Colors! vs Galatoons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colors!
Offers a straightforward yet powerful painting tool with an integrated online gallery. Users can share their creations, receive feedback, and learn from other artists by viewing their painting processes.
- Simple painting tools
- Integrated online gallery
- Share paintings on social media
- Playback recording of paintings
- High-resolution painting
- Participate in painting challenges
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Colors! provides a fun and simple painting experience and invites the user to browse and participate in an online gallery consisting of countless beautiful paintings. SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL Designed to have a quick and non-intrusive workflow, Colors! provides the tools you need, without any of the distractions. INTEGRATED GALLERY Half of the fun of painting is to show others the result. In Colors! you can easily upload your works to the vibrant Colors! community, or just share it on Facebook/Twitter. Get feedback, make friends and participate in our regular painting challenges. PLAYBACK ANY PAINTING Colors! always records the full painting process. View your own playback, and branch it off at any point to take it in a different direction. Or view the playback of any painting in the gallery to learn from other artists. HIGH RESOLUTION Taking full advantage of the Retina screens, you can paint in 2048x1536 resolution and export your finished painting in even higher!
Galatoons
This app transforms comics and graphic novels into immersive audio experiences with cinematic sound effects and AI-powered narration. Users can seamlessly switch between reading, watching, and listening, making it ideal for audiobook and podcast fans seeking a visual element. It also serves as a platform for indie creators to publish and monetize their work.
- Immersive audio comic experience
- Cinematic sound effects
- AI-powered narration
- Seamless reading, watching, listening
- Indie creator publishing platform
- Monetization options for creators
- Browse diverse comic genres
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Welcome to Galatoons, the first publishing platform designed for indie comic creators and audio-inclined audiences. Just as Audible changed the way people enjoy books, Galatoons is transforming the world of webcomics, graphic novels, and manga into a fully immersive experience that you can read, listen to, or watch. Read and Listen in One Place Discover a new way to experience comics. Every episode is enhanced with: Cinematic sound effects that match the action on the page AI-powered voiceovers and narration that bring characters to life Background audio that sets the perfect mood for each scene Seamless switching between reading, watching, and listening Perfect for Audio-First Fans Love audiobooks and podcasts but want something more visual? Galatoons combines the immersion of Audible with the artistry of comics. Whether you’re commuting, relaxing, or multitasking, you can enjoy your favorite indie comics hands-free, eyes-free, or fully visual. Built for Indie Creators Galatoons is more than just a reader—it’s a creator platform: Publish your comics with ease Add sound, narration, and captions to your episodes Grow your audience beyond traditional webcomic readers Monetize through ads, subscriptions, and discoverability Be part of the next evolution in digital storytelling Why Choose Galatoons? Unlike traditional comic apps that only deliver static panels, Galatoons offers a multi-sensory experience. Our mission is to make comics as easy to listen to as they are to read—bringing in the $8B audiobook audience to the webcomic world. Discover, Connect, and Enjoy Browse comics across genres: romance, action, horror, thriller, fantasy, sci-fi, drama, slice of life, manga-inspired stories, and more Support indie voices not found on mainstream platforms Follow your favorite creators and get notified when new episodes drop Build your personal library of readable and listenable stories
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Galatoons at Free against Colors!'s $4.99. Galatoons also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Colors!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). On ads, monetization model and device support 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
Galatoons is free to download; Colors! costs $4.99 up front. Galatoons sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Colors! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Galatoons holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colors! has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Colors! ships an update every 5 weeks, Galatoons every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colors! | Galatoons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Collecting Smiles AB | Fero Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
Colors!
Galatoons
Bugs and requests
Colors!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when accessing gallery
- Black color appearing as white
- Paintings disappearing or getting corrupted
Requested features
5 requests- Add layers and more advanced drawing tools
- Improve zoom and canvas size
- Implement pressure sensitivity and Apple Pencil support
- Add ability to import photos and use as reference
- Expand gallery and sharing features
Galatoons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Colors!
No in-app purchases
Galatoons
- Token 50$0.99
- Token 100$1.99
- Token 500$9.99
