Emerald Eyes vs ChromaZoom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emerald Eyes
Magnify small text, distant objects, or intricate details with this app. It offers intuitive gesture controls for zooming and brightness, image stabilization, and a flashlight. Capture and share photos or videos of your magnified views.
- Gesture-based zoom and brightness control
- Image stabilization
- Flashlight integration
- Photo and video capture
- AR headset compatibility
- Advanced image filters
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Want to read the ingredients on a package? Emerald Eyes can help you. Want to see the details of a Gothic building? Emerald Eyes can help with that too. Emerald Eyes has been designed to make it easier to see things near and far. Zoom in and out with a single finger. You can use that same finger to brighten or dim the screen. How about freezing the image? Sure, that same finger can do it all! Gestural commands save time and there is no need to hunt for tiny little onscreen icons, just simply slide or hold your finger on the screen. Emerald Eyes has a few more tricks up its sleeve. Try one of the advanced filters designed to make images easier to see. Or try image stabilization to reduce shakiness. You can even turn on the phone's flashlight for a bit more light. That's not all, you can take photos and videos so you can share your experiences with family and friends. Easily convert Emerald Eyes into a pair of electronic binoculars. Simply slide your phone into an Augmented Reality (AR) headset. With a Bluetooth game or media controller attached, you'll be able to see a concert or sporting event. Or simply go bird-watching!
ChromaZoom
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The app is intended for people with color loss and/or compromised vision. Dichromatic filters make it easier to read texts for people with color loss. It is possible to zoom images up to 14x. Zooming and the filters work in still mode too App can save images to the Photos library, and share them via email or different platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChromaZoom at every 3 weeks against Emerald Eyes's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Emerald Eyes ships an update every 6 months, ChromaZoom every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emerald Eyes | ChromaZoom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Thomson | BlueSpot Szoftverfejleszto Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag |
In-app purchases
Emerald Eyes
No in-app purchases
ChromaZoom
No in-app purchases
