Blume LED vs TrueHues
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blume LED
Control LEDs connected to a Bluetooth-enabled Arduino clone with your smartphone or tablet. This platform enables custom LED projects using a cross-platform app.
- Bluetooth LED control
- Arduino project platform
- Cross-platform app
- Smartphone/tablet integration
- Customizable LED projects
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Blume is a platform for LED projects. It combines Bluno Beetle by DFRobot, a cheap bluetooth-enabled Arduino clone, with a cross-platform Cordova app. This app lets you control LEDs connected to the Beetle with any smartphone or tablet.
TrueHues
Easily capture, store, and create with colors using HEX codes, RGB sliders, or photo extraction. Generate dynamic gradients for wallpapers or export them. Explore random color combinations or stick to solid hues.
- Capture colors via HEX, RGB, or photo
- Create and export dynamic gradients
- Random color combination generator
- Solid color selection
- Organize favorite colors
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Introducing TrueHues - Your Ultimate Color Companion! Easily capture and store any color imaginable with TrueHues, the go-to app for color enthusiasts! Whether you have a specific HEX code in mind, prefer using RGB sliders, or want to extract the average color from a photo, TrueHues has you covered. Key Features: - Precision Color Selection: Find and save any color using HEX codes, RGB sliders, or capture the essence of your surroundings with our photo-based color picker. - Dynamic Gradients: Create custom gradients effortlessly and set them as wallpapers or export them for use in other applications. - Randomize for Fun: Feeling adventurous? Shake things up with our randomize button, generating unexpected color combinations for a playful touch. - Solid Colors, Simplified: TrueHues caters to fans of solid colors, providing a straightforward solution for those who appreciate simplicity. - Unleash your creativity, organize your favorite colors, and bring your vision to life with TrueHues – Where every hue is a masterpiece!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blume LED at none against TrueHues's 3. Blume LED also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). TrueHues's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 107 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. TrueHues sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Blume LED asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blume LED against 5.0 for TrueHues. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Blume LED ships an update every 107 months, TrueHues every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Blume LED | TrueHues |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 107 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grant Patterson | Joshua Myrwold |
Customer experience
Blume LED
TrueHues
In-app purchases
Blume LED
No in-app purchases
TrueHues
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
