Color Tools vs City Pointer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Tools
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With this simple but very useful app you can visualize, convert and calculate any RGB colors. You can convert the RGB values in various formats (decimal, hexadecimal and more).
City Pointer
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What city is in that direction? How often have you wondered what’s on the other side of the sea? Point your device at the horizon and City Pointer shows you the cities ahead: name, distance and population. Perfect for the curious, travellers and anyone who wants to know what lies beyond the sky. — Real-time compass: turn your device and watch cities change as you point. — Filters: maximum distance, population and country. — Search: find any city in the world and add it to favorites to locate it instantly with the compass. — Units: kilometres or miles. The app uses your location and the device compass. You can remove ads permanently with a one-time purchase; no subscriptions. Enjoy exploring the world from the palm of your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Tools at none against City Pointer's 1. Color Tools also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). City Pointer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. City Pointer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Tools ships an update every 3 months, City Pointer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Tools | City Pointer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raffaele Amuso | Pablo Gutierrez |
In-app purchases
Color Tools
No in-app purchases
City Pointer
- Remove ads$0.99
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