Comparison

Color Wheel vs Interval Color Tool

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

Interval Color Tool

Create, organize, and export professional color palettes with support for modern color spaces and interpolation. Generate harmonious color schemes and manage them within projects for a streamlined design workflow.

Highlights
  • Organize palettes into projects
  • Support for multiple color formats (OKLCH, RGB, HEX, etc.)
  • Alpha channel transparency control
  • Color interpolation for smooth transitions
  • Generate color harmonies (complementary, triadic)
  • Bulk edit color properties
  • Export palettes in various formats
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Interval - Professional Color Palette Manager Create, organize, and export beautiful color palettes for your design projects. Interval supports modern perceptually uniform color spaces alongside traditional formats, giving you the tools to create harmonious, professional color schemes. KEY FEATURES • Projects - Organize palettes into projects for better workflow management • Multiple Color Formats - OKLCH, OKLAB, HSL, HSB, RGB, HEX, and CMYK • Alpha Channel Support - Full transparency control for all your colors • Color Interpolation - Generate smooth transitions between colors with customizable steps • Color Harmonies - Instantly create complementary, triadic, analogous, and more • Bulk Edit - Adjust temperature, lightness, and saturation across multiple colors • Export Options - Copy to clipboard or export in various formats • Visual Project Previews - Dynamic grid layouts showcase your color collections PERCEPTUALLY UNIFORM COLOR SPACES Interval supports OKLCH and OKLAB - modern color spaces designed for how humans actually perceive color. Create more natural-looking gradients and harmonies compared to traditional RGB-based systems. These color spaces ensure consistent lightness and smooth transitions, making your palettes look better across all media. POWERFUL INTERPOLATION Generate smooth color transitions between any two colors with precision control over the number of steps, easing curves, and hue interpolation methods. Perfect for creating gradient palettes or exploring color relationships. COLOR HARMONIES Generate harmonious color combinations instantly: • Complementary - Opposite colors on the color wheel • Triadic - Three evenly spaced colors • Square - Four evenly spaced colors • Split Complement - A color plus two adjacent to its complement • Analogous - Adjacent colors on the color wheel FLEXIBLE EXPORT Export your palettes in multiple formats: • Copy to clipboard: HSL, HSB, RGB, HEX, OKLCH, OKLAB, CMYK • Professional formats for Adobe, Sketch, and more PERFECT FOR • UI/UX Designers • Graphic Designers • Digital Artists • Brand Designers • Web Developers • Anyone working with color NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED All features are free with no account required. Your palettes are stored securely on your device with full privacy. MODERN & INTUITIVE Built with SwiftUI for a native iOS experience. Clean interface, smooth animations, and thoughtful interactions make working with color a joy. Start creating beautiful color palettes today with Interval.

Screenshots

Color Wheel4 screens
Interval Color Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Interval Color Tool at Free against Color Wheel's $3.99. Color Wheel's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Interval Color Tool 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

Interval Color Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Wheel has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Color Wheel versus Interval Color Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WheelInterval Color Tool
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman SevastyanovCraig Michael Butterworth

Customer experience

Color Wheel

All ratings1,054 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative8.8%

Interval Color Tool

All ratings1 ratings
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

Interval Color Tool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Color Wheel

No in-app purchases

None

Interval Color Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Wheel free?
Color Wheel costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Color Tool free?
Interval Color Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color Wheel or Interval Color Tool?
Interval Color Tool is rated higher. Color Wheel averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Interval Color Tool averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Color Wheel or Interval Color Tool have ads?
Neither Color Wheel nor Interval Color Tool shows ads.

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