# What Color? vs Wallaroo

The clearest difference is price: Wallaroo at Free against What Color?'s $4.99. Wallaroo also leads on ratings volume (213 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). What Color?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Wallaroo is free to download; What Color? costs $4.99 up front. Wallaroo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. What Color? asks for nothing beyond the download.

What Color? holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallaroo has 213 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of What Color?'s written reviews are positive against 58% of Wallaroo's.

What Color? ships an update every 4 weeks, Wallaroo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | What Color? | Wallaroo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-color/id493340607/reviews)** | [4.8 (213 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wallaroo/id1630565980/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **213** |
| Positive reviews | **66.7% of reviews** | 57.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | **Paid** | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | **#114** | — |
| Size | 10 MB | 53 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Valgy](https://appshunter.io/developer/464576000) | [The Iconfactory](https://appshunter.io/developer/281795483) |

## What reviewers say

### What Color?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-color/id493340607)

**Currently charting:** #114 Top Paid · Graphics & Design (US App Store)

Identify colors from photos or codes, access color tables, and mix colors. This tool provides RGB, HEX, and RAL codes, with speech synthesis for color names. Useful for designers, painters, and anyone interested in color.

**Highlights:** Identify color from photos, Identify color from codes (RGB, HEX, RAL), Color tables (RAL, PANTONE), Color mixer, Speech synthesis for color names, Live color analysis

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Wallaroo

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wallaroo/id1630565980)

Discover and set exciting new wallpapers weekly for your iOS device. Easily customize your lock and home screens with exclusive content, from pop culture to nature. Interactive widgets let you display your favorites directly on your home screen.

**Highlights:** New wallpapers weekly, Easy lock/home screen setup, Interactive home screen widgets, Exclusive content, No ads or data collection, Diverse categories

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wallaroo Monthly Subscription | $1.99 | per month |
| Wallaroo Yearly Subscription | $19.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎨 Gorgeous, high-quality wallpapers
- ✨ Creative and unique art
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 📱 Optimized for various screen sizes
- 🖼️ Home/Lock Screen variants available

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 High subscription cost/expensive
- 🔒 Paywall for most wallpapers
- ❓ Unclear pricing/hidden costs
- 👎 Limited free content
- 💧 Watermark on free wallpapers

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when sharing
- Wallpaper not changing after install
- Shortcut installation loop
- Share button crashes app
- App crashes on Mac Studio when sharing

**Requested features**

- More frequent wallpaper additions
- Higher resolution downloads (5k)
- More free wallpapers available
- No watermarks on free wallpapers


## Frequently asked questions

### Is What Color? free?

What Color? costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Wallaroo free?

Wallaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, What Color? or Wallaroo?

What Color? is rated higher. What Color? averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wallaroo averages 4.8 from 213 ratings.

### Do What Color? or Wallaroo have ads?

Neither What Color? nor Wallaroo shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, What Color? or Wallaroo?

What Color? ships an update every 4 weeks, and Wallaroo every 2 months. Most recently, What Color? was updated on October 16, 2026 and Wallaroo on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*