Wella Professionals ShadeChart vs L'Oréal Access IN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wella Professionals ShadeChart
Explore a digital shade chart for hair color, featuring realistic on-head results under various lighting. Filter shades by natural base color and access product knowledge and conversion guides for different brands.
- Digital shade chart
- Realistic on-head results
- Filter by natural base color
- Product knowledge access
- Conversion guide for other brands
- Hair simulation technology
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The Wella Professionals Digital Shade Chart is a comprehensive education tool which includes all you need to master the new Koleston Perfect Me+ and Illumina Color. - Digital Shade Chart: Browse the shade families and watch a realistic on-head result under different light conditions. filter relevant shades by selecting the natural base hair color. - Product Knowledge: Visit the Wella Professionals e-education website. - Conversion Guide: Provides formulas matching Koleston Perfect Me+ shades with other brands. The images and the videos in this App are generated by Revelation™, a cutting edge highly realistic hair simulation technology developed by Coty. It marks the connection between our traditional expertise in hair colorants over decades and our ambition to always seek new ways to improve the experience of our customers and celebrate hair colour.
L'Oréal Access IN
This app provides salon professionals with a centralized hub for educational and inspirational content from all L'Oréal Professional brands. Discover product launches, digital upskilling, trend insights, and business management tips.
- Centralized content hub
- Educational resources
- Inspirational content
- Product launch information
- Digital upskilling
- Trend discovery
- Technique mastery
- Business management tips
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CONNECT, DISCOVER, LEARN, EXCHANGE & GROW today with ACCESS powered by L’Oréal ACCESS IN brings together all 4 L’Oréal Professional brands’ educational and inspirational content. Localized to your country, salon professionals now access one single hub for all needs. Content on the platform ranges from product launches and digital upskilling, to trend discovery, techniques mastery, business management and much more. In a couple of clicks you’ll have access to everything you need from all your favorite brands. CONNECT, DISCOVER, LEARN, EXCHANGE & GROW today with ACCESS all powered by L’Oréal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wella Professionals ShadeChart at 2.7 against L'Oréal Access IN's 1.0. Wella Professionals ShadeChart also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 3). L'Oréal Access IN's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 17%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wella Professionals ShadeChart holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Wella Professionals ShadeChart's written reviews are positive against 33% of L'Oréal Access IN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wella Professionals ShadeChart ships an update every 3 months, L'Oréal Access IN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wella Professionals ShadeChart | L'Oréal Access IN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wella Company | Appectual IT Solutions |
Customer experience
Wella Professionals ShadeChart
L'Oréal Access IN
Bugs and requests
Wella Professionals ShadeChart
Reported bugs
9 issues- App doesn't load
- App doesn't open
- Stuck on initial screen
- Stuck on downloading images
- App stops working
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- App freezes
- App doesn't download
- App broken
- App crashes
Requested features
4 requests- See color names, not just numbers
- Mix shades to see results
- Show color over natural base
- Match box colors
L'Oréal Access IN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wella Professionals ShadeChart
No in-app purchases
L'Oréal Access IN
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wella Professionals ShadeChart free?
Is L'Oréal Access IN free?
Which has better reviews, Wella Professionals ShadeChart or L'Oréal Access IN?
Do Wella Professionals ShadeChart or L'Oréal Access IN have ads?
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