Comparison

Colorfader vs Colorburn

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

Colorburn

This camera app offers an extensive collection of 1000 unique filters and 98 grid filters to transform your photos and videos. Easily edit existing images with professional tools, apply frames, and share your creations instantly to social media.

Highlights
  • 1000 unique color filters
  • 98 grid filters for multiple effects
  • Video recording with filters
  • Live Photo capture
  • Split photography mode
  • Professional editing tools
  • Social media sharing
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***App Store Best of 2015*** Colorburn is a camera app with 1000 filters, the most amount filters in App Store, created especially for those who love to stand out. A photo-filter app with a unique twist, Colorburn makes it easy and fun to turn your favorite moments into cool-looking memories. Its ingenious interface puts a screen full of vibrant filters across your images, letting you quickly cycle through them to find the right look. The results make any pictures an eye-popping work of art; handy image-editing tools and a library of funky picture frames help too. 1000 COLOR FILTERS -1000 uniquely designed filters 20 times more than other apps. -Save your favorite filters into Favorites for a much easier and faster access. -Colorburn provide unique filters to inspire your imagination. 98 GRID FILTERS -98 new designed grid filters to apply multiple filters to one picture. -Make professional designers and photographers take a new look at this world. VIDEO & LIVE PHOTO -Record videos with color filters and grid filters. -Take pictures with live photo in any type of device with iOS 9.1 or higher. SPLIT PHOTOGRAPHY -Support multi-shoot and merge to one picture with grid filters. -You can also make a contrast between front and rear camera. - Just tap the icon "3:4" to entry the split photography mode. PROFESSIONAL EDITING -Edit your existed photos with 1000 filters, vignette, exposure, brightness, contrast, rotate, mirror and adjust intensity of filters. -Use cropping patterns and frames to make your photo outstanding. -Open Colorburn in system's Photos app and have it serve as a filter extension. EASY SHARING -Especially unique square-prepare frames and 1080p pictures for Instagram. -Support to share your filtered picture to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr and Dropbox. Be true to yourself. Get Colorburn to support you in your choice of lifestyle. Never give in, never go with the flow and never be out of filters! Be the trend-setter. Get Colorburn today. Have suggestions or problems? Contact us via email: support @ colorscamera. com

Screenshots

Colorfader4 screens
Colorburn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colorburn at 87% against Colorfader's 44%. Colorburn also leads on ratings volume (380 vs 5) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Colorfader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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

Colorfader costs $0.99 and Colorburn $0.99 up front. Colorburn sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Colorfader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colorburn holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colorburn has 380 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Colorfader's written reviews are positive against 87% of Colorburn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, Colorburn every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Colorfader versus Colorburn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorfaderColorburn
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.5 (380 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews86.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5380 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichele barbieri晓东 王

Customer experience

Colorfader

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

Colorburn

All ratings380 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1,314 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative6.9%

Bugs and requests

Colorfader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Colorburn

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saving photos to camera roll not working
  • Live Photos not supported
  • Crashes reported on newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Video editing and filter support
  • Ability to save custom filter combinations
  • Improved photo library integration
  • More free filter options

In-app purchases

None

Colorfader

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Colorburn

One-time8
  • Segment Pack$0.99
  • Circle Pack$0.99
  • Ring Pack$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Square Pack$0.99
  • Shape Pack$0.99
  • Unlock All Packs$0.99
  • Face Pack$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99

Questions

Is Colorfader free?
Colorfader costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colorburn free?
Colorburn costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colorfader or Colorburn?
Colorburn is rated higher. Colorfader averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Colorburn averages 4.5 from 380 ratings.
Do Colorfader or Colorburn have ads?
Neither Colorfader nor Colorburn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorfader or Colorburn?
Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, and Colorburn every 5 weeks. Most recently, Colorfader was updated on November 1, 2026 and Colorburn on November 6, 2026.

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