Comparison

Tips & Tricks Pro vs ColorCatch

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

Head to head
About

Tips & Tricks Pro

Unlock your iPhone's full potential with comprehensive guides, daily updates on tech news, and app reviews. Discover hidden features, receive price drop alerts, and get privacy advice. This ad-free edition offers expert analysis and easy-to-understand tips for all iOS users.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of iPhone guides
  • Daily tech news updates
  • App and game reviews
  • Price drop alerts
  • Privacy advice and scam warnings
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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Whether you’ve just upgraded or you’ve been using iPhone for years, we help you get more from iOS with clear tutorials, breaking Apple news, and practical tips you’ll actually use. From mastering iOS’s latest features to discovering time-saving shortcuts, privacy settings, and clever tricks built into your device, Tips & Tricks makes sure you never miss a thing. INCLUDED WITH PRO – NO ADS, EVER • Step-by-step guides to iOS 27’s biggest new features • A built-in guidebook with 200+ essential iPhone tips • Tip of the Day to sharpen your iPhone skills • Breaking Apple news and analysis, with the full archive • App and game reviews you can trust • Privacy guidance and scam warnings to keep you safe • Buyer’s guides, app roundups, toolkits, and more • AI-powered upgrade assistant to help choose between Apple devices • Home Screen widgets, saved articles, and notifications for the topics you choose • Powerful search across thousands of expert articles Tips & Tricks has been helping iPhone users since the early days of the App Store. With over 10 million downloads and multiple appearances in Apple’s “Best of the Year,” we’re a trusted source for clear advice, expert analysis, and easy-to-follow iOS tutorials. WHAT OUR READERS SAY 5/5 “Simple, logical, and beautifully designed. Very well done.” 5/5 “I used every tip! Very useful!” 5/5 “A real eye-opener! I thought I knew a lot, but I didn’t!” 5/5 “I absolutely love this app. It shows me things I never knew I could do with my iPhone and iPad.” 5/5 “This app is extremely useful, even for those who think they know it all.” TIPS PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Everything above is yours with Tips & Tricks Pro. Tips Premium is an optional subscription that adds: • Early iOS update alerts: we monitor Apple’s servers and tell you when an update is available, often days before your iPhone does • Tomorrow’s Tip of the Day, today • Exclusive Premium long reads and deep dives • Unlimited saved articles • Family Sharing for up to five family members Tips Premium is available as monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. A free trial is available for new subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tapsmart.com/tapsmart-apps/tips-tricks-privacy-policy/

About

ColorCatch

This app helps colorblind individuals identify the colors of objects around them. It also offers helpful resources and tips for those affected by colorblindness, aiming to increase autonomy.

Highlights
  • Color identification of objects
  • Resources for colorblindness
  • Tips for colorblind individuals
  • Increased autonomy for users
Features
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• The second-place app in the NCBE competition, Ready, Set, App, our app brings autonomy to colorblind people. • Inspired by those with colorblindness in our lives, we designed ColorCatch for them to more easily identify colors. • It can identify the color of objects around you. • Additionally, it provides resources and tips for those affected by colorblindness.

Screenshots

Tips & Tricks Pro4 screens
ColorCatch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ColorCatch at Free against Tips & Tricks Pro's $2.99. ColorCatch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Tips & Tricks Pro's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 6). On rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ColorCatch is free to download; Tips & Tricks Pro costs $2.99 up front. Tips & Tricks Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ColorCatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ColorCatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tips & Tricks Pro has 3.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Tips & Tricks Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of ColorCatch's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tips & Tricks Pro versus ColorCatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTips & Tricks ProColorCatch
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (3.4K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.4K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntelligenti LtdBrian Tenholder

Customer experience

Tips & Tricks Pro

All ratings3,408 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews627 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative21.5%

ColorCatch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tips & Tricks Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Content fails to load or update
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More frequent updates for latest iOS versions
  • Ability to favorite/bookmark useful tips

ColorCatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tips & Tricks Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Content Experience3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Content Experience7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

ColorCatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tips & Tricks Pro free?
Tips & Tricks Pro costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ColorCatch free?
ColorCatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tips & Tricks Pro or ColorCatch?
ColorCatch is rated higher. Tips & Tricks Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while ColorCatch averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Tips & Tricks Pro or ColorCatch have ads?
Neither Tips & Tricks Pro nor ColorCatch shows ads.

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