Comparison

ColoredEye vs The Missing Brightness Widget

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

Head to head
About

ColoredEye

Identify colors in real-time using your camera or from saved photos. Choose from different color databases to get precise names for shades, helping you match items or select paint colors.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera color identification
  • Identify colors from saved photos
  • Multiple color databases (Basic, Crayola, Detailed)
  • Precise color naming
  • Assists with matching items and paint colors
Features
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**THE PERFECT APP FOR THE COLOR-IMPAIRED OR THE COLORBLIND!** ColoredEye will identify the colors from your camera in real-time! Or you have option to identify colors within a saved photo. Simply use your iPhone or iTouch to take a photo in good lighting, then pick an object or location within the photo for ColoredEye to classify, or use the live camera mode to find out colors instantly. Each color database has its own set of names for a range of colors. You can pick from: + BASIC - 16 fundamental colors (purple, green, blue, etc) + CRAYOLA - 134 fun pigments (burnt sienna, piggy pink, turquoise, etc) + DETAILED - 134 descriptive colors (dim gray, dark slate gray, gray, etc) ************ Never wear mismatched socks again! Now you can identify the perfect paint color, sweater, car, anything! For support or suggestions, please email: coloredeye-support@mgsapps.com ************

About

The Missing Brightness Widget

Features
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Set your screen brightness in one tap, right from your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Control Center. iOS has no brightness widget. This app gives you one: five brightness presets and two action buttons (Dark Mode and Night Shift by default), always one tap away. HOW IT WORKS iOS doesn't let apps change brightness, Dark Mode or Night Shift by themselves. The Shortcuts app can, so this app comes with a free shortcut that does the work, then takes you back to your Home Screen. Setup takes 30 seconds and the app guides you through it. EVERYWHERE YOU NEED IT โ€ข Home Screen widgets in three sizes, with five layouts: brightness on the right, left, top, bottom, or on its own โ€ข StandBy, for a bedside dimmer โ€ข Lock Screen widgets with your favorite presets โ€ข Control Center controls, also usable on the Lock Screen and the Action button โ€ข Siri and Spotlight: "Dim the screen with Brightness Widget" MAKE IT YOURS โ€ข Choose the value of each of the five presets โ€ข Link the two round buttons to any shortcut of your own and pick their icon โ€ข Show or hide the values, and choose which side the brightness sits on โ€ข Works with the Clear and Tinted Home Screen GOOD TO KNOW Auto-Brightness can change the value again after a while. To keep your setting, turn it off in Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Auto-Brightness.

Screenshots

ColoredEye4 screens
The Missing Brightness Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ColoredEye at Free against The Missing Brightness Widget's $2.99. ColoredEye also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). The Missing Brightness Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

ColoredEye is free to download; The Missing Brightness Widget costs $2.99 up front. ColoredEye sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Missing Brightness Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColoredEye ships an update every 4 months, The Missing Brightness Widget every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 3 level
ColoredEye versus The Missing Brightness Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColoredEyeThe Missing Brightness Widget
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Positive reviews61.4% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 months โ€” betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMGS Technologies LLCweheartprojects.com

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ColoredEye

One-time1
  • ColoredEye Ad Free$2.99
None

The Missing Brightness Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColoredEye free?
ColoredEye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Missing Brightness Widget free?
The Missing Brightness Widget costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ColoredEye or The Missing Brightness Widget have ads?
ColoredEye shows ads; The Missing Brightness Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, ColoredEye or The Missing Brightness Widget?
ColoredEye ships an update every 4 months, and The Missing Brightness Widget every 10 months. Most recently, ColoredEye was updated on November 13, 2026 and The Missing Brightness Widget on November 9, 2026.

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