Comparison

Templates vs ColorForensics

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

Head to head

Templates

Essential for STR hosts

Color investigation toolkit

$0.99

🔧 Utilities

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About

Templates

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Keep your own message templates and use it with custom keyboard. You can add special parameter that changes values dynamically such as today/tomorrow etc. This is great tool for guest/customer communications.

About

ColorForensics

Features

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Select & Upload Image from Photos Tap Anywhere to Inspect - Your pocket-sized color investigation toolkit!! Full Color Readout - Instantly copy RGB, HEX, or HSB. Forensically Precise ColorData - In RGB, HEX, and/or HSB Smart ColorGrouping - Toggle "exact mode" for simplified palette breakdowns!!

Screenshots

Templates4 screens

ColorForensics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Templates at Free against ColorForensics's $0.99. Templates also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Templates is free to download; ColorForensics costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Templates ships an update daily, ColorForensics monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Templates versus ColorForensics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Templates	ColorForensics
Price	Free — better	$0.99
Update frequency	Daily — better	Monthly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS	17.6	17.6
Further details — not scored
Size	2 MB	7 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Daniel Kang	Ananya Ayer

In-app purchases

None

Templates

No in-app purchases

None

ColorForensics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Templates free?

Templates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is ColorForensics free?

ColorForensics costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Do Templates or ColorForensics have ads?

Neither Templates nor ColorForensics shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Templates or ColorForensics?

Templates ships an update daily, and ColorForensics monthly. Most recently, Templates was updated on October 9, 2026 and ColorForensics on October 12, 2026.