 😞 ### 2/5 — Secondary? *2013-06-08* Since when are black, grey and white secondary colors? Yes it is cute and interactive but the color theory is incorrect. Also, the Mondrian inspired image on the app is not in the content. Wish I could get a refund. Not accurate and not as advertised. ### 4/5 — Intro To Colors *2016-12-02* This is a well designed application that does a fine job of introducing children to the world of colors. The app focuses on not just standard primary colors but secondary ones as well as gradient mixtures. The app uses voice narration to guide the users and a tap and move function in order to achieve color identification. The menu design is simple enough to where kids can pretty much use the app themselves without adult interference. This is important in that children can learn not just colors but how to navigate applications themselves. ### 4/5 — One dimensional *2014-09-02* Nice but very simple. My 4 yr old likes it but it doesn't hold his attention for more than a couple minutes ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My 2 year old loves it *2023-08-14* He has begun to show signs of autism and adhd. Has had trouble learning colors and stuff like that. This is a game changer for us. Thank you ### 5/5 — Stays true to Montessori *2020-05-07* This apps stays true the Montessori 3 period lesson which is essential for learning things properly. Plus the apps is beautiful. Honestly this is a better solution than actual physical color tablets. Just so grateful for this app. Imagine your 2 year child being able to learn all the colors and even grade them from dark to light within a month at most. ### 5/5 — Works great! *2018-02-11* New version works great and my daughter loves it. **Developer response:** Hey there! We're sorry for the trouble you've experienced with the app. We've made several updates since you wrote in, would you be interested in trying the app one more time? We'll be updating for iOS 11 soon as well, which will hopefully solve the issue you're experiencing! Our apologies again for the trouble, we'd love to get it sorted for you. ### 5/5 — Beautiful! *2013-06-18* A clean, beautiful app. What a wonderful way to provide the essence of a classic Montessori presentation outside the classroom! ### 5/5 — Beautiful App *2013-06-15* This is one beautifully designed app. The simplistic graphics, sound, and effects help keep your attention to the task of learning about colors - primary colors, secondary colors and color gradients. There are also 2 activities - one for exploration (painting), and one to test your ability to fully integrate the material (color search). I love how the material flows from basic matching to being able to recognize the sound of the color's name. In the primary and secondary color sections, you scatter spools of color by shaking the iPad, and then match the color spools. Something I would like to see is the ability to scatter the spools by sweeping the screen with your fingers. There is nothing that makes me more nervous then a toddler shaking my very expensive iPad. Selecting a color in the gradient section by spinning the color wheel is a delight to the senses. In this section, you grade a specific color from dark to light. In the open painting section you are given only the 3 basic primary colors - which can then be mixed in intensity/saturation and together to make new colors. Correct answers are reinforced with verbal encouragement, wrong answers are not acknowledged as "wrong" but give you a subtle nudge to try again. I highly recommend this app. ### 5/5 — Superb! *2013-06-05* This app is wonderful and keeps my 2 year old happy! Well done, Montessorium, and thank you for such a helpful app! ### 5/5 — Colors *2013-06-04* Great app! Wonderful introduction for learning about colors! :) ### 5/5 — Beautiful learning fun *2013-05-31* Its easy to use and has enough variety so my 2 yo never tires of it and is always challenged. Great app for truly learning colors. Get it! ### 5/5 — Colors *2013-05-31* I love this app! So easy to use! Love the colors ! ### 5/5 — A beautiful introduction to color *2013-05-31* All Montessorium's apps are visually stunning, but this is certainly my favorite. I love the way the app highlights individual chips early on, then shows them again in context of the color wheel and scenes sections. Speaking of the scenes, I would love to see more options, perhaps as an in-app purchase, and would like to be able to color in the black and white areas! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*