Swatches Reader vs Time Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swatches Reader
Manage GIMP color palettes with this tool. Select colors, copy them as UIColor or hex strings, and grab colors from anywhere on your screen. It also extracts main colors from images and includes thumbnail and QuickLook extensions.
- GIMP color palette management
- System color picker integration
- Copy colors as UIColor, hex, or RGB
- Grab color from any screen location
- Auto extract main colors from images
- Thumbnail and QuickLook extensions
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Color palettes management tool based on a GIMP format ( *.gpl ). Selected color can be changed by system's color picker or copied to clipboard as a UIColor or hex string or RGB description. You can grab color from any place on the screen. Auto extract main colors from the given image. The app also has included fast worked Thumbnails and QuickLook extensions.
Time Master
Easily track important dates and events with a countdown or count-up feature. Customize your experience with lunar calendar support, multiple themes, and rich background wallpapers. Stay organized and never miss a significant day.
- Countdown/count-up for important days
- Lunar calendar support
- Multi-theme switching
- Customizable background wallpapers
- Fluent animation effects
- Day calculation (days until/days passed)
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"Time master" is a small tool to help you record important days in your life and work. You can count down or positive the number of days from now. Support the lunar calendar, multi theme switching, and rich background wallpaper for you to choose from. [main functions] Day calculation: how many days are there or how many days have passed before the target day, or you can set the target day repeatedly in the format of year, month, etc. Animation effect: the page adopts fluent animation effect to increase vivid atmosphere. Wallpaper selection: you can customize your wallpaper for every important day, and you can choose from a variety of wallpaper gallery. Lunar date: support lunar date selection. In the future, we will continue to update maintenance and add new features. Please look forward to it~ We are eager to hear your feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know in the "settings feedback" in the app. We will read every message carefully
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Master at 100% against Swatches Reader's 0%. Time Master also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On 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
Time Master is free to download; Swatches Reader costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Swatches Reader ships an update monthly, Time Master weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swatches Reader | Time Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Goltvyanytsya | Taizhou Mutong Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Swatches Reader
Time Master
In-app purchases
Swatches Reader
No in-app purchases
Time Master
No in-app purchases
