Comparison

BuddyColo vs Marker Muse

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Track coloring progress
  • Manage coloring book collection
  • Discover new coloring books
  • Digital book logging
  • View progress at a glance
Features
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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/

About

Marker Muse

This app assists artists in selecting colors for their projects without generating artwork. It helps manage art supplies, create palettes, and preview colors before application. Users can also discover and share finished artwork within a community.

Highlights
  • Manage art supplies and create custom palettes
  • Preview colors with 'Mock It Up'
  • Match colors from reference photos
  • Daily color combinations and creative prompts
  • Browse and share community artwork
  • Discover human-created coloring books
  • Collaborate on 'Buddy Coloring' projects
Features
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YOUR ART STAYS YOURS Marker Muse helps you choose colors without creating the artwork for you. It does not use generative AI to generate, replace, or alter your coloring pages. You color the page. Marker Muse helps with everything around it. YOUR SUPPLIES. NO GUESSING. Add the alcohol markers, acrylic markers, colored pencils, gel pens, and other art supplies you own. Build palettes using colors you can actually reach for. Find your closest color matches across brands without staring at caps or guessing. Compare sets before buying so you can avoid unnecessary duplicates. DESCRIBE YOUR PAGE. SEE YOUR PALETTE. Tell Marker Muse what you are coloring with Describe Your Page. Create a palette for the page in front of you, then use Mock It Up to preview the colors before committing them to paper. Use Photo Matcher to pull inspiration from a reference photo and match those colors to supplies you already own. START COLORING FASTER Open Today’s Palette for a fresh combination every day. Try Surprise Me, Just Color, Dare Me to Color, or Guided Palette when you want another way to begin. Refine, organize, and save your choices inside Palette Workspace. SEE WHAT REAL COLORISTS CREATED Browse finished coloring pages shared by the Marker Muse community. Discover new color combinations, see the palettes behind finished work when available, and share your own coloring. DISCOVER HUMAN-CREATED COLORING BOOKS Find coloring books centered on human-created, hand-drawn artwork. Check verification status, ratings, Community Art Checks, and finished pages from real colorists before choosing your next book. Save books to your wishlist, mark the books you own, and keep your coloring collection organized. COLOR TOGETHER Join Buddy Coloring projects with other colorists. Everyone colors separately, submits before the deadline, and reveals their finished pages together. KEEP YOUR COLORING LIFE TOGETHER Save palettes, organize your supplies, track coloring books, collect useful tutorial links, and return to the projects and inspiration you want to use again. Marker Muse is made for adult coloring, marker artists, colored-pencil artists, illustrators, journalers, card makers, and anyone who loves color but hates second-guessing every choice. Your art. Your supplies. Your colors. Some features require a Marker Muse Pro subscription. Feature availability may vary by platform. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BuddyColo4 screens
Marker Muse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marker Muse at 100% against BuddyColo's 47%. Marker Muse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). BuddyColo's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. BuddyColo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Marker Muse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marker Muse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuddyColo has 90 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of BuddyColo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Marker Muse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BuddyColo ships an update every 2 weeks, Marker Muse every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BuddyColo versus Marker Muse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyColoMarker Muse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (90 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings90 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB41 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperThomas JezequelMichaela Compton

Customer experience

BuddyColo

All ratings90 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative42.4%

Marker Muse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Marker Muse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BuddyColo

Subscriptions4
  • 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
2 purchases

Marker Muse

Subscriptions2
  • Marker Muse Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Marker Muse Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is BuddyColo free?
BuddyColo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marker Muse free?
Marker Muse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BuddyColo or Marker Muse?
Marker Muse is rated higher. BuddyColo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Marker Muse averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BuddyColo or Marker Muse have ads?
BuddyColo shows ads; Marker Muse does not.
Which is updated more often, BuddyColo or Marker Muse?
BuddyColo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Marker Muse every 3 days. Most recently, BuddyColo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Marker Muse on October 16, 2026.

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