Values at Play vs Clear Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Values at Play
This app helps users practice identifying and analyzing values in art. It offers tools to create value studies, inspect specific color values, and find areas matching a chosen value. Users can import their own images for practice.
- Create value studies from images
- Import custom images
- Inspect Denman Ross and RGB values
- Find points matching selected values
- Colorized value studies
- Full-screen value study viewing
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Use "Values at Play" to practice seeing values in art. Practice with one of the images included in the app or import your own image. Values at Play includes: VALUE STUDY Create a Value Study for any image. Choose the number of values to include in the study, and the value study will be created within seconds! View the value study full-screen, and easily toggle between it and the original image. Create "colorized" value studies. IMAGE INSPECTOR Use Image Inspector to find the Denman Ross Value and RGB value of any point on an image. VALUE FINDER Find all the points on an image with the value you've selected. VALUES-TAC-TOE Drag the cross hair to a precise location on the image you've selected. Do you know the value at that point? If so, you're on your way to a "Values-Tac-Toe." If not, keep practicing.
Clear Color
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Clear Color helps you see, understand, and work with color — whether you’re capturing inspiration, making design decisions, or navigating the world with color vision differences. Go beyond picking a color. Clear Color lets you explore colors in depth, compare them meaningfully, and save the context behind each color so nothing gets lost. Capture colors with context • Pick colors live from the camera or from photos • Automatically extract palettes from any image • Save notes and source thumbnails with each color to remember where it came from Explore colors in depth • View rich color details including HEX, RGB, LAB, and more • Apply different color naming systems • Explore brightness, saturation, hue, temperature, and value • Use different color views and overlays to understand how colors behave Compare and evaluate • Compare colors side by side • See how colors relate on the color wheel • Check contrast and readability at a glance Designed for accessibility • Contrast checks with WCAG guidance • Color vision simulations • Color assistance tools to adapt colors to how you see Save and export •Organize colors into palettes •Export palettes in common formats • Keep your color library clear, meaningful, and reusable Some advanced features require a subscription, such as unlimited palettes and exports, advanced color comparison, pattern overlays, and saving notes and source thumbnails with colors. You can manage your subscription anytime in your App Store account. Clear Color is designed for designers, artists, students, and anyone who wants to better understand the colors around them — with clarity, context, and care. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clear Color at 13.0 against Values at Play's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Values at Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clear Color sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Values at Play | Clear Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Daly | BrushLabs LLC |
In-app purchases
Values at Play
- Values at Play Unlimited$4.99
Clear Color
- Live Color monthly subscription.$2.991 Month
- Live Color yearly subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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