Comparison

Mood Colors vs Yarbo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mood Colors

Transform your device into a customizable mood lamp with a wide array of colors and effects. Perfect for relaxation, ambiance, or even as a night-light, this app offers endless lighting possibilities for any occasion.

Highlights
  • 20 unique color layers
  • Customizable color selection
  • Adjustable transition speed
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Auto Mode color waves
  • Night-light mode
Features
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Mood Colors — Your Smart Mood Lamp Why spend money on an expensive color-changing lamp when you can have a smarter one right in your pocket? Mood Colors turns your device into a beautiful, fully customizable mood lamp. Endless ways to use it: Use it for light therapy sessions to help you relax or recharge. Enjoy romantic dinners or cozy evenings while enhancing your living room, terrace, or garden. Create a calming atmosphere in your bedroom or bathroom with soft, flowing colors. Project gentle lighting effects on walls or ceilings during parties, camping trips, or moments with friends. Turn on the night-light mode to help children feel safe at bedtime, at home or while traveling. Try a simple DIY setup by placing a paper tube or plastic bottle over the screen to diffuse the light. And much more. Main features: Includes 20 unique layers with vivid colors in different shapes and movements. Pick the exact color to match your mood or let Auto Mode display smooth color waves. Adjust transition speed and brightness for any situation, from quiet relaxation to festive lighting. Turn your phone or tablet into a soothing, colorful light companion for every moment, every mood, everywhere. Mood Colors is the ultimate smart mood lamp.

About

Yarbo

Control your robotic yard work device with this app. Plan snow removal areas, manage tasks, monitor progress in real-time, and use manual controls. Features include automatic planning, location tracking, profile management, and auto-return charging.

Highlights
  • Snow removal area planning
  • Automatic task planning
  • Real-time progress monitoring
  • Manual controller usage
  • Device location tracking
  • Profile management
  • Auto-return charging
Features
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This app allows you to control all the functions of Yarbo robotics, including: - Planning the total area for snow removal, - Managing the total area, - Creating automatic plans, - Monitoring the progress of Yarbo in real-time, - Using the manual controller, - Locating your Yarbo, - Managing your profiles, - Enabling auto return charging.

Screenshots

Mood Colors4 screens
Yarbo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Yarbo at Free against Mood Colors's $1.99. Yarbo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Yarbo is free to download; Mood Colors costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mood Colors ships an update every 14 months, Yarbo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mood Colors versus Yarbo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMood ColorsYarbo
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.2 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews62.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB263 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe BurdinYarbo

Customer experience

Mood Colors

Written reviews61 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative36.1%

Yarbo

All ratings1,020 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative30.2%

User reviews

Mood Colors

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Great for ambiance
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for kids
  • 👍 Nice concept
  • 👍 Useful for parties

Room to improve

  • 👎 Low brightness
  • 👎 Overpriced
  • 👎 Poor display
  • 👎 Not bright enough
  • 👎 Limited settings

Yarbo

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great system overall
  • 👍 Love it
  • 👍 Solid all around
  • 👍 Gets better every month
  • 👍 Very capable

Room to improve

  • 💰 High price tag
  • 🐛 Difficulty maintaining GPS signal
  • 🐛 Overheating issues
  • 🐛 Problems with blades
  • 👎 No help when issues arise

Bugs and requests

Mood Colors

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Colors change by steps, not linearly
  • Slight flickering effect
  • Problems with controllers after iOS update
  • App does not work
  • Arrow remains on screen

Requested features

8 requests
  • Linear color change
  • Smooth and constant color change
  • White color option
  • Connect to music
  • Set color space
Show 3 more
  • More settings
  • Better ergonomics
  • More interactive features

Yarbo

Reported bugs

29 issues
  • Difficulty maintaining GPS signal
  • Overheating issues
  • Problems with blades
  • Slow support response
  • Frequent software bugs and errors
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  • Unit goes out of boundaries
  • GPS problems under trees
  • Charging issues related to GPS
  • Unit slips on hills
  • Unit has problems going around obstacles
  • Unit skips long sections
  • Poor cut quality
  • GPS signal drops
  • Unit goes out of boundary
  • Requires significant manual intervention
  • Bad pathing
  • Poor obstacle avoidance
  • Poor person detection
  • Shoddy UX
  • Software issues
  • Connection issues (Wi-Fi and data)
  • App is dysfunctional and frustrating
  • Impossible to operate continuously
  • Requires constant reconnecting/deleting/reconnecting
  • No technical support available
  • Cannot map
  • Tutorials are a joke
  • Unit gets lost under a tree during mapping
  • Mower never delivered

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to edit maps
  • Ability to draw no-go zones without driving the unit
  • More human-readable diagnostic info
  • Ability to program mowing every other day or every three days
  • Ability to see programs while the unit is running
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  • More focus on resolving customer issues

In-app purchases

None

Mood Colors

No in-app purchases

None

Yarbo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mood Colors free?
Mood Colors costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yarbo free?
Yarbo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mood Colors or Yarbo have ads?
Neither Mood Colors nor Yarbo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mood Colors or Yarbo?
Mood Colors ships an update every 14 months, and Yarbo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mood Colors was updated on November 6, 2026 and Yarbo on November 7, 2026.

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