Comparison

NCS+ vs Paint Color Visualizer

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

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About

NCS+

Discover and select the perfect colors for your design projects with a comprehensive system. Explore color themes, match surfaces using a color reader, and combine colors based on similarity. Save, share, and inspire with your favorite palettes.

Highlights
  • Explore standardized NCS colors
  • Search colors by notation or filters
  • Match surfaces with color reader
  • Navigate NCS color space
  • Combine colors based on similarity
  • Save and share color mood boards
Features
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Find the right colour for your next project. NCS+ helps you to succeed in any colour design. With NCS - Natural Colour System®©, developed by world-renowned colour experts, it has never been easier to find the right colour for your project. EXPLORE COLOUR THEMES In NCS+, you have access to all of the standardized NCS colours, and can explore all of the NCS Colour products, including Trend collections, the NCS Index, NCS Exterior and NCS Inspire. FIND YOUR COLOUR Search for colours in the new and innovative search panel, either through an NCS Notation (or parts of it) or filter for colours based on their hue and/or nuance. MATCH A SURFACE Using the built-in support for the Colourpin II / SE / PRO colour readers, you can easily scan any surface and find the closest matching NCS colour with the click of a button. You can also see how much the scanned surface differs from the closest matching colours with the built-in rating function and its corresponding delta E 2000 value. NAVIGATE THE NCS COLOUR SPACE The new and improved NCS Navigator brings unparallelled ease of navigating in the NCS System, through the NCS Circle selecting the prefered hue, and the NCS Triangle to select the correct nuance. The innovative beehive allows you to fine-tune your selection by modifying the selected colour in either chromaticness, blackness or whiteness, giving you exactly the colour you want. COMBINE COLOURS Through the smartness of the NCS System, you can combine colours of your choice based on colour similarities such as nuance-, hue-, blackness-, chromaticness-, whiteness and NCS lightness similarity. Basing your combination colours on these properties are one of the most certain ways of creating colour combinations that harmonize. COLOUR SAMPLE REFERENCES With unprecedented on-screen colour accuracy, you can now bring up any standard NCS colour on your mobile device. On each colour, you can also find out in which collections they are available, buy a physical sample in different sizes from the NCS Colour web shop or any NCS reseller as well as find translation values into other systems such as RGB, HEX, CMYK and Lab values. SAVE, SHARE AND INSPIRE Save your favourite colours into mood boards, upload images or take photos of your project to provide addional context to the board. You can then share the boards with friends or colleagues to inspire and collaborate.

About

Paint Color Visualizer

Easily test interior and exterior paint colors on your home before you paint. Visualize thousands of real colors from major brands on walls, doors, and more. Make confident color choices without messy test patches.

Highlights
  • Visualize thousands of real paint colors
  • Test interior and exterior surfaces
  • Assign different colors to multiple surfaces
  • AI-powered surface identification
  • Compare before and after views
  • Save and share visualizations
Features
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Paint Color Visualizer lets you try real paint colors from 130+ brands — Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr and more — on a photo of your room's walls, trim, cabinets and doors before you buy. Discover the easiest way to test colors for your next painting project, using real colors from major paint brands like Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar, PPG and Dunn-Edwards. No more messy test patches or endless sample cans—our paint visualizer and exterior paint visualizer tools make choosing colors simple and stress-free. 2027 COLORS OF THE YEAR Try the paint brands' 2027 picks — Sherwin-Williams Celery, Behr Grounded, Valspar Cottage Door, Glidden Artifact, Dutch Boy Deep Rooted, and more as other brands announce — straight from the color picker, on a photo of your own room. KEY FEATURES Visualize Any Color - Access over 200,000 real house paint colors from 130+ paint brands, including Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar, PPG, Dunn-Edwards, and more. - Use our advanced color search to find the perfect paint color for any project. - From walls to shutters and exterior trim, transform your vision into reality. Paint Multiple Surfaces at Once - Choose Interior or Exterior mode to see surfaces relevant to your project. - Select multiple surfaces to paint in a single visualization—walls, doors, trim, ceilings, cabinets, shutters, garage doors, and more. - Assign a different color and brand to each surface for complete creative control. - Mix and match colors from different manufacturers across surfaces. Transform Any Space - Snap a photo of your room or home exterior with your camera. - Select an existing photo from your library. - Our advanced paint AI technology automatically identifies paintable surfaces in your image. - Choose exactly what to paint: walls, doors, trim & molding, ceilings, cabinets & built-ins, shutters, exterior trim, garage doors, and front doors. - Works for both interior and exterior painting projects—whether you want to paint my room or paint my house exterior! Make Confident Decisions - Compare before and after views with a simple tap. - Save transformed images to your photo library. - Share your visualized space with family, friends, or contractors. - View technical color details like paint codes, HEX values, and RGB. Simple Credit System - Start with one free visualization. - Buy more paint tester credits as needed—no subscriptions required. - Choose the perfect package to fit your project needs. - The more credits you buy, the more you save. Perfect For - Homeowners who want to paint house interiors or exteriors confidently. - Interior designers presenting color options to clients. - Real estate agents enhancing listings with color transformations. - Contractors showing clients different house paint options visually. How It Works 1. Take a photo of your space or choose one from your library. 2. Pick Interior or Exterior, then select the surfaces you want to paint. 3. Browse over 200,000 real paint colors from 130+ brands and assign a color to each surface. 4. Let our AI paint visualizer transform your image, then save and share the result. Say goodbye to messy test patches! Whether you're reimagining a room or wondering how to paint my house exterior, Paint Color Visualizer is your go-to tool for exploring and selecting the perfect paint color. Download now and see how easy it is to transform your space in seconds!

Screenshots

NCS+4 screens
Paint Color Visualizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paint Color Visualizer at 4.6 against NCS+'s 3.3. Paint Color Visualizer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (629 vs 6). NCS+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Paint Color Visualizer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. NCS+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paint Color Visualizer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paint Color Visualizer has 629 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of NCS+'s written reviews are positive against 35% of Paint Color Visualizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NCS+ ships an update every 9 days, Paint Color Visualizer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NCS+ versus Paint Color Visualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNCS+Paint Color Visualizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (629 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews35.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6629 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNCS Colour ABMobile Card Games & Travel Apps LLC

Customer experience

NCS+

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

Paint Color Visualizer

All ratings616 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative52.9%

Bugs and requests

NCS+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paint Color Visualizer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Changing wall color affects other elements
  • Inability to see how colors will look together

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to preview multiple colors/elements together
  • Option to retain original colors when changing one element
  • Selection tools to target specific areas for color changes

In-app purchases

None

NCS+

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Paint Color Visualizer

One-time3
  • Basic Visualization Pack$4.99
  • Standard Visualization Pack$9.99
  • Pro Visualization Pack$24.99

Questions

Is NCS+ free?
NCS+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paint Color Visualizer free?
Paint Color Visualizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NCS+ or Paint Color Visualizer?
Paint Color Visualizer is rated higher. NCS+ averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Paint Color Visualizer averages 4.6 from 629 ratings.
Do NCS+ or Paint Color Visualizer have ads?
NCS+ shows ads; Paint Color Visualizer does not.
Which is updated more often, NCS+ or Paint Color Visualizer?
NCS+ ships an update every 9 days, and Paint Color Visualizer weekly. Most recently, NCS+ was updated on November 3, 2026 and Paint Color Visualizer on November 5, 2026.

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