BuddyColo vs Kolorio AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuddyColo
This app helps you digitally track your art therapy coloring progress. Add your coloring books, log completed pages, and discover new titles to expand your collection. It's a convenient way to manage your creative journey without paper.
- Track coloring progress
- Manage coloring book collection
- Discover new coloring books
- Digital book logging
- View progress at a glance
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Say goodbye to your paper tracker. Thanks to BuddyColo track the progress of your colouring books on your phone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Add books to your collection, and keep track of completed colorings so you can see your progress at a glance. DISCOVER NEW BOOKS With the BuddyColo bookset, discover new books to add to your collection among all the existing books. EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kolorio AI
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Find color ideas for your next coloring-book page. Kolorio AI is a coloring assistant that turns a photo of your line art into a colored preview and a practical color guide. Explore a palette before you pick up your markers, then use the result as inspiration while coloring on paper. Plan your colors: - Photograph or upload a coloring page and generate an AI color preview - Explore palette ideas and view the suggested colors alongside your result - Create and save marker palettes to reuse your favorite color combinations - Choose a saved palette when planning another page - Keep color guides in your gallery and return to them while you color - Share a result through other apps with friends or your coloring community Explore different looks: Choose Auto, Flat, Monochrome, Duotone, or Tritone for your color guide. Kolorio Pro also unlocks Pastel, High Contrast, Vibrant, Vintage, and Storybook. Try a limited palette or a different style to explore a new direction for the same drawing. From page to palette: 1. Take or upload a clear photo of your coloring page 2. Choose a style and, optionally, a saved palette 3. Generate a colored preview and explore its color suggestions 4. Follow your guide or adapt the colors as you work on paper Free and Pro: The free plan includes 1 colorization every 7 days. Kolorio Pro includes up to 25 colorizations per rolling 30 days, the additional styles listed above, and no ads. Whether you are learning to combine colors or planning a consistent look across a coloring book, Kolorio helps you explore your options. The AI preview offers inspiration; the final creative choices are yours. Privacy Policy: https://kolorio.app/en/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BuddyColo at 15 against Kolorio AI's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. BuddyColo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Kolorio AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BuddyColo ships an update every 2 weeks, Kolorio AI every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuddyColo | Kolorio AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (91 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Jezequel | Patrick Tosolini |
Bugs and requests
BuddyColo
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot close ads at opening
- App not loading/crashing
- Cannot log in/connect
- Data not saving
- Accidental deletion of pages
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- Search not working
- Payment issues
- New updates causing issues
- Progress circle not updating
- Unable to create an account
Requested features
10 requests- Allow payment with Russian cards
- Consider double pages for multiple volumes
- Prevent accidental deletion of colored pages
- Add a wishlist feature
- Allow sharing of color palettes
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- Improve search functionality
- Add instructions
- Display number of books in collection
- Sort by completion date
- Allow coloring within the app
Kolorio AI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BuddyColo
- BuddyColo+ 1 Month14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- BuddyColo+ 1 Month14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- BuddyColo+ 1 Year1 Month trial$12.991 Year
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- BuddyColo+ 1 Year1 Month trial$18.991 Year
Kolorio AI
- Kolorio AI Pro$6.991 Month
- Kolorio AI Pro$59.991 Year
Questions
Is BuddyColo free?
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