Comparison

i.d. STUDIO vs LG CHI Color Master

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

Head to head
About

i.d. STUDIO

Features
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i.d. STANDS FOR ‘IDENTITY’ something that everyone has! We believe that our professional responsibility is to ensure that we make people feel good on the outside so that they can feel good on the inside, by helping people find their true IDENTITY. Come on board, be part of i.d. Studio family by downloading our Mobile App. i.d. Hair Studi is compatible with all versions of mobile phones and tablets. Features included: - Earn and redeem points - Book Appointments - Referring i.d. to your friends - Purchase gift cards for your loved ones - Mobile store - Photo Gallery

About

LG CHI Color Master

This app empowers hair stylists and salons to digitally formulate, dispense, and manage hair color. It offers AI-powered virtual try-ons for clients and streamlined client and stylist management for businesses.

Highlights
  • AI Hair Try-On previews
  • Manual and AI color formulation
  • Client color history management
  • Stylist management
  • QR code device connection
  • Salon linking for multiple devices
  • Virtual hair color try-on for all users
Features
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CHI ColorMaster Factory — Professional Hair Color, Reimagined The official companion app for your CHI ColorMaster, rebuilt from the ground up for stylists and salons. Formulate, dispense, and manage your color business — now with a faster, modern interface on iPhone and iPad. FOR STYLISTS & SALONS AI Hair Try-On — Show clients their new color before you mix a drop. Choose their starting color, pick the target shade, and see a dramatically realistic preview — hairline, texture, and lighting included. Save and compare looks side by side. Color Manual Mode — Full control over every formula. Select from the complete color palette, including Trending Colors, 10 Minute Express Color, Tone and Gloss, Developer, and Adjustments. Set exact quantities and send straight to dispense. Color AI Mode — Let ColorMaster help you find and formulate the right color, with recommended volumes, precise formulations, and processing times. Client Management — Fully redesigned. Find clients, pull up their color history, and update their info in just a couple of taps. Stylist Management — Add, update, search, and remove stylists tied to your ColorMaster in a sleek, refreshed interface. QR Connect — Connect your mobile device to your ColorMaster with a single QR scan — about 10x faster than before. Salon Linking — Run multiple ColorMasters? Link them so clients, stylists, and formulations sync automatically across every machine — one salon or many. (Contact your ColorMaster representative to set up.) FOR EVERYONE Hair Color Try-On — No ColorMaster required. Anyone can preview CHI shades right from their phone, save their favorite looks, and share them — perfect for finding your next color before your salon visit. Download the new CHI ColorMaster Factory app and experience professional hair color, modernized. Requires a CHI ColorMaster for dispensing features; virtual try-on available to all users.

Screenshots

i.d. STUDIO3 screens
LG CHI Color Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LG CHI Color Master at every 2 weeks against i.d. STUDIO's every 30 months. i.d. STUDIO's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i.d. STUDIO ships an update every 30 months, LG CHI Color Master every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
i.d. STUDIO versus LG CHI Color Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteri.d. STUDIOLG CHI Color Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1335214 Ontario LimitedFarouk Systems

In-app purchases

None

i.d. STUDIO

No in-app purchases

None

LG CHI Color Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i.d. STUDIO free?
i.d. STUDIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LG CHI Color Master free?
LG CHI Color Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i.d. STUDIO or LG CHI Color Master have ads?
Neither i.d. STUDIO nor LG CHI Color Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i.d. STUDIO or LG CHI Color Master?
i.d. STUDIO ships an update every 30 months, and LG CHI Color Master every 2 weeks. Most recently, i.d. STUDIO was updated on October 26, 2026 and LG CHI Color Master on October 8, 2026.

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