ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad vs Matariki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad
Explore colors and virtually paint any room with a swipe of your finger. Match colors from photos, save your favorite palettes, and visualize how different shades will look on your walls.
- Virtual room painting
- Color matching from photos
- Custom palette creation
- Save favorite colors
- Visualize wall colors
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Turn inspiration into custom paint palettes that will lead you to your best color decisions yet with ColorSnap Visualizer for iPad. Explore color and virtually paint any room with the swipe of a finger. Match colors from photos, save colors and even paint your own walls.
Matariki
Experience Māori New Year celebrations with a virtual fire and interactive star elements. Explore a star hunt game in the Botanic Garden to find and collect Matariki stars.
- Augmented reality virtual fire
- Interactive Matariki star experiences
- Matariki Puanga star information
- Haha Whētu Star Search game
- Botanic Garden star hunt
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Brought to you by the Wellington City Council. Matariki Ahi Kā celebrates the Māori New Year in a uniquely Wellington way. Use the Matariki app and ‘share the warmth’ of Ahi Kā, the fires of renewal and belonging. Using Augmented Reality, warm yourself with a virtual fire that you can place anywhere. Interact with the Matariki Stars in the night sky, and learn more about the Matariki Puanga stars. Find, scan and collect the stars of Matariki with the 'Haha Whētu Star Search' - the Botanic Garden ki Paekākā based star hunt game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad at 17% against Matariki's 0%. Matariki's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad ships an update fortnightly, Matariki every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad | Matariki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (4.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 477 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Sherwin-Williams Company | MAGGLE LTD |
Customer experience
ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad
Matariki
Bugs and requests
ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to upload own photos
- Buttons and features not working as expected
- Inconsistent color rendering
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save and retrieve projects
- More customization options
- Better integration with Sherwin-Williams color system
Matariki
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad
No in-app purchases
Matariki
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad free?
Is Matariki free?
Do ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad or Matariki have ads?
Which is updated more often, ColorSnap® Visualizer for iPad or Matariki?
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