Comparison

Color Wheel vs Poster Patchwork

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 provides a comprehensive suite of digital and abstract color wheels, along with a variety of tools for painters and designers. It offers features for color selection from images and cameras, palette generation, and analysis of color values and contrast ratios.

Highlights
  • Digital, classic, and abstract color wheels
  • AR Stencil for marking proportions
  • Color picker from camera and images
  • Professional color palette generation
  • Color swatches by season and mood
  • Value checker and light effect simulator
  • Contrast ratio calculator
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.

About

Poster Patchwork

This tool helps you arrange multiple images to create a custom poster. It calculates the size and position of each image, allowing you to print, cut, and assemble your unique design.

Highlights
  • Image arrangement for posters
  • Size and position calculation
  • Printable image output
  • Custom poster creation
Features
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Poster Patchwork uses several processes to calculate both the size and position of an array of images. These images are then able to be printed out, cut to size, and pieced together to make a poster of your choice.

Screenshots

Color Wheel4 screens
Poster Patchwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Poster Patchwork at Free against Color Wheel's $3.99. Poster Patchwork also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Color Wheel's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 2) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poster Patchwork holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Wheel has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Color Wheel's written reviews are positive against 100% of Poster Patchwork's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Color Wheel versus Poster Patchwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WheelPoster Patchwork
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman SevastyanovJeremy Potter

Customer experience

Color Wheel

All ratings1,045 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative8.8%

Poster Patchwork

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Poster Patchwork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Color Wheel

No in-app purchases

None

Poster Patchwork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Wheel free?
Color Wheel costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poster Patchwork free?
Poster Patchwork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color Wheel or Poster Patchwork?
Poster Patchwork is rated higher. Color Wheel averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Poster Patchwork averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Color Wheel or Poster Patchwork have ads?
Neither Color Wheel nor Poster Patchwork shows ads.

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