Comparison

xPalette vs Thinknode

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

Head to head
About

xPalette

Easily pick colors using a color wheel or by selecting dominant colors from an image. Adjust RGB values and save your favorite color combinations. Ideal for web design, home decor, or paint selection.

Highlights
  • Color wheel selection
  • Image color extraction
  • RGB slider adjustment
  • HEX and RGB value display
  • Favorites list
  • Last color memory
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Simple to use color picker - select from a color wheel or image... + Adjust RGB (Red, Green, Blue) sliders to pick your favourite colors + Website design colors + Create contrasting colors for your home + HEX and RGB colour values + Remembers last colour + Keep a favourites list of colors + Select dominant colors from an image + Use the extensive color wheel to choose your color scheme Take along to your paint stockist to prepare your off-the-wall color! Keeping the device’s screen on for long periods or using maximum screen brightness will affect the battery charge.

About

Thinknode

Features
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ThinkNode – Collaborative Mind Mapping & Concept Maps ThinkNode is a powerful, modern tool for building and sharing mind maps, concept maps, and visual knowledge structures — alone or in real time with others. Enjoy complete creative freedom on an infinite, zoomable canvas. Drag and drop nodes freely, resize them, choose shapes (circle, rectangle, rounded rectangle), pick any color, and edit text directly inside each node. Connect ideas with customizable arrows — straight or curved, single- or double-headed, solid or dashed — and add descriptive labels to connections. Collaborate seamlessly with friends, classmates, or colleagues. Multiple users can edit the same map simultaneously with live cursors, instant updates, role-based permissions (Owner, Editor, Viewer), and easy sharing via link or email invitation. Every map is automatically saved with version history. Work offline with automatic sync when you reconnect. Export your maps as high-quality PNG images or vector-ready PDFs in seconds. Key Features Infinite pannable and pinch-to-zoom canvas with optional grid background Fully customizable nodes: shapes, colors, sizes, editable text Rich arrow connections: curves, styles, labels, easy creation & deletion Real-time multiplayer editing with live presence indicators Secure sign-in and cloud storage via Firebase Auto-save, revision history, and full offline support Dark and light mode support Responsive layout optimized for phones and tablets One-tap export to PNG and PDF Whether you're a student organizing lecture notes, a professional mapping strategies, a team brainstorming projects, or anyone visualizing complex ideas — ThinkNode helps you turn thoughts into clear, beautiful, collaborative visual diagrams.

Screenshots

xPalette4 screens
Thinknode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Thinknode at $0.99 against xPalette's $1.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

xPalette costs $1.99 and Thinknode $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
xPalette versus Thinknode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxPaletteThinknode
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 50 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARK MANSERConnexa GmbH (CH)

In-app purchases

None

xPalette

No in-app purchases

None

Thinknode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xPalette free?
xPalette costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thinknode free?
Thinknode costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do xPalette or Thinknode have ads?
Neither xPalette nor Thinknode shows ads.

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