Comparison

Colorbolt vs BalanceDisplay

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Colorbolt

Adjust screen brightness and display custom colors with a simple swipe. This minimalist utility offers a distraction-free experience, providing hex and RGB values for chosen colors. It's designed for one-handed use and prevents screen locking or dimming.

Highlights
  • Brightness control by swiping anywhere
  • Custom color selection with Hex/RGB values
  • Distraction-free, no UI/settings
  • One-handed operation
  • Prevents screen locking and dimming
  • Delightful haptic feedback
Features
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Colorbolt turns your phone into a full-screen color Swiss Army Knife. Pick a color and swipe anywhere on the screen to control the actual brightness of your device. Use it as a fill light for photos, a mood lamp, a concert lighter, a nightlight, to sneak into bed without waking anyone, or just because it looks good. PREMADE PALETTES • 30 curated colors across three palettes — Basics, Vibes, and Moods. Useful, atmospheric, and very attractive. THREE ONE-TAP MODES • Global Pulse — Every Colorbolt pulses once per second in perfect sync and shares the same slowly drifting color. No pairing or setup. Great for concerts and festivals. • Pulse — Your chosen color rises and falls on a steady once-per-second pulse. • Rainbow — A smooth, authored 12-second journey through the full color spectrum. CUSTOM COLORS • Color wheel — Drag to any hue and saturation. • Kelvin temperature slider — Dial in warm candlelight at 1800 K or crisp daylight at 6500 K. • RGB + HEX entry — Find values from the colors, or colors from the values. • Save your favorites — Build a personal library of colors you love and use. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Access fullscreen colors directly from your home screen — white, red, your last used color, or a shortcut straight to the color picker. No ads. No in-app purchases.

About

BalanceDisplay

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Effortlessly adjust the white balance of multi-screen digital signage devices using the camera, ensuring consistent display quality across all screens.

Screenshots

Colorbolt4 screens
BalanceDisplay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BalanceDisplay at Free against Colorbolt's $0.99. BalanceDisplay also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Colorbolt's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BalanceDisplay is free to download; Colorbolt costs $0.99 up front. Colorbolt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BalanceDisplay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, BalanceDisplay every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Colorbolt versus BalanceDisplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorboltBalanceDisplay
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAir Pie LLCShenzhen Smart Display Vision Software Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Colorbolt

One-time2
  • Leave a Tip$0.99
  • Colorbolt Illuminated$2.99
None

BalanceDisplay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorbolt free?
Colorbolt costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BalanceDisplay free?
BalanceDisplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Colorbolt or BalanceDisplay have ads?
Neither Colorbolt nor BalanceDisplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorbolt or BalanceDisplay?
Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, and BalanceDisplay every 3 months. Most recently, Colorbolt was updated on October 17, 2026 and BalanceDisplay on October 12, 2026.

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