Comparison

ZipcodeBox vs ColorWave

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

Head to head
About

ZipcodeBox

Organize your entire moving process in one place. Track tasks, manage boxes, store contacts, and monitor expenses to ensure a stress-free relocation. Never forget important details like updating your address.

Highlights
  • Create and manage move details
  • Add and track boxes
  • Store important contacts
  • Manage moving expenses
  • Set reminders and notes
  • Update address information
Features
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ZipcodeBox makes moving simple and stress-free by letting you organize every part of your move in one app. Easily create a new move and keep all your information together. You can add and manage tasks for every stage of the move, label and track your boxes so nothing gets lost, and store important contacts like movers, landlords, or friends. Keep all relevant addresses handy, track your moving expenses to stay on budget, and add future notes and reminders for things you don’t want to forget. With ZipcodeBox, you won’t forget to update your address and contact information across organizations, marketplaces, and other important services. Whether you’re moving to a new neighborhood or a new city, ZipcodeBox helps you stay organized, save time, and reduce moving-day stress.

About

ColorWave

This app helps coloring enthusiasts organize their markers and find the perfect shades for their projects. It matches colors to your existing marker sets, offers a vast catalog of brands, and tracks your coloring progress and achievements.

Highlights
  • Palette matching with color codes
  • Marker catalog with 90+ brands
  • Coloring progress and analytics
  • Weekly coloring challenges
  • Achievement system
  • Social gallery for sharing art
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ColorWave is made for coloring books with color codes. Pick a page and we'll show you which marker from your sets goes with each code. PALETTE MATCHING • Ready-made code: 14,000+ pages already have codes, and we match them to your sets • Photo: snap the code on your page, and we'll read it and match your markers • Others' work: see the author's markers and take the palette for yourself • Eyedropper: pick the exact shade right on the photo • Marker matches: enter a code and find the same color from another brand 90+ brands and 1,100 sets in the catalog: Languo, GuangNa, Flysea, Ohuhu and more. BOOKS AND MARKERS IN ONE COLLECTION Add books from the catalog or by barcode, mark your pages, save photos and time. All your marker sets live in one place. DETAILED ANALYTICS See how many pages you've colored overall and this month, how many hours and creative days they took, and which books and characters top your list. Every month you get a personal digest with your works and favorite materials. MARKER STATS See which colors you reach for most and which markers are still waiting for their page. CHALLENGES New stories every week. Dress the guests for a ball, draw a card with a surprise task, or gather a team for a special assignment. Color along with thousands of people, see what others made, and keep a badge on your profile as a keepsake. ACHIEVEMENTS More than 70 achievements for favorite characters, whole universes, collections and your progress. Pick a goal and start coloring: every finished page brings you closer to the next one. SHARE YOUR ART Post your works, react, comment and follow other colorists. The Gallery already holds 470,000+ works. See how others colored the same page. DISCOVER NEW INSPIRATION 9,000+ books in the catalog, new releases and upcoming titles. Add a book to your wishlist and get a notification on release day. FIND ANY CHARACTER Search by character, theme or mood. We'll show matching pages in your books and in the catalog. FREE AND PRO ColorWave is free: the library, markers, manual matching and the Gallery have no limits, plus 5 quick palettes a month (ready-made code, photo or a palette from someone else's work). Pro removes the monthly limit and unlocks all stats, the monthly digest, collections, Pro challenges and Pro achievements. Available in 9 languages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://colorwave.cc/legal/privacy-policy-en.html

Screenshots

ZipcodeBox4 screens
ColorWave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ZipcodeBox at 5.0 against ColorWave's 4.6. ZipcodeBox also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). ColorWave's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ZipcodeBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ColorWave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ZipcodeBox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColorWave has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ZipcodeBox's written reviews are positive against 88% of ColorWave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ZipcodeBox versus ColorWave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZipcodeBoxColorWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZIPcodeBOX LLCDenis Sviridov

Customer experience

ZipcodeBox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ColorWave

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ZipcodeBox

Subscriptions2
  • ZipcodeBox Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ZipcodeBox Yearly$18.991 Year
3 purchases

ColorWave

Subscriptions2
  • ColorWave Pro3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • ColorWave Pro3 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time1
  • ColorWave Pro$107.99

Questions

Is ZipcodeBox free?
ZipcodeBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ColorWave free?
ColorWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ZipcodeBox or ColorWave?
ZipcodeBox is rated higher. ZipcodeBox averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ColorWave averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do ZipcodeBox or ColorWave have ads?
Neither ZipcodeBox nor ColorWave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZipcodeBox or ColorWave?
ZipcodeBox ships an update every 10 days, and ColorWave every 10 days. Most recently, ZipcodeBox was updated on October 30, 2026 and ColorWave on November 5, 2026.

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