Comparison

Chromatic vs HuePath

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

Head to head
About

Chromatic

Unwind with a calming color-based puzzle game. Arrange hues into harmonious gradients by swapping colors. Enjoy a stress-free experience with no time limits or high scores, perfect for artistic expression and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Color swapping puzzles
  • Arrange satisfying gradients
  • Reduce negative emotions
  • Challenge perceptual skills
  • Create harmony from chaos
  • Ambient music
Features
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Today’s world is too stressful, too demanding, and too chaotic. Take some time to de-stress! Chromatic is a colors-based puzzle game ideal for rest and relaxation. The concept is refreshingly simple: just tap colors to swap them until harmony is restored. You will find puzzles with the perfect hues and level of challenge for you. Express your artistic side by organizing colors into satisfyingly beautiful arrangements. Explore the endless number of multidimensional gradients that can be stretched across your screen. Get lost in captivating colors and ambient music. Chromatic allows you to: + Reduce negative emotions with relaxing puzzles + Challenge your perceptual skills + Create harmony from chaos Chromatic is: + Based on color theory and visual perception + Invigorating, yet relaxing + Satisfying and rewarding Chromatic has: + A clean interface and a simple design + Featured puzzles based on the time of year + Endless puzzles using every color imaginable Chromatic does not have: - Time limits - too stressful! - High scores - too much pressure! - Third-party ads - too annoying!

About

HuePath

A captivating puzzle game that tests your ability to match colors and follow gradient paths. It's designed to enhance color vision, creativity, and concentration while providing a relaxing and enjoyable experience.

Highlights
  • Color perception challenges
  • Gradient path matching
  • Improves color vision
  • Enhances creativity
  • Boosts concentration
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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HuePath is a fun and addictive puzzle game that challenges your color perception skills! In this game, you need to match the colors to follow the path of a gradient. Sounds easy, right? HuePath is more than just a game - it’s a way to improve your color vision, creativity, and concentration. It’s also a great way to relax and have fun. So what are you waiting for? Download HuePath today and discover the beauty of colors!

Screenshots

Chromatic4 screens
HuePath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HuePath at none against Chromatic's 1. HuePath also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Chromatic's advantage is ratings volume (4.7K vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chromatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HuePath asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Chromatic against 5.0 for HuePath. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chromatic has 4.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Chromatic's written reviews are positive against 100% of HuePath's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chromatic versus HuePath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChromaticHuePath
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.7K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.7K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan SchalkSpocksClub

Customer experience

Chromatic

All ratings4,665 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.9%

HuePath

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chromatic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tiles not registering as correctly placed
  • Progress lost when app is closed
  • Purchase validation errors

Requested features

4 requests
  • More themed and seasonal puzzles
  • Ability to save custom puzzles
  • Option to add a timer or scoring system
  • Wider color palette selection

HuePath

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chromatic

One-time1
  • Unlock Infinite Puzzles$1.99
None

HuePath

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chromatic free?
Chromatic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HuePath free?
HuePath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chromatic or HuePath?
HuePath is rated higher. Chromatic averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while HuePath averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Chromatic or HuePath have ads?
Neither Chromatic nor HuePath shows ads.

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