Blend Modes vs Uptime Mate
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.
Uptime Mate
Monitor the status of your services directly from your Apple Watch. This app provides instant visibility into your Uptime Kuma dashboard without needing to access a laptop or rely on notifications.
- Instant service status overview
- Native Apple Watch complications
- Connects to Uptime Kuma instance
- No data collection
- Simple setup
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Uptime Mate brings your Uptime Kuma dashboard to Apple Watch, so you always know if your services are up, without opening a laptop or checking notifications. Instant status, zero friction See the health of your services in seconds. No noise, no alerts - just the information you need. Built for Apple Watch Native complications for your watch face Quick overview of all monitors Made for homelab & DevOps Perfect for self-hosters who want peace of mind without constant interruptions. Connects to your own Uptime Kuma instance No data collection, no third-party tracking Simple setup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blend Modes at none against Uptime Mate's 2. Uptime Mate's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). 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. Uptime Mate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Blend Modes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blend Modes ships an update every 29 months, Uptime Mate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blend Modes | Uptime Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Marshall | Christoph Scherbeck |
In-app purchases
Blend Modes
No in-app purchases
Uptime Mate
- Pro$1.99
- Premium Icon$3.99
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