Comparison

Dehancer Color Test vs Cutvey Meter

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

Head to head
About

Dehancer Color Test

This experimental tool assesses your ability to perceive colors under various display conditions. It provides two key metrics: the number of colors you can distinguish and how effectively your current perception matches your theoretical potential. Regular use may help improve your visual perception of color nuances.

Highlights
  • Color perception assessment
  • Measures perceived colors
  • Evaluates perceptual effectiveness
  • Aids in improving visual vision
  • Based on expert color study
  • Anonymized data collection
Features
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Dehancer Color Test is based on the color perception study by co-founders of Dehancer Pavel Kosenko, Nailya Safarova & Denis Svinarchuk, experts in Image Processing. This experimental tool helps you determine how many colours you perceive under different colour target display conditions. The test results include two values: 1. The number of colors you can perceive It is an index of color perception involving short-term memory. In simpler terms, it represents the ability of aesthetic perception under momentary examination. The result depends on the visual experience and your demand for colour nuance. You can take this test regularly to improve your perceptual vision. 2. The current effectiveness of your perception relative to your theoretical potential With some reservations, the potential represents the limit of your physiological ability, as measured at the level of the sensory visual system. Sensory vision is also trainable, but to a lesser extent. Perception depends on lighting conditions, physical and emotional state, and effort. Also, the results may vary over time and as your visual experience improves. The testing method is part of a live experiment, so we admit measurement inaccuracies. The statistics we collect do not contain personal data and are stored in anonymized form. This app is not intended for medical diagnosis. Any result is normal and reflects your personal demand for nuanced color perception. Dehancer’s mission is to preserve the aesthetic heritage by means of digital tools for color correction and lifelike emulation of analog processes and effects. YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US Please read the Terms of Use as well as the Privacy Policy carefully. All data is handled under the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of Dehancer. More details can be found here: https://www.dehancer.com/terms_colortest https://www.dehancer.com/privacy_colortest

About

Cutvey Meter

This app uses your camera to measure light color temperature, tint, and exposure in real-time. It also tracks the sun's path and helps match lighting setups for cinematographers and photographers.

Highlights
  • Real-time Kelvin, tint, and lux readings
  • Sun path tracking with hour markers
  • Light matching with gel recommendations
  • Live ND filter recommendations
  • Reading stability indicators
  • Save and compare readings with frames
  • Customizable calibration for accuracy
Features
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Color meter. Light meter. Sun tracker. ND calculator. Everything you need to nail white balance, tint, exposure and golden hour, on the iPhone and iPad you already carry, and now on Apple Watch. WHITE BALANCE, NAILED Point at a gray card and read the light on every lens your device has: color temperature in kelvin and tint in green and magenta, live. Set it on your camera and roll. Hold LOG for a second opinion, read straight from the sensor's RAW pixels. MATCH EVERY LIGHT Pin one light with REF, or type the color you are shooting for: 3200, 5600, anything. Point at the next fixture and see how far off it is in kelvin and tint, so you know which way to dial it. Still carry gels? It names the LEE or Rosco filter too. Turn on Stops for your key-to-fill ratio. EXPOSURE, SOLVED Lux and EV, live. Set your frame rate, shutter, ISO and stop once, and the right ND for your rig is always on screen. Or solve for any of the four. NO FLICKER. NO SURPRISES. On 50 or 60 Hz power, if your shutter would catch a flickering light, the meter tells you, and fixes it in one tap. CONFIDENCE YOU CAN SEE HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW. Every reading tells you how far to trust it. And when the light itself is the problem, whether flicker, two lights mixing on your gray card or a color past what a camera can read, it says DIFFICULT SOURCE. GOLDEN HOUR, TO THE MINUTE The sun's path, drawn over the live view with the horizon and a compass. Golden hour and blue hour to the minute, here or wherever you shoot next, on that place's own clock. Drag the scrubber to see tomorrow's light today. SCOUT ANY LOCATION Search a place or press and hold to mark one, pick a day, and see the sun's path over the map, how long the shadows run and where you took each reading. Tilt into 3D, or look down from the sun. Share the plan with your crew, with or without the location. ON YOUR WRIST Meter from across the set with Apple Watch. Read the light, log with a Double Tap, browse your logged readings, check your ND, and get a heads-up fifteen minutes before golden hour. Your rig, your last reading and the next window, right on your watch face. EVERY READING, REMEMBERED Each reading saves with the frame you shot. Browse them as a contact sheet, compare any two and see what it takes to match them, or share one in a tap. TUNED TO YOUR METER Own a reference meter? Calibrate each lens against it, and check it at the temperatures you shoot, because a camera drifts from warm to cool. YOUR UNITS. YOUR LANGUAGE. ND as density, stops or factor. T-stop or f-stop. Angle or speed. 12 or 24-hour time. Lux or foot-candles. 41 languages. iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. THE FINE PRINT It is a camera, not a spectrometer. Three color channels cannot see the shape of a spectrum, so a spiky LED can read steady and still be off. Lux is worked out from exposure: close on a gray card, an estimate anywhere else. Tint is a starting point, not a lab measurement. One purchase unlocks it for good, or sign in with an active Cutvey membership. No ads. No third-party tracking. Your readings, frames and location stay on your own devices unless you share them. The map and place search come from Apple Maps. Privacy policy: https://cutvey.com/legal/privacy Terms: https://cutvey.com/legal/terms

Screenshots

Dehancer Color Test4 screens
Cutvey Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dehancer Color Test at none against Cutvey Meter's 1. Dehancer Color Test also leads on ratings volume (102 vs 2). Cutvey Meter's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Cutvey Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dehancer Color Test asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Dehancer Color Test against 5.0 for Cutvey Meter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dehancer Color Test has 102 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dehancer Color Test ships an update every 2 months, Cutvey Meter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dehancer Color Test versus Cutvey Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDehancer Color TestCutvey Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (102 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings102 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDehancer L.L.C-FZCutvey LLC

Customer experience

Dehancer Color Test

All ratings100 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cutvey Meter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dehancer Color Test

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cutvey Meter

One-time1
  • Unlock Cutvey Meter$19.99

Questions

Is Dehancer Color Test free?
Dehancer Color Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cutvey Meter free?
Cutvey Meter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dehancer Color Test or Cutvey Meter?
Cutvey Meter is rated higher. Dehancer Color Test averages 4.9 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Cutvey Meter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dehancer Color Test or Cutvey Meter have ads?
Neither Dehancer Color Test nor Cutvey Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dehancer Color Test or Cutvey Meter?
Dehancer Color Test ships an update every 2 months, and Cutvey Meter every 5 days. Most recently, Dehancer Color Test was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cutvey Meter on October 23, 2026.

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