Comparison

Blend Modes vs Schemely

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

Head to head
About

Blend Modes

Features
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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.

About

Schemely

Features
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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 — 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 — hands the URL to the system (opens the target app, or Safari). • Web tap — renders a real anchor in a web page and taps it, the most reliable way to trigger a Universal Link. Features • AASA Inspector — 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 — 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 — scan to open and verify on another device. • History and favorites, stored entirely on your device. • Share from any app — 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.

Screenshots

Blend Modes4 screens
Schemely4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blend Modes ships an update every 29 months, Schemely daily. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Blend Modes versus Schemely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlend ModesSchemely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBryan MarshallFuto Togawa

In-app purchases

None

Blend Modes

No in-app purchases

None

Schemely

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blend Modes free?
Blend Modes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Schemely free?
Schemely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blend Modes or Schemely have ads?
Neither Blend Modes nor Schemely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blend Modes or Schemely?
Blend Modes ships an update every 29 months, and Schemely daily. Most recently, Blend Modes was updated on October 6, 2026 and Schemely on October 6, 2026.

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