# Wallaroo vs What Color Is This

The clearest difference is review sentiment: What Color Is This at 100% against Wallaroo's 58%. What Color Is This also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Wallaroo's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (215 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Wallaroo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. What Color Is This asks for nothing beyond the download.

Wallaroo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallaroo has 215 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Wallaroo's written reviews are positive against 100% of What Color Is This's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Wallaroo ships an update every 2 months, What Color Is This monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Wallaroo | What Color Is This |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (215 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wallaroo/id1630565980/reviews)** | [4.4 (8 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-color-is-this/id6767490668/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **215** | 8 |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Free** |
| Size | 53 MB | 12 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [The Iconfactory](https://appshunter.io/developer/281795483) | [LanguageCraft](https://appshunter.io/developer/1029635130) |

## What reviewers say

### Wallaroo

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wallaroo/id1630565980)

Discover and set exciting new wallpapers weekly for your iOS device. Easily customize your lock and home screens with exclusive content, from pop culture to nature. Interactive widgets let you display your favorites directly on your home screen.

**Highlights:** New wallpapers weekly, Easy lock/home screen setup, Interactive home screen widgets, Exclusive content, No ads or data collection, Diverse categories

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wallaroo Monthly Subscription | $1.99 | per month |
| Wallaroo Yearly Subscription | $19.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎨 Gorgeous, high-quality wallpapers
- ✨ Creative and unique art
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 📱 Optimized for various screen sizes
- 🖼️ Home/Lock Screen variants available

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 High subscription cost/expensive
- 🔒 Paywall for most wallpapers
- ❓ Unclear pricing/hidden costs
- 👎 Limited free content
- 💧 Watermark on free wallpapers

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when sharing
- Wallpaper not changing after install
- Shortcut installation loop
- Share button crashes app
- App crashes on Mac Studio when sharing

**Requested features**

- More frequent wallpaper additions
- Higher resolution downloads (5k)
- More free wallpapers available
- No watermarks on free wallpapers


### What Color Is This

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-color-is-this/id6767490668)

Instantly identify colors by pointing your camera at any object. It names colors with broad families, qualified descriptors, and precise matches from a database of 30,000 named colors. Offers color vision simulation and accessible palette suggestions.

**Highlights:** Camera color identification, 30,000 named colors, Color vision simulation, Accessible color palettes, Offline functionality, Save and export colors

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Wallaroo free?

Wallaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is What Color Is This free?

What Color Is This is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Wallaroo or What Color Is This?

Wallaroo is rated higher. Wallaroo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 215 ratings, while What Color Is This averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.

### Do Wallaroo or What Color Is This have ads?

Neither Wallaroo nor What Color Is This shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Wallaroo or What Color Is This?

Wallaroo ships an update every 2 months, and What Color Is This monthly. Most recently, Wallaroo was updated on November 3, 2026 and What Color Is This on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*