myMirka vs Datacolor ColorReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myMirka
Enhance your Mirka power tools with this app. Monitor vibration exposure to prevent HAVS, standardize processes with fixed speed and auto-stop settings, and measure tool speed. Improve health, safety, and finishing quality.
- Vibration Exposure Indicator
- Fixed Speed Setting
- Auto-Stop Setting
- Speedometer
- Health & Safety Monitoring
- Productivity Enhancement
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Connect your Mirka electric power tools to the myMirka app to access additional functionalities for health & safety as well as productivity and finishing quality. Vibration Exposure indicator Avoid hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) by monitoring both your current and daily vibration exposure during sanding and polishing. Fixed speed setting Standardize the sanding and polishing process by locking the running speed of your Mirka battery tool to your chosen RPM. Auto-stop setting Standardize the sanding and polishing process by setting the maximum runtime of your Mirka battery tool. Speedometer Measure the current speed at which your tool is running.
Datacolor ColorReader
This app helps professionals and DIYers accurately match paint colors from walls or objects to popular paint brands. It provides color values and recommendations, saving time and ensuring job quality.
- Accurate paint color matching (>90%)
- Matches to uploaded fan decks
- Build, save, and share color palettes
- Color measurement history
- Color scheme recommendations
- Get paint brand color name and number
- Provides RGB, Hex, CIELab values
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Matching paint color by eye is subjective. Job quality is not. That’s why you need the Datacolor ColorReader. It matches paint color with more than 90% accuracy. All at the push of a button. All in the brand of your choice. The ColorReader analyzes the color of a wall or object and matches it in less than a second to the closest paint color. For those who need to know paint color to do their jobs. No more matching by eye and searching through fan decks or color cards. Paint confidently. Design confidently. DIY confidently. Be confident with color. Highest Accuracy Across Popular Paint Brands • Industry leading matching with more than 90% success rate • Matches color to any uploaded fan deck • Easy to use • One-click analysis • Ultra-portable • Bluetooth®-connected • OLED display for standalone device use (ColorReader Pro only) Expanded capabilities through the mobile app: • Build, save, and share color palettes • Color measurement history • Color scheme recommendations for harmonious color flow • Get paint brand color name and number • Get color values for measurements and color matches including RGB, Hex, CIELab, and more! • QC functionality (ColorReader and ColorReader Pro only) Backed by the Leading Precision Color Company For more than 45 years, Datacolor’s passion for precision color has helped us meet the exacting needs of more than a million customers whose entire job depends on the accuracy of their colors. What People Are Saying about ColorReader? “This device is incredibly easy to use - and it’s dependable.” John Metz - Haddon Painting “I love it. It cut one hour of time off my desk.” Debbie Deutsh – Interiors by Cornerstone “In this industry, time is money. If I can’t get the exact color they want, I’m losing time and material costs. “ Jon Ipock – ProTastic Painting “I have not stopped using it in matching colors to fabric and wall covering. It has saved me so much time in trying to match with paint chips.” Vincent Wolf – Vincent Wolf Associates, Inc. “There are many contenders in this field, but this in my opinion is the only one that provides the best balance between accuracy, ease-of-use and price. Whatever color you read with your ColorReader will be matched against those fan decks and the best matching returned. This is a much better alternative to purchasing multiple paint samples and trying them out, and is in my opinion the best bang for the buck.” Amazon Customer “Bought this (the lower cost one) because it seemed there had to be a better way than trying to match paint swatches to what is on the walls now. Setup was straight forward, and the app is fairly easy to use to take readings. The device accurately identified a swatch that I had, and it was straight forward to take multiple readings of the long ago painted walls in our old house.“ Amazon Customer Terms & Conditions: https://www.datacolor.com/legal/us/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: http://www.datacolor.com/legal-documents/colorreader/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Datacolor ColorReader at 4.7 against myMirka's 4.0. Datacolor ColorReader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (699 vs 2). myMirka's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and monetization model 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. Datacolor ColorReader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. myMirka asks for nothing beyond the download.
Datacolor ColorReader holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Datacolor ColorReader has 699 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of myMirka's written reviews are positive against 25% of Datacolor ColorReader's.
myMirka ships an update monthly, Datacolor ColorReader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myMirka | Datacolor ColorReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (699 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 25.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 699 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mirka Ltd | Datacolor Inc. |
Customer experience
myMirka
Datacolor ColorReader
Bugs and requests
myMirka
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Datacolor ColorReader
Reported bugs
10 issues- Blank page on device registration
- White screen during app startup
- Calibration failed error messages
- Device won't connect to smartphone
- Bluetooth connectivity issues requiring multiple attempts
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- Fan deck update stuck indefinitely
- Missing read button on iPhone XS Max
- iOS 12 compatibility broken after update
- Inaccessible color history after fan deck removal
- Support ticket system non-functional
Requested features
10 requests- Store scanned colors on phone without device connection
- Cloud sync for color history across devices
- Tutorial or guided walkthrough for app navigation
- Ability to delete individual colors from history
- Reorder colors within custom palettes
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- Search by paint swatch number
- Support for more eco-conscious paint brands
- Expanded UK/European paint brand options
- Separate color selection for trim and cabinets in photo mode
- Display custom color names in detail view
In-app purchases
myMirka
No in-app purchases
Datacolor ColorReader
- NCS Colour (monthly)$9.991 Month
- British Standards (monthly)$14.991 Month
- NCS Colour (yearly)$89.991 Year
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- British Standards (yearly)$149.991 Year
Questions
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