SimpleURL No Ads vs Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleURL No Ads
Instantly shorten long web addresses for easier sharing. This utility app integrates with popular shortening services and offers smart clipboard detection for efficient link management. Save and reuse your shortened links with a clean, user-friendly interface.
- Instant URL shortening
- Supports Bitly, TinyURL, is.gd
- Smart clipboard detection
- Link history management
- Easy sharing
- Clean interface
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SimpleURL makes long links short, clean, and easy to share. Instantly shorten URLs using popular services including Bitly, TinyURL, is.gd, 1pt.co, ulvis.net, and cleanuri.com. Generate QR codes automatically for your shortened links and quickly copy or share them anywhere. Features - Support for multiple URL shortening services - Instant QR code generation - Smart clipboard URL detection - One-click copy and share - Link history management - Clean and lightweight interface - Fast and simple workflow - No sign-up required Perfect for: - Sharing links in chats, emails, and social media - Creating QR codes for business cards, flyers, and presentations - Managing frequently used shortened URLs SimpleURL is designed for speed, simplicity, and convenience on iOS.
Color
Easily pick, save, and edit colors for all your creative projects. Store your favorite hues and access them quickly. Includes a widget for random color generation.
- Save colors
- Edit colors
- Copy saved colors
- Random color widget
- Store colors for creative work
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Color Selector is a super awesome color picker. The place to store all your colors for all your creative work. Features: - Save colors. - Edit colors. - Copy and use your saved colors. - Save a random color Widget. For any questions or proposals, contact me on app.kamaal@gmail.com Privacy policy: https://kamaal.io/privacyterms Terms and condition: https://kamaal.io/privacyterms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Color at Free against SimpleURL No Ads's $2.99. Color also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). SimpleURL No Ads's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Color is free to download; SimpleURL No Ads costs $2.99 up front. Color sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SimpleURL No Ads asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for SimpleURL No Ads against 4.0 for Color. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
SimpleURL No Ads ships an update every 2 months, Color every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleURL No Ads | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SeungHoon Kam | Kamaal Farah |
Customer experience
SimpleURL No Ads
Color
In-app purchases
SimpleURL No Ads
No in-app purchases
Color
- Soda$0.99
- Coffee$4.99
- Meal$8.99
