Comparison

Colorbolt vs Pikar

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

Head to head
About

Colorbolt

Transform your device into a versatile color tool. Adjust screen brightness with a swipe, use it as a fill light, mood lamp, or concert accessory. Offers curated palettes, custom color creation, and unique pulsing modes.

Highlights
  • Full-screen color adjustment
  • Brightness control via swipe
  • Premade color palettes
  • Custom color creation (color wheel, Kelvin, RGB/HEX)
  • Global Pulse and individual Pulse modes
  • Rainbow and Candle light modes
  • Home screen widgets
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. FOUR 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. • Candle — Irregular candlelight with visible brightness flicker and natural color movement between golden yellow and deep orange. 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. Every palette, mode, and custom-color tool is ready from the first launch.

About

Pikar

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Let Pikar make the choice for you! Pikar is the ultimate app for group decisions, bringing fun and simplicity to any situation. Whether you're playing games, deciding who pays for dinner, or picking a random winner, Pikar makes it easy and exciting. Just gather your friends, place your fingers on the screen, and let the app do the rest! But that's not all! With Pikar, you can now rank players or divide them into teams effortlessly. Perfect for game nights, competitions, or any group activity where you need quick and fair decisions. Pikar is your go-to app for making group choices fun and stress-free!

Screenshots

Colorbolt4 screens
Pikar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pikar at Free against Colorbolt's $0.99. Pikar also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Colorbolt's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, Pikar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Colorbolt versus Pikar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorboltPikar
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
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAir Pie LLCMichal Dobes

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Colorbolt

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

Pikar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorbolt free?
Colorbolt costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pikar free?
Pikar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Colorbolt or Pikar have ads?
Neither Colorbolt nor Pikar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorbolt or Pikar?
Colorbolt ships an update fortnightly, and Pikar every 3 months. Most recently, Colorbolt was updated on November 11, 2026 and Pikar on November 8, 2026.

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