Pocket Colors vs Slica
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Colors
Create beautiful sketches and doodles with a user-friendly interface and curated color palettes. This mobile application offers a simplified drawing experience for creative expression.
- Sketching and doodling functionality
- Friendly user interface
- Carefully chosen color palettes
- Mobile drawing experience
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ColorBox Pocket is the mobile version of ColorBox Pro, a wonderful App to sketch and doodle beautiful drawing with a friendly user-interface and a careful choose of color palettes.This application requires iOS 10.3 or later.
Slica
Capture nostalgic photos and videos with a retro pocket camera. Apply authentic vintage looks in real-time, from Y2K magazine to warm film and B&W. Discover a variety of aesthetic filters to enhance your creations.
- Real-time retro camera preview
- Authentic nostalgic photo and video filters
- Y2K Magazine look
- 90s CRT aesthetic
- Warm Film effect
- High-contrast B&W filter
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Slica is your retro pocket camera for creating beautiful photos and videos. Get the most authentic nostalgic vibe in a single tap. With a real-time preview, you can see the final look before you even shoot. LOOKS FOR YOUR AESTHETIC - Y2K Magazine: The glossy print texture and orange-teal tones of a 2000s magazine. - 90s CRT: Vibrant saturation, pixel noise, and the retro glow of a vintage television screen. - Warm Film: A classic 35mm film look defined by a delicate wash of warm orange-yellow tones and fine grain. - B&W: A raw, high-contrast monochrome that creates a powerful and timeless feel. And many more to discover! Terms of Service: https://mindflick.tech/rolls/user-agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://mindflick.tech/rolls/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Colors at none against Slica's 2. Pocket Colors also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16). Slica's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Slica sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Pocket Colors asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pocket Colors against 5.0 for Slica. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slica has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pocket Colors ships an update every 4 months, Slica every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Colors | Slica |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Batsu | 一个念头 |
In-app purchases
Pocket Colors
No in-app purchases
Slica
- Annual Pro$7.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$24.99
