Comparison

Palettist vs Image Shift

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

Head to head
About

Palettist

Discover a fresh color palette daily to inspire your creative projects. Customize palettes with advanced algorithms or generate your own using neural networks. Save and share your creations as PNG images.

Highlights
  • Daily auto-generated color palettes
  • Customizable palette generation algorithm
  • Discrete and continuous palette options
  • Neural network-based smooth palette generation
  • sRGB and Display P3 color space support
  • Color filtering by universal categories
  • Export palettes as PNG images
Features
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A new color palette every day! Why don't you try to draw something every day with the suggested palette? The generated palettes can be saved or shared as PNG images. Features: * A new auto generated palette everyday. * Customize the algorithm and generate your own palettes. * Discrete (up to 256 bins) and continuous/smooth palettes. * Smooth palettes are generated using a quality-customizable Self-Organizing Maps (SOM), a type of neural network. * Support for both sRGB and Display P3 color spaces. * Compare sRGB and P3 colors in P3 displays. * Work in both linear and gamma spaces. * Filter colors using universal color categories. * Export to arbitrary image sizes.

About

Image Shift

Transform your photos into unique glitch art with a variety of pixel manipulation effects. Easily create chaotic distortions, wave-like patterns, and mosaic styles with adjustable settings and real-time previews.

Highlights
  • Random Row/Column Shift
  • Pixel Sort
  • Block Shuffle
  • Diagonal Shift
  • Mirror Effects
  • Adjustable segments
  • Real-time preview
Features
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Image Shift lets you create unique glitch art and pixel manipulation effects on your photos. FEATURES Random Row/Column Shift - Randomize segments for chaotic glitch effects Row Shift - Slice your image horizontally and shift segments Column Shift - Slice vertically for a different look Alternating Row/Column Shift - Create wave-like distortion patterns Pixel Sort - Sort pixels by brightness or saturation for that classic glitch aesthetic Block Shuffle - Randomly rearrange image blocks for mosaic-style distortion Block Zoom - Zoom into grid sections for a fragmented, magnified look Diagonal Shift - Shift pixels along diagonal lines with customizable angles Mirror Effects - Vertical, horizontal, and quadrant mirroring with flip options Adjustable segments (1-200) for fine or dramatic effects Customizable shift percentage and oscillation settings Real-time preview as you adjust parameters Customize which effects appear and their order Dark mode support Save processed images directly to your photo library Perfect for creating unique social media content, album artwork, or just having fun with your photos.

Screenshots

Palettist4 screens
Image Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Palettist at Free against Image Shift's $2.99. Palettist also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.1). Image Shift's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

Palettist is free to download; Image Shift costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Image Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palettist has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Palettist ships an update every 10 days, Image Shift every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Palettist versus Image Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalettistImage Shift
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (60 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings60 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid GavilanBenji Friedman

Customer experience

Palettist

All ratings60 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Image Shift

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Palettist

No in-app purchases

None

Image Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Palettist free?
Palettist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Image Shift free?
Image Shift costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Palettist or Image Shift?
Image Shift is rated higher. Palettist averages 4.8 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Image Shift averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Palettist or Image Shift have ads?
Neither Palettist nor Image Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Palettist or Image Shift?
Palettist ships an update every 10 days, and Image Shift every 2 days. Most recently, Palettist was updated on November 6, 2026 and Image Shift on November 5, 2026.

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