Comparison

Tintopia vs RAID Calc2

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

Head to head
About

Tintopia

Design unique, vibrant wallpapers with an interactive mesh gradient editor. Explore color harmonies, add textures, and save your creations. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Interactive mesh gradient editor
  • Color Harmony wheel
  • Texture overlays
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Ad-free and private experience
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Create stunning wallpapers in seconds with Tintopia, the premium mesh gradient wallpaper maker for iPhone and iPad. No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions. Pay once, create forever. Mesh Gradient Engine - Craft rich, multi-color wallpapers using an interactive mesh grid. - Drag control points, pick colors, and watch your design come to life in real time. - Adjust grid density from 2×2 up to 6×6 for simple gradients or intricate blends. AI Palette Generation - Describe a mood or a scene — "calm forest at dusk," "warm sunset over the city" — and get a matching color palette in seconds. - Powered entirely by on-device Apple Intelligence: fast, free, and completely private. An offline generator keeps things working even when Apple Intelligence isn't available. Palette from Photo - Pull a palette straight from any photo and apply it to your mesh gradient with a tap. Your Library + iCloud Sync - Save, name, and organize your palettes and gradients in one place. - Restore any saved gradient back into the editor to keep refining it. - Everything syncs across your iPhone and iPad with iCloud. Export Anywhere - Copy colors as Hex, CSS, or SwiftUI code, or export a palette as an .ase file for Adobe apps. Home Screen Widget & Shortcuts - Keep a favorite palette one glance away with a Home Screen widget. - Generate a palette hands-free with Siri and the Shortcuts app. Color Harmony - Explore color theory with an interactive color wheel. - Generate palettes using Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, and Split Complementary harmonies, then apply them to your wallpaper with a single tap. Texture Overlays - Add depth and character with 5 GPU-powered textures: Noise, Grain, Paper, Fabric, and Geometric. Fine-tune intensity and scale to get the perfect look. Curated & Custom Palettes - Browse 16+ handcrafted color palettes or build your own. - Save, name, and reuse your palettes anytime. Features at a Glance - Interactive mesh gradient editor with draggable control points - AI palette generation from a text prompt (on-device) - Extract palettes from your photos - Palette & gradient library with iCloud sync - Export as Hex, CSS, SwiftUI, or .ase - Color Harmony wheel with 4 harmony types - 5 texture overlays with adjustable intensity and scale - 16+ curated palettes + custom palette builder - Home Screen widget and Shortcuts support - Shuffle for instant random wallpaper inspiration - Smooth and vivid color modes - Save to Photos or share anywhere - Clean, gesture-driven interface Privacy First No ads. No analytics. No data collection. Even the AI runs entirely on your device — your prompts and creations never leave your iPhone or iPad. Tintopia only accesses a photo when you choose one to build a palette, and saves wallpapers straight back to your library. Transform your screen with wallpapers as unique as you are.

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RAID Calc2

Features
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RAID Calc2 is retiring. It leaves the App Store on December 31, 2026. It keeps working on your device after that, but won’t get updates. Its successor is RAID Calculator, from the same developer. It’s the same calculator, plus NAS planning for Synology SHR, Unraid, ZFS, SnapRAID and Btrfs, RAID 50 and 60, and RAID-Z. Search the App Store for “RAID Calculator”, or tap the banner in the app. UNTIL THEN, RAID CALC2 STILL DOES THE JOB • RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and JBOD • Usable and raw capacity, and how efficient the layout is • What the space will show as in TiB, the binary units most systems report • A drive strip showing which drives hold data, parity or mirrors • How many drive failures the array survives • Speed and availability ratings, with a plain-language guide to every level • A caution before a risky rebuild on large drives, with a one-tap switch to RAID 6 • One-tap fixes when the drive count doesn’t suit the level ON EVERY SCREEN • On iPad, and on iPhone Duo opened in landscape, results sit beside inputs • Rotates to landscape on iPhone • Built for iOS 26 with native controls and Liquid Glass • Dark mode, Dynamic Type at every size, and full VoiceOver support • In English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese PRIVATE No accounts, no tracking, no ads. Everything stays on your device. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Synology Inc. Synology and SHR are trademarks of Synology Inc. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Lime Technology, Inc. Unraid is a trademark of Lime Technology, Inc. ZFS is a trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Oracle.

Screenshots

Tintopia4 screens
RAID Calc23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RAID Calc2 at Free against Tintopia's $1.99. Tintopia's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RAID Calc2 is free to download; Tintopia costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tintopia ships an update every 11 months, RAID Calc2 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tintopia versus RAID Calc2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTintopiaRAID Calc2
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFernando BunnTodd Greco

In-app purchases

None

Tintopia

No in-app purchases

None

RAID Calc2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tintopia free?
Tintopia costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RAID Calc2 free?
RAID Calc2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tintopia or RAID Calc2 have ads?
Neither Tintopia nor RAID Calc2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tintopia or RAID Calc2?
Tintopia ships an update every 11 months, and RAID Calc2 every 5 months. Most recently, Tintopia was updated on October 25, 2026 and RAID Calc2 on October 16, 2026.

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