Coloring Adventures vs Clemson Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coloring Adventures
Explore a vibrant world of illustrations with a variety of coloring tools. Unwind and express your creativity with detailed animal and plant designs. Save and share your unique masterpieces with ease.
- Free pack of 6 illustrations
- Expandable collection with new art packs
- Shade, blend, and sketch tools
- Customizable color palettes
- Share creations on social media
- Save and revisit progress
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Lose yourself in an adventure of color and drawing as we bring the beautiful world of Millie Marotta to iPad, with her rich illustrations of the plant and animal worlds. Take the time to stretch your creative muscles, relax your mind and rediscover the simple pleasures of coloring in. Choose from three packs with specially selected animal illustrations and make your own mark, using either your finger or an Apple Pencil. Shade and color using our ingenious tools selecting colors from a special palette prepared by Millie, or pick your own. Repeat your coloring as many times as you want and easily share your work with friends and family. Key features: • A free pack of 6 stunning images to choose from • Expand your collection with new packs: Curious Sea Creatures, Botanical, Savannah Animals and Birds • An ingenious coloring experience allowing you to shade, blend and sketch with the pencil or the watercolor brush • Create your own palette using the color picker • Get inspired by Millie’s special color selection • Customize your pencil or brush • A true-to-life coloring experience to challenge and inspire (you won’t find any autofill or clean-up options here!) • Share your creations with your friends and family on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook • Color the illustrations as many times as you want and save your progress to revisit your work Make sure to share your work using #MillieMarottaApp
Clemson Self
This app allows Clemson University students and staff to borrow library materials using their mobile devices. Simply scan item barcodes with your phone and receive an email receipt with due dates. It offers a convenient, contactless way to check out books and other resources.
- Contactless borrowing
- Scan item barcodes
- Mobile checkout
- Email receipts
- Available at all locations
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Clemson Self-Checkout is an easy, contactless way to borrow materials from Clemson Libraries using just your phone! Available at all locations, including Cooper Library, Education Media Center at Old Main, and Gunnin Architecture Library in Lee Hall, and the Clemson Design Center-Charleston Library. Directions: - Download the Clemson Self-Checkout app to your mobile device - Open the app and sign in with your Clemson credentials - Scan barcodes with the camera on your mobile device and Finish - You will receive an email receipt with your items listed and due dates Questions? Visit our Ask A Librarian service to get help: https://libraries.clemson.edu/ask
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clemson Self at none against Coloring Adventures's 4. Clemson Self also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Coloring Adventures's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Coloring Adventures sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Clemson Self asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clemson Self holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coloring Adventures has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Coloring Adventures ships an update every 5 weeks, Clemson Self every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coloring Adventures | Clemson Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NatureGuides Ltd. | Meescan Inc. |
Customer experience
Coloring Adventures
Clemson Self
Bugs and requests
Coloring Adventures
Reported bugs
3 issues- Pencil/brush issues after updates
- Eraser changes color of background
- Unexpected marks/smudges when zooming/panning
Requested features
5 requests- More free coloring pages
- Additional brush/tool options
- Color picker/eyedropper tool
- Ability to save and restore progress
- Sync progress across devices
Clemson Self
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coloring Adventures
- Birds Pack$0.99
- Botanical Pack$0.99
- Savannah Animals pack$0.99
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- Curious Sea Creatures$0.99
Clemson Self
No in-app purchases
Questions
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