MPro vs Colorimeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MPro
Capture stunning black and white photographs with this app, designed for high-quality monochrome imaging. It offers uncompressed TIFF saving and real-time preview of film emulation filters. Features include dual-lens support, tap focus/exposure, and EXIF data with copyright.
- High-quality uncompressed TIFF saving
- Real-time preview with film emulation
- Support for dual-lens iPhones
- Tap focus and exposure control
- EXIF data with copyright and geo-tagging
- Grid display and level meter
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MPro App is specially for Monochrome Photograph. Has been designed to capture high-quality black and white photography. (Need iOS13 or later) Features # High Quality Picture. Has been designed so that it operates in uncompressed to save from internal processing to achieve high-quality processing. Is possible save uncompressed TIFF. It mean you can get clear and sharper picture without JPEG compression. Also support Full Resolution. # Real-time Preview You can change every parameter with Real-time high quality preview. The emulation film filters. # Other Support iPhone7 plus dual lens. Tap Focus and Exposure. GRID display useful when shooting Flash On/Off also support Torch for modeling light. Exif with Copyright Notice and Photographer Name. Geo Tag. Level Meter. Is usually a small amount of image data from the image, so all data to save the black and white only. Upload photo to various SNS and Mail. If you have any question and need support, please contact support@tambo.jp or access support site. http://www.tambo.jp/support?lang=en
Colorimeter
This app uses your iPhone camera to identify colors from real-world objects. It displays the selected color's HTML hex code and RGB values. Features include low-light compatibility and white balance locking for accurate color capture.
- Camera-based color identification
- HTML hex code display
- RGB component display
- Low light compatibility
- White balance lock
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Colorimeter is your professional color picker. Just point your iPhone camera to an object and tap in the video image. Colorimeter displays the selected color in HTML hex code and RGB components. Colorimeter is low light compatible: Antialising rendering deletes any noise in the video image. By touching the "WBal Lock" button you can lock the white balance to get unmanipulated real world colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MPro at 68% against Colorimeter's 0%. MPro also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 86 months). Colorimeter's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
MPro costs $1.99 and Colorimeter $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MPro ships an update every 3 months, Colorimeter every 86 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MPro | Colorimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 86 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshihiko Tambo | Christian Hahn |
Customer experience
MPro
Colorimeter
In-app purchases
MPro
No in-app purchases
Colorimeter
No in-app purchases
