Blend Modes vs Symbols Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blend Modes
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While exploring how to use Blend Modes, I decided to create a simple app that demonstrated the interactions. This app is handy to have when deciding how you want your UI to look. Simply adjusting simple toggles and sliders shows you the interactions between bland modes, color inverts, compositing group, blur and opacity. Use this to quickly determine how these controls interact to make your UI look the way you want.
Symbols Explorer
Easily find and copy SF Symbols for your development projects. Browse by category, discover related icons, and utilize multicolor options. A handy tool for enhancing app interfaces.
- Search SF Symbols
- Search related symbols
- Copy symbol name
- Browse by categories
- Multicolor support
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Features - Search SF Symbols - Search related symbols - Copy symbol name - Categories - Multicolor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blend Modes at none against Symbols Explorer's 6. Blend Modes also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Symbols Explorer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Symbols Explorer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Blend Modes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blend Modes ships an update every 29 months, Symbols Explorer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blend Modes | Symbols Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Marshall | Shota Abe |
In-app purchases
Blend Modes
No in-app purchases
Symbols Explorer
- Premium (Monthly Subscription)$2.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly Subscription)$29.991 Year
- Small Tip$1.99
- Symbols Explorer Pro$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
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- Large Tip$9.99
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