Comparison

Flow vs Palettable

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

Head to head
About

Flow

Create beautiful notes and drawings with realistic ink and paper. Collaborate on documents in real-time, sketch with customizable tools, and organize your work with infinite width documents and secure cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Realistic ink and paper drawing
  • Infinite width documents
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Customizable drawing tools
  • Secure cloud syncing
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Export images and timelapse videos
Features
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Flow helps you make beautiful notes and draw with realistic ink and paper. Take notes, sketch, journal and plan all within the one app. With Apple Pencil, writing and drawing in Flow feels incredibly responsive, and you can even collaborate on documents with friends and colleagues. —FEATURES— - Infinite width documents, just swipe and keep writing and drawing - Secure storage, synced between your devices - Create your own unique set of drawing tools - Colored paper with dot grid, squared, lined or blank styles - Customizable gestures - Advanced Apple Pencil support - Organize your documents with customizable notebook covers - Elegant minimal interface that puts everything at your fingertips - Export images and timelapse videos - Multitask on iPad with Split View, Slide Over and drag-and-drop Membership with Flow includes realtime cloud storage and backup for your documents and tools across all of your devices. —MEMBERSHIP— Download Flow to try it free. After your free trial, Flow requires a subscription which provides you with regular app updates and realtime cloud storage of your documents. Monthly and discounted yearly options are available. If your subscription lapses, Flow remains available in read-only mode. —QUESTIONS?— We love to speak with users, so feel free to reach out at any time via the Flow menu under Help > Contact Support. If you have a feature idea, please let us know at https://bonobo.canny.io/flow. Want to learn more about Timepage, Actions, or Flow? Visit https://bonobolabs.com to read our guides. —MORE— Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off 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. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Price may vary by location. Privacy policy: https://bonobolabs.com/privacy Terms of service: https://bonobolabs.com/terms —THANK YOU—

About

Palettable

Instantly create beautiful color palettes from any image. This tool allows precise control over color extraction and editing, perfect for designers and artists. Save and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Extract color palettes from images
  • Adjust extraction logic
  • Customize palette size (1-30 colors)
  • Edit individual colors
  • Save palettes to a library
  • Export and share palettes
Features
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Turn any image into stunning color palettes instantly. Whether you are a graphic designer, web developer, interior designer, or just someone who loves color, Palettable makes it effortless to capture the world's colors. Just snap a picture or upload an image from your gallery to extract its dominant color themes in seconds. Unlike simple color pickers, Palettable lets you fine-tune the extraction logic to get the precise results you want. You are in complete control of the final output. You can adjust the palette size to extract anywhere from one to thirty colors simultaneously. You can also customize the averaging threshold, which controls how forgiving the app is when merging similar shades. Turn it up for a clean, minimalist palette, or turn it down to capture subtle, granular gradients. Your extraction is just the starting point. You can easily edit individual colors to match your vision perfectly, and then save your favorite color schemes to a personal library. When you are finished, you can export and share your palettes seamlessly with clients, team members, or other design applications. With a clean, intuitive user interface and real-time camera support, Palettable is the perfect tool for branding, UI/UX design, illustration, photography, and home decor inspiration. Stop guessing your colors. Download Palettable today and start capturing the beauty around you.

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
Palettable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Palettable at 100% against Flow's 24%. Palettable also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Flow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price and device support 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. Flow sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Palettable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Palettable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow has 7.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Flow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Palettable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow ships an update every 6 days, Palettable every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flow versus Palettable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowPalettable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBonoboNine Lives Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Flow

All ratings7,235 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews1,007 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative66.9%

Palettable

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or becoming corrupted
  • Eraser tool not functioning as expected
  • Scrolling and zooming issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add vertical scrolling option
  • Improve line smoothing and anti-aliasing
  • Implement layers and advanced drawing tools
  • Integrate text input and handwriting recognition
  • Enhance export and sharing capabilities

Palettable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Flow

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Bonobo Bundle (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Bonobo Bundle (Annual Family)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bonobo Bundle (Lifetime)$129.99
None

Palettable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Palettable free?
Palettable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flow or Palettable?
Palettable is rated higher. Flow averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Palettable averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flow or Palettable have ads?
Palettable shows ads; Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, Flow or Palettable?
Flow ships an update every 6 days, and Palettable every 2 months. Most recently, Flow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Palettable on October 13, 2026.

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