iColorama vs ColorBox HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iColorama
Enhance photos and digital art with over 1000 effects, from simple adjustments to complex transforms. Repaint images with various brushes, and import custom Photoshop brushes, curves, and fonts to create unique artistic pieces.
- Over 1000 image effects
- Image adjustments
- Math transforms
- Repainting with brushes
- Import custom brushes
- Import custom fonts
- Import custom curves
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iColorama is an imaging app for creators interested in enhancing their photos/paintings/drawings and converting them into amazing pieces of art. There are too many effects to be listed, more than 1000 !! The effects go from simple image adjustments to complicated math transforms. Images can also be repainted with different brushes. You can also import your own Photoshop brushes and curves and fonts. Follow Instagram:@icolorama for news and best-featured works!! Jerry Jobe's Tutorials: http://enthusiasmnoted.wordpress.com/?s=icolorama Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ColorBox HD
Create beautiful sketches and doodles with a user-friendly interface. Offers a curated selection of color palettes for your artistic creations.
- Sketching functionality
- Doodling tools
- Friendly user interface
- Curated color palettes
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ColorBox HD is a wonderful App to sketch and doodle beautiful drawing with a friendly user-interface and a careful choose of color palettes.
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColorBox HD at none against iColorama's 3. ColorBox HD also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.6). iColorama's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 51%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. iColorama sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. ColorBox HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for iColorama against 4.5 for ColorBox HD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iColorama has 256 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of iColorama's written reviews are positive against 51% of ColorBox HD's.
iColorama ships an update every 4 days, ColorBox HD every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | iColorama | ColorBox HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (256 ratings) | 4.5 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better | 51.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | talonsodev | Batsu |
Customer experience
iColorama
ColorBox HD
Bugs and requests
iColorama
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing issues
- Unable to load photos
- Watermark overlay issues
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save in full quality
- Improved stability and performance
- Support for latest iOS versions
- Restore previous free version
ColorBox HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iColorama
- iColorama PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- iColorama PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- iColorama PRO$14.99
ColorBox HD
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iColorama free?
Is ColorBox HD free?
Which has better reviews, iColorama or ColorBox HD?
Do iColorama or ColorBox HD have ads?
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