Comparison

Color Splash vs iColorama S

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

Head to head
About

Color Splash

Transform your photos by selectively applying color to black and white images. This app uses an intuitive brush interface to highlight specific areas, creating dramatic and eye-catching visuals. Easily edit details with zoom and multiple brush options.

Highlights
  • Selective colorization
  • Black and white conversion
  • Intuitive brush interface
  • Zoom for detail work
  • Multiple brush types
  • Undo functionality
  • Alternative view mode
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Color Splash lets you give photos a dramatic look by converting them to black and white, while keeping your chosen details in color. This effect draws the viewers' attention to the colored areas, creating striking images. The intuitive and responsive multi-touch user interface makes Color Splash amazingly easy and fun to use. Use your finger as a brush to "paint" sections of your image black and white, or to bring back the original color. Zooming in and out using the two-finger pinching gesture allows you to work on details with pixel-accuracy. Features: - Short tutorial videos explain the use of all features and will have you editing your images in minutes. - Choose photos to edit from your iPhone photo library or from Dropbox or Flickr. - Save multiple sessions to resume your work later. - Email your creations to friends, share them on Flickr or save them to your Dropbox. - Undo any number of accidental brush strokes. - An alternative view mode highlights the regions that will remain in color with a red tint. This makes it easier to see and adjust the boundaries between color and black & white regions. - Choose from 4 different brushes (hard or soft edged, opaque or transparent) and adjust the brush size. - Hide the toolbars in full screen mode.

About

iColorama S

Transform your photos with over 500 artistic effects and advanced image adjustments. Repaint images using a variety of brushes, including imported Photoshop brushes, to create unique digital art. Perfect for unleashing your creative vision.

Highlights
  • Over 500 photo effects
  • Image adjustments
  • Brush painting
  • Import Photoshop brushes
  • Art creation tools
Features
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Unleash your creativity with iColorama, the ultimate photo editing, and art creation app! There are too many effects to be listed here, more than 500! The effects are from simple image adjustments to complicated graphic transformations. Images can also be repainted with many different brushes, and you can import and use Photoshop brushes! Just check the tag #icolorama on Instagram and find more than 300 000 images that have been edited using this app! Start creating your own art today with iColorama!

Screenshots

Color Splash4 screens
iColorama S4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iColorama S at Free against Color Splash's $1.99. Color Splash's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

iColorama S is free to download; Color Splash costs $1.99 up front. iColorama S sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Color Splash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Splash holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Splash has 6.5K ratings behind it against 178, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Color Splash's written reviews are positive against 72% of iColorama S's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Splash ships an update every 5 weeks, iColorama S every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Color Splash versus iColorama S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor SplashiColorama S
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (6.5K ratings) — better4.1 (178 ratings)
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6.5K — better178
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocket Pixels Inc.Enrique Garcia

Customer experience

Color Splash

All ratings6,462 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews1,048 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.4%

iColorama S

All ratings178 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative21.7%

User reviews

Color Splash

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 High-quality results
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Versatile editing capabilities
  • 🕰️ Saves time compared to manual editing
  • 🔍 Precise control with zoom feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs or crashes
  • 🖌️ Desire for more precise selection tools
  • 🎨 Limited color customization options
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • 💰 Paid app, some users want free version

iColorama S

From 178 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Powerful and versatile photo editing capabilities
  • 👍 Allows for creative and artistic expression
  • 🚀 Constantly updated with new features
  • 👍 Comprehensive set of tools and effects
  • 👍 Produces high-quality, professional-looking results

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔒 Concerns about recent changes to functionality requiring additional purchases
  • 👎 Unintuitive or difficult to use interface for some users
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain devices or iOS versions

Bugs and requests

Color Splash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Unexpected color mixing when using red overlay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to change original colors
  • Implement a pen/brush tool for finer control
  • Introduce more editing options like filters, effects
  • Develop an iPad-specific version of the app
  • Provide a free version with limited features

iColorama S

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to save edited photos without additional purchases
  • Unwanted watermarks or overlays appearing on saved images
  • Sudden changes to functionality or loss of previously available features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved undo/redo functionality
  • Better masking and layering tools
  • Zoom and detail options
  • Foreground, background, and depth masking
  • Support for animation or video editing

In-app purchases

None

Color Splash

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

iColorama S

Subscriptions2
  • iColorama S PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • iColorama S PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • iColorama S PRO$14.99

Questions

Is Color Splash free?
Color Splash costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iColorama S free?
iColorama S is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Splash or iColorama S?
Color Splash is rated higher. Color Splash averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while iColorama S averages 4.1 from 178 ratings.
Do Color Splash or iColorama S have ads?
Neither Color Splash nor iColorama S shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Splash or iColorama S?
Color Splash ships an update every 5 weeks, and iColorama S every 4 weeks. Most recently, Color Splash was updated on October 30, 2026 and iColorama S on October 29, 2026.

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