Comparison

iCColors vs Chirp Access

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

Head to head
About

iCColors

Explore and create millions of colors with this app. Choose from hundreds of presets or mix your own RGB values. Share your creations or use a color as a simple flashlight. Useful for design inspiration or quick color selection.

Highlights
  • Over 700 predefined colors
  • Create over 16 million colors
  • Share colors via email, text, social media
  • Full-screen color display
  • Simple flashlight function
Features
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iCColors for iPhone and iPod Touch gives you a pocketful of over 16 million colors. Pick your favorite color and share it with your friends and family! Start by selecting a color from over 700 predefined colors in shades of white, red, orange, brown, yellow, gray, green, blue and violet. Edit your color by varying the amounts of red, green and blue. Over 16 million colors can be created! When you're done, give your color a name and save it to the list of Custom Colors. Your new color can be displayed full screen on the iPhone or iPod Touch. This can be useful for selecting paint or fabric colors. You can also share your new color with friends and family via email, text messages, Facebook or Twitter ("I'm planning to paint my bathroom this color -- what do you think???") iCColors can also be used as a simple flashlight by selecting a light color and displaying it full screen. Features - Over 700 predefined colors available. - Over 16 million different colors can be created. - Colors can be shared via email, text messages, Facebook, or Twitter. Thanks to Kevin J. Walsh for his compilation of colors and color names.

About

Chirp Access

This app allows residents of multifamily and student housing to open doors, gates, and garages using their mobile device. It also enables remote access granting for guests and service providers, eliminating the need for physical keys and fobs.

Highlights
  • Open doors, gates, and garages with mobile device
  • Remotely grant access to guests
  • Grant access to service providers
  • Eliminates key and fob requirements
  • Smart access for multifamily housing
Features
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Chirp is a smart access solution for individuals living in multifamily and student housing communities. Chirp enables you to open any door, gate or garage using a mobile device and makes it easy to remotely grant access to friends, guest and service providers. Chirp liberates both residents and property management from the key and fob access nightmare. Use of the app requires Chirp-compatible hardware to be installed at your building. To learn more about our products visit www.chirpsystems.com.

Screenshots

iCColors4 screens
Chirp Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iCColors at 100% against Chirp Access's 9%. iCColors also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). Chirp Access's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 37 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Chirp Access is free to download; iCColors costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCColors holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chirp Access has 655 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iCColors's written reviews are positive against 9% of Chirp Access's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCColors ships an update every 37 months, Chirp Access every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iCColors versus Chirp Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCColorsChirp Access
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better2.0 (655 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better9.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7655 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeaside AppsChirp

Customer experience

iCColors

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chirp Access

All ratings642 ratings
Positive20.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive9.5%
Neutral12.0%
Negative78.5%

Bugs and requests

iCColors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Chirp Access

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App frequently freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Spaceship mode rarely works as intended
  • Favorites list doesn't always load properly
  • Inconsistent Bluetooth detection and connectivity

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch app support
  • CarPlay integration for gate access
  • Siri/voice control for door/gate opening
  • Ability to add front door to favorites
  • Improved UI/UX, especially for frequently used actions

In-app purchases

None

iCColors

No in-app purchases

None

Chirp Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCColors free?
iCColors costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chirp Access free?
Chirp Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCColors or Chirp Access?
iCColors is rated higher. iCColors averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Chirp Access averages 2.0 from 655 ratings.
Do iCColors or Chirp Access have ads?
Neither iCColors nor Chirp Access shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCColors or Chirp Access?
iCColors ships an update every 37 months, and Chirp Access every 6 weeks. Most recently, iCColors was updated on October 23, 2026 and Chirp Access on October 24, 2026.

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