Comparison

Grungetastic vs Colorwise

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

Head to head
About

Grungetastic

Apply a variety of aggressive and "unwell" textures and tones to your photos. This app offers seven distinct grunge styles with adjustable controls for color, textures, and borders, allowing for unique artistic creations.

Highlights
  • Seven grunge styles
  • Adjustable color, textures, and borders
  • Randomize button
  • Texture and border library
  • Customizable presets
  • High-resolution output
Features
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Rock your Photo with Unwell Textures and Tones Grungetastic cranks your photos to 11 with seven hot and heavy looks: Classic Grunge, Bleached Grunge, Worn Pop, Worn Grunge, Gritty Grunge, Distressed and Pop Grunge. These seven fun and aggressive styles let you get down and dirty with your photos. Faster than you can say "filthy," these styles and Grungetastic's easy, hands-on interface will have you smushing delightfully unwell textures and tones with deeply satisfying contrasts, and explosively pleasurable pops for dangerously-addictive ultra-Grungy art. Grungetastic is for the Photographer that loves everything grungy! Shadows, Rubbing, Scratching, Ripping, Shredding, Stressing, Distressing, Popping, Exploding, Splatters, Smudging, Glowing, Glaring, Smoking – just some of the wildness that Grungetastic hooks you up with. GRUNGETASTIC MAKES DIRTY PHOTOS - REALLY DIRTY PHOTOS! 
SO DIRTY THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE DIRT STORMS
SWIRLING AROUND THEM—the styles are creative madness—or clearer visions of reality, whatever it is, they go to an artistic place few ever get. You can't get a cooler, hotter photo anywhere! ULTRA-GRUNGE STYLES Classic Grunge, Bleached, Pop Grunge, Pop Worn, Worn, Gritty and Distressed Grunge FEATURES Adjustable control over all aspect of the process: Color, multiple textures and borders INCLUDES Seven grungy styles: Classic Grunge, Bleached, Pop Grunge, Pop Worn, Worn, Gritty and Distressed Grunge "Randomize" button to quickly show off the power of the app A full library of textures and borders Quick, efficient, and very user-friendly interface Support for full-size images Presets with the ability to create custom presets Preview mode for quick workflow (Larger image rendered on save or when emailed) UNIVERSAL FEATURES All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo, Randomize Button, Quick Presets, the ability to create Custom Presets and Quick Preview. Our mobile version can Email and post directly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. ‘Like us on facebook’ for tips & tricks, quick announcements and interaction with the Jixi team! https://www.facebook.com/pages/JixiPixcom/338304329530235?ref=hl *************** “JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. The only requirement is art appreciation — we will take care of the rest!” JixiPix.com “Creative Tools for Creative Types” Photography | Artistic | Graphic Apps Mac • iPad • iPhone

About

Colorwise

This app allows you to sample colors from your camera or images. It converts sampled colors into various formats like RGB, HSB, and CMYK, and can assign names to colors using built-in libraries. You can also export and import color swatches in popular design formats.

Highlights
  • Sample colors from camera
  • Sample colors from images
  • Convert colors to RGB, HSB, CMYK, etc.
  • Assign names to sampled colors
  • Export swatches in ASE, ACO, CSV formats
  • Import swatches from design software
  • Color picker for swatch creation/modification
Features
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Colorwise is an iOS color sampler. Colorwise can sample colors straight from the camera or from an image. The sampled color is displayed along with the color components converted into a variety of formats including RGB, HSB, CMYK, CMY, Lab, hLab and XYZ. Libraries of colors can also be used to assign colors appropriate names. Sampled colors are stored in a list of swatches that can be exported in a variety of formats including Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) format that can be used in popular design programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Color File (ACO) format as used by Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Color Book (ACB) format as used by Adobe Photoshop color libraries. Additional formats include a simple text format that can be edited from Colorwise and CSV (comma separated value) format which can be used in spreadsheet applications such as Numbers and Excel. An HTML page can be generated showing the colors and color values. Colorwise can also import ASE, ACO, ACB, Text and CSV files. This makes it possible to import colors from Photoshop and other graphic software. Color libraries can be exported to the iTunes documents folder emailed, sent in messages, uploaded to iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, shared with AirDrop and sent to other apps. Use color libraries to match colors sampled by Colorwise. When a color is sampled, the closest color match in the library is used to provide the color with a name. Included are eight color libraries with over 4500 named colors. A color picker is provided similar to those in popular color programs to create color swatches or modify colors. To demonstrate the effect of color on the human eye two complimentary visual effects are included. Feature List: • Sample colors straight from camera • Use either camera, torch, HD or SD camera options (if available) • Sample colors from images • Convert color samples to RGB, HSB, CMYK, CMY, LAB, hLAB and XYZ • Display greyscale version of color • Display closest color match from selected matching libraries • Store colors as list of swatches • Export swatches as ASE, ACO, ACB, Text, HTML or CSV • Import swatches as ASE, ACO, ACB, Text or CSV • Share with Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, other apps, Email, Messages, AirDrop, etc • Select from complimentary colors for a swatch, including triads, tetrads, monochromatic variations and analogous colors • Color picker to create swatches or modify colors • Complimentary color visual effect • Help file including color formulas used

Screenshots

Grungetastic4 screens
Colorwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grungetastic at 81% against Colorwise's 33%. Grungetastic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 62 months). Colorwise's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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

Grungetastic costs $2.99 and Colorwise $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grungetastic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grungetastic has 188 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Grungetastic's written reviews are positive against 33% of Colorwise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grungetastic ships an update every 6 months, Colorwise every 62 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Grungetastic versus Colorwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrungetasticColorwise
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (188 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings188 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 62 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCSunshine Valley Systems

Customer experience

Grungetastic

All ratings187 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.3%

Colorwise

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Grungetastic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to upload/load photos
  • Presets not applying correctly
  • Crashes or freezes on certain devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Undo button
  • More color/hue options
  • Color swapping
  • Higher resolution exports
  • Native iPad support
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  • Ability to stack multiple borders

Colorwise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grungetastic

No in-app purchases

None

Colorwise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grungetastic free?
Grungetastic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colorwise free?
Colorwise costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grungetastic or Colorwise?
Grungetastic is rated higher. Grungetastic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 188 ratings, while Colorwise averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Grungetastic or Colorwise have ads?
Neither Grungetastic nor Colorwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grungetastic or Colorwise?
Grungetastic ships an update every 6 months, and Colorwise every 62 months. Most recently, Grungetastic was updated on November 6, 2026 and Colorwise on November 1, 2026.

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