Blend Modes vs SF Search
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.
SF Search
Easily find SF Symbols by drawing them. The app suggests similar symbols and allows you to copy their names or save them. You can also browse the full library and search by name.
- Draw to search SF Symbols
- Suggests similar symbols
- Copy symbol names
- Save symbols for later
- Browse SF Symbols library
- Search symbols by name
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SF Search lets you draw to search SF Symbols easily. Make a drawing and the app will suggest several symbols similar to it. You can then copy the name of any symbol to use it in your project, or save it for later. The app also lets you browse the entire SF Symbols library and search symbols by name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SF Search at every 5 weeks against Blend Modes's every 29 months. Blend Modes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blend Modes ships an update every 29 months, SF Search every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blend Modes | SF Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Marshall | Luis Fariña Lázaro |
In-app purchases
Blend Modes
No in-app purchases
SF Search
No in-app purchases
