CardMaker vs ThiColor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CardMaker
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CardMaker（卡片工坊）把你的照片用在五类常用场景里：预览图、配色参考、裁切与拼接——界面简洁，导出可直接进相册。 【带壳截图】 多款机型相框，可调旋转、占比、背景（透明 / 纯色 / 模糊）与位置，快速生成适合商店截屏或分享的设备图。 【色卡提取】 从照片提取主色，查看 HEX 等信息，支持多种版式与导出长图或单独色卡（可按需在设置中调整）。 【宫格裁图】 将一张照片按 2×2、3×3、4×4 等规则裁成多张图并保存，适合九宫格朋友圈或素材拆分。 【模板拼图】 多种模板与画布比例，可排版多张图片并导出成品。 【长图拼接】 自动对齐重叠区域拼接长截图。 【CardMaker Pro（可选内购）】 一次性购买可解锁更高导出分辨率、更多色卡数量及水印相关高级选项。 —— 技术支持：https://cardmaker.byclemon.com/ 隐私政策：https://cardmaker.byclemon.com/privacy 用户协议：https://cardmaker.byclemon.com/terms
ThiColor
Capture any color from your surroundings or photos and instantly receive a precise paint recipe. This tool breaks down colors into specific pigments and ratios, offering a step-by-step AI guide for recreating images through painting.
- Color snapping from camera or photos
- Paint pigment and ratio generation
- Save favorite colors to palette
- AI-powered 3-step painting guides
- Color breakdown for image recreation
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ThiColor — translate any color into a paint recipe. Spot a color you love? Snap it, and ThiColor breaks it down into the exact pigments and ratios you need to mix it. [Color Palette] Snap any color Use the camera or pick a photo. ThiColor extracts the dominant colors and gives you a paint recipe for each — what to mix, in what ratio. Save favorites to your palette. [AI Breakdown] New in 1.5 Upload a reference photo and our AI turns it into a 3-step painting guide. Each step shows the new colors introduced and which paints to mix. Follow along to recreate the original. — — — — — — Terms of Use https://thecolor.unapod.com/terms Privacy Policy https://thecolor.unapod.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CardMaker at every 2 days against ThiColor's every 5 days. 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. CardMaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ThiColor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CardMaker ships an update every 2 days, ThiColor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CardMaker | ThiColor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 强 袁 | Beijing Shuishan Shiliu Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
CardMaker
- CardMaker Pro 终身版$1.99
ThiColor
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Basic monthly$8.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$18.991 Month
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- Yearly$24.991 Year
- 年度基础会员$89.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$189.991 Year
