Comparison

Colorfader vs 3D Gallery 2

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

Head to head
About

Colorfader

Transform your photos by selectively adding color to black and white images. This app allows you to highlight specific objects or color areas, creating a dramatic artistic effect. Easily edit existing pictures or take new ones, with intuitive tools for zooming, painting, and adjusting colors.

Highlights
  • Selective color splash
  • Black and white conversion
  • Adjust hue, contrast, saturation, blur
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Adjustable brush size and hardness
  • Change background color
  • Add vignette effect
Features
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ColorFader is the application that enable you to emphasize some particular objects or color parts of an image that is converted to black and white.The outcome is a very striking effect that helps you to give an artistic touch to your images. It's very easy, in a couple of minutes you'll be able to save fantastic images. Open an existing image or take a new one with the camera. Use two fingers to move around an image or zoom in. Use only one finger to paint upon the image. If color tab is selected you'll paint color strokes, otherwise, if Gray tab is selected, you'll paint in black and white You can also change background image color if black & white is not the effect you want to set for your image. Key features: -Saved images scale 1:1 with original images -Possibility to change hue, contrast, saturation and blur of colored and b/w part of image -Multiple working sessions -Undo/Redo function to delete unwanted strokes above the image -User friendly interface -Brush monitor for easy drawing -Possibility to regulate width and hardness of the strokes -Change background image color with sephia and other 8 colors -Possibility to add vignette to final image -Share and store final images

About

3D Gallery 2

Create and customize your own virtual photo galleries. Arrange, resize, and frame your pictures with interactive controls. Share your personalized exhibitions with others.

Highlights
  • Create virtual photo galleries
  • Arrange, resize, and rotate pictures
  • Add custom frames with adjustable depth, width, and color
  • Add description texts to pictures
  • Freely walk through galleries or use slideshows
  • Share galleries with friends
Features
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Show your pictures in a beautiful virtual gallery! - Add pictures from your albums and create your own virtual galleries. - Move, resize and rotate pictures on the walls simply by using dragging, pinching and rotating gestures. - Add frames to your pictures. Set individual depth, width and color for each frame and matting. - Add description texts to your pictures. - Walk freely through your galleries or watch automatic slideshows. - Share your galleries with friends.

Screenshots

Colorfader4 screens
3D Gallery 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Colorfader at 4.2 against 3D Gallery 2's 3.6. Colorfader also leads on price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Colorfader costs $0.99 and 3D Gallery 2 $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colorfader holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 44% and 44% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, 3D Gallery 2 every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Colorfader versus 3D Gallery 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorfader3D Gallery 2
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichele barbiericaweb.de

Customer experience

Colorfader

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

3D Gallery 2

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Colorfader

No in-app purchases

None

3D Gallery 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorfader free?
Colorfader costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3D Gallery 2 free?
3D Gallery 2 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colorfader or 3D Gallery 2?
Colorfader is rated higher. Colorfader averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while 3D Gallery 2 averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Colorfader or 3D Gallery 2 have ads?
Neither Colorfader nor 3D Gallery 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorfader or 3D Gallery 2?
Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, and 3D Gallery 2 every 3 months. Most recently, Colorfader was updated on November 1, 2026 and 3D Gallery 2 on November 1, 2026.

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