Colorbolt vs BalanceDisplay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, BalanceDisplay every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colorbolt | BalanceDisplay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Air Pie LLC | Shenzhen Smart Display Vision Software Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Colorbolt
- Leave a Tip$0.99
- Colorbolt Illuminated$2.99
BalanceDisplay
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Colorbolt free?
Is BalanceDisplay free?
Do Colorbolt or BalanceDisplay have ads?
Which is updated more often, Colorbolt or BalanceDisplay?
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