Pinterest vs Color Portfolio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discover endless inspiration for fashion, home design, and more. Save ideas to personalized boards, shop styles you love, and learn new skills. Unlock billions of ideas for everyday life.
- Discover inspiration
- Shop styles
- Learn new things
- Create boards
- Save Pins
- Make collages
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Pinterest is a place of endless possibilities. You can: - Discover everyday inspiration - Shop styles you love - Try and learn something new Create boards, save Pins and make collages of all your inspiration. Unlock billions of ideas, from fashion tips and easy recipes to DIY projects and fresh ways to redo your space. Creating the life you love? It's Possible.
Color Portfolio
Explore and visualize Benjamin Moore paint colors with a virtual fan deck and augmented reality tools. Try colors on your walls using photos or live video, and even match real-world colors with a compatible device.
- Virtual fan deck of Benjamin Moore colors
- Photo visualizer for room color previews
- Augmented reality video visualizer
- Precision color matching with ColorReader device
- Save and share colors
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Harness the power of Benjamin Moore color, wherever you are—for free. Save colors, share images and more! Find the right paint colors (and have fun doing it) with these features: • VIRTUAL FAN DECK - Easily scroll through Benjamin Moore’s collection of trusted colors including Color Preview®, Benjamin Moore Classics®, Affinity®, Historical Collection, Off-Whites and the Designer Classics. • PHOTO VISUALIZER - Take a photo of a room and “try on” colors by tapping a surface for instant masking, or use photos from our inspiration gallery. • VIDEO VISUALIZER - Step into augmented reality and apply Benjamin Moore paint color to surfaces in real-time. • PRECISION COLOR MATCHING - With purchase of the Benjamin Moore ColorReader or ColorReader Pro device by Datacolor, you can match any color IRL to colors in our library. To order a device, visit datacolor.com/bmorders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Portfolio at none against Pinterest's 12. Color Portfolio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.5.2 vs 16.0). Pinterest's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5.8M vs 12K). On price 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
Both are free to download. Pinterest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Color Portfolio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pinterest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinterest has 5.8M ratings behind it against 12K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Pinterest's written reviews are positive against 24% of Color Portfolio's.
Pinterest ships an update weekly, Color Portfolio every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Color Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.8M ratings) — better | 4.5 (12K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews — better | 24.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.8M — better | 12K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.5.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 424 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pinterest, Inc. | Benjamin Moore & Co |
Customer experience
Color Portfolio
User reviews
What we love
- 💻 Great for inspiration and ideas
- 🎨 Excellent for creative projects
- 🔍 Helpful for finding references and tutorials
- 🧠 Stimulates creativity and imagination
- 🤝 Allows for collaboration and sharing
Room to improve
- 🤖 Excessive AI-generated content
- 📢 Overwhelming number of ads
- 🔄 Constant feed refreshing
- 🔒 Accounts being deactivated without reason
- 🗃️ Difficulty organizing and managing boards
Color Portfolio
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Helpful in deciding colors
- 🎨 Allows visualizing paint colors on photos
- 🎨 Useful for planning decorating projects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Colors not accurately represented
- 🤯 Confusing and unintuitive interface
- 🤖 Inaccurate color matching
- 💤 Crashes frequently
- 🔍 Limited functionality (e.g. can't zoom, paint trim)
Bugs and requests
Reported bugs
5 issues- Pins not loading or showing up as blank squares
- Issues with saving pins to boards
- Notifications not working properly
- Scrolling and navigation glitches
- Inconsistent behavior across mobile and web versions
Requested features
5 requests- Restore ability to search and view boards by name
- Bring back photo comments and 'try' feature
- Add option to disable video autoplay and sound
- Improve personalization and relevance of recommended content
- Provide better customer support and communication
Color Portfolio
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to save colored photos
- Color reader not working as expected
- Spinning color wheel makes it hard to select colors
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save and compare color combinations
- More exterior color options
- Improved photo visualization with better accuracy
- Easier navigation and more intuitive controls
- Ability to paint trim, ceiling, and multiple surfaces
In-app purchases
- Funds for Ads$5.79
- Funds for Ads$11.49
- Funds for Ads$17.49
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- Funds for Ads$23.49
- Funds for Ads$35.00
- Funds for Ads$41.00
- Funds for Ads$70.00
- Funds for Ads2 variants$82.00
- Funds for Ads2 variants$163.99
- Funds for Ads$329.00
Color Portfolio
No in-app purchases
