Blend Modes vs Schemely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā 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.
Schemely
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Schemely is a link tester for iOS developers and QA. Take any URL, generate a tappable link, and actually tap it to see how a URL scheme or Universal Link behaves ā the reliable way to reproduce real-world taps. Why tapping matters Universal Links behave differently depending on how they are opened. Schemely reproduces the real paths: ⢠External ā hands the URL to the system (opens the target app, or Safari). ⢠Web tap ā renders a real anchor in a web page and taps it, the most reliable way to trigger a Universal Link. Features ⢠AASA Inspector ā fetch a domain's apple-app-site-association and check whether a URL is a Universal Link, and which applinks rule it matches. ⢠Result diagnostics ā when a link doesn't open, see why and what to check next. ⢠Instant URL kind detection: web URL, custom scheme, or malformed. Unsafe schemes (javascript/data) are blocked. ⢠Clear result feedback: opened, no handler, opened from an anchor tap, or not a Universal Link. ⢠A QR code for every link ā scan to open and verify on another device. ⢠History and favorites, stored entirely on your device. ⢠Share from any app ā send a URL to Schemely via the share sheet to verify it. ⢠Copy as a rich link or a plain URL. ⢠English and Japanese. Privacy Schemely collects no data. Everything stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Schemely at daily 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· 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, Schemely daily. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Blend Modes | Schemely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Daily ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bryan Marshall | Futo Togawa |
In-app purchases
Blend Modes
No in-app purchases
Schemely
No in-app purchases









