Comparison

Variable Color vs ID Checkup

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

Head to head
About

Variable Color

Easily scan and identify colors from your surroundings. Find matching paints and materials, organize your color discoveries into palettes, and share them with others. Streamline your color selection process for design, DIY, or professional projects.

Highlights
  • Scan and identify colors instantly
  • Match colors to paint and material libraries
  • Organize colors into custom palettes
  • Share color palettes with others
  • Cross-reference colors between brands
  • Attach images to palettes
Features
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The Variable Color app assists consumers, DIYers and professionals (such as interior designers, architects, paint contractors and material specifiers), streamline the color selection process. Scan color, find products that match, coordinate and complement. Color referencing, collecting, organizing and sharing has never been easier and more efficient. Variable Color offers: • Instant color match to exact colors • Speed up the color selection process • Share color palettes with friends, clients & colleagues • Material & paint libraries on your mobile device • Cross reference colors between brands & materials Color referencing, collecting, organizing and sharing has never been easier, more accurate and more efficient. A Color Reference System of a Different Color The Variable Color system changes the way modern color management systems operate. The compact size and mobility allow for easy collection and identification of color, which is critical, as you may never know when a color will inspire you. The COLOR MUSE system gives you the ability to match these colors to color and material libraries. Making color matching more black and white The Variable Color system can differentiate colors the human eye isn’t able to. Our technology can be broken down into three essential components. The Variable Color app allows color referencing, selection and inspiration collection to streamline the color selection process. Features: • Scan, store, file and reference colors • Reference scans against color libraries • Scan colors and store them in your custom palettes • Remembers device connections for connecting with ease during later usages • Provides paint and material matching for leading U.S. and International paint companies • Browse full color libraries of paint and material manufacturers • Attach pictures to your inspirational palettes About Variable Inc. Variable, Inc. is an industry leader in color hardware technology, color mobile app development, digital color referencing and color library management across multiple industries throughout the world.

About

ID Checkup

Features
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ID Checkup provides high accuracy to ensure the photo on the ID corresponds to the person you are seeing. It’s easy to use, fast, and reliable, making it the ultimate tool for enhancing security in digital or live interactions. Your privacy is our priority. With ID Checkup, rest assured that your photos are never stored. The app servers processes images in real-time and does not retain any personal photo data, making ID Checkup fully private and secure for all users.

Screenshots

Variable Color4 screens
ID Checkup1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Variable Color at Free against ID Checkup's $1.99. ID Checkup's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Variable Color is free to download; ID Checkup costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Variable Color versus ID Checkup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVariable ColorID Checkup
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVariable Technologies LLCPietro Garosi

In-app purchases

None

Variable Color

No in-app purchases

None

ID Checkup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Variable Color free?
Variable Color is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ID Checkup free?
ID Checkup costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Variable Color or ID Checkup have ads?
Neither Variable Color nor ID Checkup shows ads.

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