Comparison

Color Wheel vs Nucly

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

Head to head
About

Color Wheel

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for artists and designers, featuring various color wheels, a color picker from camera or images, and tools for analyzing color combinations, contrast, and light effects. It aids in pigment mixing and value checking, making it useful for both beginners and professionals.

Highlights
  • Multiple color wheel types (digital, classic, abstract)
  • Color picker from camera and images
  • AR Stencil for proportion marking
  • Color combination and swatch generation
  • Value checker and light effect simulator
  • Contrast ratio calculator
  • Pigment mixing exploration
Features
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Digital, abstract, classic - all types of color wheels in one app! A set of tools for painters and designers includes: Digital color wheel - an indispensable tool for graphic designers. Classic color wheel - a classic, versatile version of the color wheel. Abstract color wheel - a specialized color choice for abstract painting. AR Stencil - a tool for quickly marking up proportions. Color picker - a tool for obtaining color from the camera. Image Colors - take colors from an image. Color combinations - many professional color palettes for digital design and abstract art. Color swatches - a tool for choosing colors by season and mood. Grayscale - a handy tool for any painter. Value checker - checks the painting for the correct balance of value. Light tool - a tool that shows the effect of different types of light on colors. Value Breaker - simplifies painting for beginners by breaking down images into distinct values. Contrast Ratio - a tool for calculating the contrast ratio between two colors to ensure readability and accessibility. Color Group - a tool for creating large color groups. Tone - a tool that harmonizes colors within a palette by introducing a common tone as visual glue. Pigment mixing - a tool for exploring how pigments combine to create new colors.

About

Nucly

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Inside the Nucly app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later

Screenshots

Color Wheel4 screens
Nucly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nucly at Free against Color Wheel's $3.99. Color Wheel's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and chart position (#20 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Nucly is free to download; Color Wheel costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Wheel ships an update every 11 days, Nucly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Color Wheel versus Nucly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WheelNucly
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman SevastyanovEmily Sudduth

Bugs and requests

Color Wheel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • RYB color mixing not working correctly
  • Black square cannot be cleared
  • 4th color number not showing in photo color picker

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to name and save custom color palettes
  • Option to input custom HEX/RGB values
  • CMYK mode for color wheels
  • Export color palettes as image files
  • Search feature for saved color palettes
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  • Upload image to check color values

Nucly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Color Wheel

No in-app purchases

None

Nucly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Wheel free?
Color Wheel costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nucly free?
Nucly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Color Wheel or Nucly have ads?
Neither Color Wheel nor Nucly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Wheel or Nucly?
Color Wheel ships an update every 11 days, and Nucly monthly. Most recently, Color Wheel was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nucly on November 4, 2026.

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