Color Wheel vs Nucly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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
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Verdict
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
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.
Color Wheel ships an update every 11 days, Nucly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Wheel | Nucly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #20 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Sevastyanov | Emily 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
Color Wheel
No in-app purchases
Nucly
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Color Wheel free?
Is Nucly free?
Do Color Wheel or Nucly have ads?
Which is updated more often, Color Wheel or Nucly?
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