Comparison

ZHU vs Chroma Guess

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

Head to head
About

ZHU

An interactive storybook app for young children featuring charming tales of garden creatures and forest spirits. It offers read-along, listening, and play modes with engaging illustrations and original music. Available in multiple languages, it's perfect for travel as it works offline.

Highlights
  • Interactive illustrations
  • Read, listen, and play modes
  • Original music and voice acting
  • Multiple language support
  • Offline functionality
  • Child-friendly content
Features
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Have you ever dreamed of touching a fairy tale? Yes, to touch a fairy tale. Then the Zhu App is exactly for you and your kid! Cozy tales about the charming Zhuzhalina will amuse kids and surely delight parents. With little Juja, children will look into the world of garden creatures: insects, fairies, gnomes, and mysterious forest spirits. Children will find it interesting, informative, and fun! Darling Zhu is a fairy tale that is always with you. -the possibility to read, listen and play - interactive illustrations -original music and voice acting -Ukrainian, French, and English languages -easy navigation - no advertising -Works without WIFI - ideal for traveling Zhuzhalina loves to make friends! Find her on: Instagram: @my.darling.zhu Facebook: Darling Zhu/Darling Zhu Website: www.darlingzhu.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PrivatPolicy: https://www.darlingzhu.com/privacypolicy

About

Chroma Guess

Test your color perception by memorizing a hue, saturation, and lightness, then recreating it with sliders. Compete with friends locally over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Offers adjustable difficulty and works offline.

Highlights
  • Memorize and recreate colors
  • HSL sliders for precise adjustment
  • Local multiplayer over Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
  • Adjustable difficulty and memorize time
  • Offline play
  • Accessibility-friendly text sizes
Features
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Chroma Guess is a quick, brain-teasing game about how well you actually see color. You get a few seconds to study a random color. Then it disappears, and you recreate it using three sliders: hue, saturation, and lightness. The closer your guess, the higher your score. That's the whole game. But picking the right shade once it's gone is a lot harder than it sounds. Or play head-to-head: pair with a nearby friend over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and run through the same colors, round by round. Compare scores at the end and find out who actually sees what. Two ways to play • Classic — match the color you observed • Opposite — land the exact opposite of the color you saw (Pro Unlock) Features • Pure HSL sliders, no presets, no cheating • Local multiplayer for two, pair up nearby and race the same colors • Adjustable difficulty and observe time • Score breakdown showing accuracy, difficulty, observe, and speed • Scales with your system text size, right up to the largest accessibility settings • Haptic feedback you can toggle off • Clean, type-forward design with a custom color-meter aesthetic • Works offline. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Great for quick breaks, color-curious creatives, and anyone who's ever argued about whether something is teal or cyan.

Screenshots

ZHU4 screens
Chroma Guess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Chroma Guess at free against ZHU's free with in-app purchases. Chroma Guess also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). ZHU's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ZHU sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Chroma Guess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZHU ships an update every 5 months, Chroma Guess every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ZHU versus Chroma Guess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZHUChroma Guess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeranatoliy lavrenishynAustin Boren

Customer experience

ZHU

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chroma Guess

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ZHU

Subscriptions3
  • ZHU for 1 month$1.991 Month
  • ZHU for 1 year$7.991 Year
  • 1 year subscription$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 3 day pass.$0.99
  • 3 day pass$2.99
  • ZHU for 7 days$2.99
1 purchases

Chroma Guess

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$0.99

Questions

Is ZHU free?
ZHU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chroma Guess free?
Chroma Guess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZHU or Chroma Guess have ads?
Neither ZHU nor Chroma Guess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZHU or Chroma Guess?
ZHU ships an update every 5 months, and Chroma Guess every 2 months. Most recently, ZHU was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chroma Guess on November 5, 2026.

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