Comparison

Drawing References Pro vs Color Palette Conversion

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

Head to head
About

Drawing References Pro

Access a vast library of portrait and pose references for artistic practice. Enhance your workflow with tools like photo import, mirroring, grids, and timed gesture drawing. Compare your work directly to references with a unique transparent overlay feature.

Highlights
  • Portrait and pose reference library
  • Import photos from phone/Google Drive
  • Reference manipulation tools
  • Timed gesture drawing mode
  • Transparent overlay comparison
Features
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Do you like portraits or figure drawing? Then welcome! Here is what you will find in our app: * Huge collection of portrait and pose references for your practice. * Import your own photos from phone or Google Drive. * Flip, mirror, always on screen, customizable overlay grid, convert to greyscale, blur, ... everything you need to turn your reference photo into a stunning drawing. * Timed mode for gesture drawing practice. AND: Take a photo of your drawing and compare it with the reference using our unique transparent overlay ... that's hard to explain ... you just need to try it for yourself :-) Very helpful, you'll see! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.drawingreferencesapp.com/privacy-policy/

About

Color Palette Conversion

Easily transfer color palettes between various design tools and code formats. Import from files or text, and export to formats compatible with popular software and programming languages. Ideal for designers and developers needing to reuse colors across different projects and platforms.

Highlights
  • Import from design files (ASE, ACO, GPL, Procreate, Affinity)
  • Extract colors from text/code (Hex, RGB, CSS, JSON, Swift)
  • View and inspect colors in multiple formats
  • Convert palettes between various formats
  • Export palettes to design files
  • Export palettes as code snippets
  • Generate shareable palette images
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Universal Palette Converter (UPC) helps you move color palettes between formats without rebuilding them manually. Import palettes from design tools, files, or raw text/code, then export them into formats that work elsewhere. It’s useful if you’ve ever needed to reuse colors across apps or environments. Examples: - For designers: export a palette from Affinity and import it into Procreate - For developers: copy colors from one codebase and reuse them in another - From design to code: take colors from a UI file and export them as CSS or JSON - From anywhere: extract colors from text, a website, or a document and turn them into a usable palette What you can do: - Import palettes from common design formats (ASE, ACO, GPL, Procreate, Affinity, Sketch, Corel, and more) - Extract colors from text or code (Hex, RGB, HSL, CSS, JSON, JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, XML, Dart, etc.) - View and inspect colors in multiple formats and color spaces - Convert palettes between formats - Export to files for design tools (ASE, ACO, GPL, Procreate, Sketch, and others) - Export as code (CSS, JSON, JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, Dart, XML, SVG, etc.) - Generate palette images (PNG, JPEG) for sharing Other details: - Works fully offline - No account required --- Import from: Files: - Adobe Color Book (ACB) | .acb - Adobe Color Book Legacy (ACBL) | .acbl - Adobe Color Swatch (ACO) | .aco - Adobe Color Table (ACT) | .act - Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) | .ase - Affinity Designer Palette | .afpalette - ArtRage 6 Color Palette (COL) | .col - Color Exchange Format (CXF) | .cxf - ColorSchemer Studio | .cs - CorelDraw 4 Palette | .pal - GIMP Palette | .gpl | Gimp, Inkscape, Krita, KolourPaint, Scribus, CinePaint, MyPaint - Homesite Palette | .hpl | Allaire Homesite, Macromedia ColdFusion - KOffice Palette | .colors | Calligra Suite, KDE Applications - Paint.NET Palette | .txt - Procreate v1 Swatches | .swatches - Procreate v5 Swatches | .swatches - Jasc / Corel Paint Shop Pro Palette | .pal, .psppalette - Rebelle | .txt, .colors - Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) | .pal - Scribus Swatch | .xml - sK1 Palette | .skp | sK1 - Skencil Palette | .spl | Skencil, sK1 - Sketch Palette | .sketchpalette - StarOffice Colors | .soc | StarOffice, OpenOffice, LibreOffice Any text containing the following formats: - Hexadecimal color codes - CSS/SCSS/LESS color values and variables - JSON - JavaScript/TypeScript constants - XML/Java/Kotlin - iOS Swift/Objective-C UIColor - macOS Swift/Objective-C NSColor - .NET Color - Flutter Color - Apple Property List (plist) --- Export to: Files: - Adobe Color Swatch (ACO) | .aco - Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) | .ase - ColorSchemer Studio | .cs - CorelDraw 4 Palette | .pal - GIMP Palette | .gpl, .gimp | Gimp, Inkscape, Krita, KolourPaint, Scribus, CinePaint, MyPaint - Homesite Palette | .hpl | Allaire Homesite, Macromedia ColdFusion - KOffice Palette | .colors | Calligra Suite, KDE Applications - Paint.NET Palette | .txt - Procreate v1 Swatches | .swatches - Jasc / Corel Paint Shop Pro Palette | .pal, .psppalette - Rebelle | .txt, .colors - Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) | .pal - Scribus Swatch | .xml - sK1 Palette | .skp | sK1 - Skencil Palette | .spl | Skencil, sK1 - Sketch Palette | .sketchpalette - StarOffice Colors | .soc | StarOffice, OpenOffice, LibreOffice Text: - Color values in various color spaces and representations (Hex, RGB, HSL, etc.) - Web colors (CSS, SCSS/SASS, LESS, JS, JSON) - Tailwind v3 and Tailwind v4 config - XML, Java, Kotlin - Apple formats (plist, Swift, Objective-C) - .NET formats (C#, VB.NET) - Flutter formats (Dart) - SVG Images: - PNG, JPEG - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://albemala.me/privacy/

Screenshots

Drawing References Pro4 screens
Color Palette Conversion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Color Palette Conversion at Free against Drawing References Pro's $4.99. Drawing References Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

Color Palette Conversion is free to download; Drawing References Pro costs $4.99 up front. Color Palette Conversion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Drawing References Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing References Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing References Pro ships an update every 2 months, Color Palette Conversion every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Drawing References Pro versus Color Palette Conversion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing References ProColor Palette Conversion
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#155 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerfnx.ioAlberto Malagoli

Customer experience

Drawing References Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Color Palette Conversion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drawing References Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Color Palette Conversion

Subscriptions1
  • Access for a week$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$7.99

Questions

Is Drawing References Pro free?
Drawing References Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Palette Conversion free?
Color Palette Conversion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing References Pro or Color Palette Conversion?
Drawing References Pro is rated higher. Drawing References Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Color Palette Conversion averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Drawing References Pro or Color Palette Conversion have ads?
Neither Drawing References Pro nor Color Palette Conversion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing References Pro or Color Palette Conversion?
Drawing References Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Color Palette Conversion every 6 weeks. Most recently, Drawing References Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Color Palette Conversion on October 27, 2026.

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