Comparison

Cone Color Picker & Identifier vs Poster Patchwork

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cone Color Picker & Identifier

This app is a premium color identification and exploration tool for designers. It offers precise Pantone matching, real-time color analysis, and various color code formats. Users can save, organize, and export color palettes, enhancing their design workflow.

Highlights
  • Pantone color matching
  • Real-time color identification
  • Multiple color code formats (Hex, RGB, CMYK, HSL, etc.)
  • Color harmony suggestions
  • Personal color library
  • Extract colors from photos
  • Organize and export color palettes
Features
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Cone: The Designer's Premium Color Tool Designed by a designer, for designers, Cone sets a new standard on the App Store. It's not just an app; it's a beautifully designed experience, offering an intuitive and precise color exploration tool. As the only App Store offering licensed by Pantone, Cone ensures you always have access to the most updated Pantone shades. Top Features: 1. Pantone Matching: Snap any color, and Cone seamlessly matches it to the closest Pantone shades (Coated and Uncoated). With up to 10 Pantone recommendations, ranked by matching precision, never second guess your color choices again. 2. Real-time Color Identification: Open the app and watch it work instantly. It identifies colors on the go, displaying the name and hex code (can be changed to RGB, CMYK, or HSL). 3. Extended Color Codes: Dive deeper into the color spectrum with extended codes. From RGB and Hex to CMYK, HSL, LAB, HSV, and XYZ, Cone offers a spectrum of possibilities. 4. Color Harmonies: Uncover the relationships between colors. Discover complementary, analogous, and more harmony patterns, enhancing your design process. 5. Personal Color Library: Capture and store colors that inspire you. Whether cataloging real-world inspirations or manually adding via hex codes, your library reflects your design journey. 6. Gallery Color Picking: Tap into your gallery and extract colors from photos. 7. Bucket Organization & Exports: Organize your colors into buckets and export them as beautifully laid-out palettes. 8. Manual Color Accuracy: Adjust colors in challenging light conditions. Combined with the built-in torch mode, Cone ensures accuracy even in tricky environments. 9. Freeze Frame: Are the colors on move? Instantly freeze the frame and pick colors in your own time. 10. Colorblind Mode: This mode toggles the color names in the live preview to show simplified names like Blue, Green, Red, etc instead of names like Brandy Rose to make it easy for Colorblind people to identify colors. 11. Quick Code Copy: Copy color codes with a single tap and bring them into other design tools. With Cone, you're equipped with a comprehensive toolkit tailored for designers who seek perfection. --- You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page in settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/kushsolitary/privacy-policy/blob/master/Cone.md Terms of Use: https://github.com/kushsolitary/privacy-policy/blob/master/Cone-terms.md --- More info at https://cone.app

About

Poster Patchwork

This tool helps you arrange multiple images to create a custom poster. It calculates the size and position of each image, allowing you to print, cut, and assemble your unique design.

Highlights
  • Image arrangement for posters
  • Size and position calculation
  • Printable image output
  • Custom poster creation
Features
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Poster Patchwork uses several processes to calculate both the size and position of an array of images. These images are then able to be printed out, cut to size, and pieced together to make a poster of your choice.

Screenshots

Cone Color Picker & Identifier4 screens
Poster Patchwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Poster Patchwork at 5.0 against Cone Color Picker & Identifier's 4.5. Poster Patchwork also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Cone Color Picker & Identifier's advantage is ratings volume (195 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cone Color Picker & Identifier sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Poster Patchwork asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poster Patchwork holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cone Color Picker & Identifier has 195 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Cone Color Picker & Identifier's written reviews are positive against 100% of Poster Patchwork's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cone Color Picker & Identifier versus Poster Patchwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCone Color Picker & IdentifierPoster Patchwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (195 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings195 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMystical Bits, LLCJeremy Potter

Customer experience

Cone Color Picker & Identifier

All ratings195 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative25.6%

Poster Patchwork

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cone Color Picker & Identifier

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Doesn't open anymore
  • Moving swatches not easy
  • Deleting not just a swipe
  • Confused about buckets
  • Adding colors to bucket broken
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  • Crashes when exiting color selection
  • App crashes immediately
  • Doesn't identify color correctly
  • Only live camera

Requested features

19 requests
  • Include Munsell notation
  • Add PMS reference numbers
  • Add LAB value for scanned colors
  • Option to choose color space in real-time view
  • Add Pantone Solid Coated colors
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  • Copy closest Pantone hex
  • Add Share sheet support
  • Add custom labels
  • Ability to name/add notes to colors
  • Way to group color selections
  • Use on existing photos
  • Zoom frozen image
  • Average parameters over longer periods
  • Spatial filtering for glare/lighting
  • Import picture from Photos
  • Choose photo recognition from album
  • Ability to delete multiple colors
  • Display colors on side of screen when picking
  • Make a mini game for finding colors

Poster Patchwork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cone Color Picker & Identifier

Subscriptions4
  • Cone Pro (weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Cone Pro (monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Cone Pro (yearly)2 variants$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cone Pro (lifetime)$24.99
None

Poster Patchwork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cone Color Picker & Identifier free?
Cone Color Picker & Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poster Patchwork free?
Poster Patchwork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cone Color Picker & Identifier or Poster Patchwork?
Poster Patchwork is rated higher. Cone Color Picker & Identifier averages 4.5 out of 5 from 195 ratings, while Poster Patchwork averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cone Color Picker & Identifier or Poster Patchwork have ads?
Neither Cone Color Picker & Identifier nor Poster Patchwork shows ads.

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