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.
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.
- Portrait and pose reference library
- Import photos from phone/Google Drive
- Reference manipulation tools
- Timed gesture drawing mode
- Transparent overlay comparison
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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/
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.
- 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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Drawing References Pro | Color Palette Conversion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #155 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fnx.io | Alberto Malagoli |
Customer experience
Drawing References Pro
Color Palette Conversion
In-app purchases
Drawing References Pro
No in-app purchases
Color Palette Conversion
- Access for a week$2.997 Days
- Lifetime access$7.99
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