Comparison

Color Archive vs DialForge

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

Head to head
About

Color Archive

Easily create, manage, and export custom color palettes for your projects. Add colors using RGB, hex codes, or an eyedropper tool, and organize them within named palettes. Export palettes in various formats like PNG, text, CSV, or CSS.

Highlights
  • Create and manage custom color palettes
  • Add colors via RGB, hex, or eyedropper
  • Organize colors within named palettes
  • Export palettes as PNG, text, CSV, or CSS
  • Sync palettes across Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud
Features
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Create custom palettes for different projects, adding colors using RGB, hex codes, or the native eyedropper tool. Organize colors within their palettes, name them, and export them for use elsewhere. Color Archive is a straightforward, reliable tool built to help makers keep their aesthetics sorted with no bloat and no fluff. It's also free, with no ads or hidden fees. Features: • Create, edit, organize, and export custom color palettes • Add colors manually via hex and RGB, or visually using the eyedropper • Export palettes as PNG images, text files, CSVs, or developer-ready CSS code • Palettes and colors automatically sync between your Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud • Completely free to download and use, with no ads or hidden fees

About

DialForge

Features
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DialForge is a focused design studio for crafting custom watch dials right on your iPhone. Start from a proven preset or a blank canvas, shape every detail in real time, and export print-ready artwork in seconds. Live Design Canvas See your dial render instantly on a precise, dark-grid canvas. Pinch to zoom, pan to inspect, and watch every change update in real time as you work. Preset Templates Begin with Diver, Dress, or Field styles tuned to real watch conventions, or open a blank canvas and build your own look from scratch. Customizable Tick Marks Choose from Baton, Dot, Roman, or Arabic markers. Fine-tune the length, width, and color of both hour and minute markers until the proportions feel exactly right. Text and Logo Editor Add brand name, model, depth rating, and movement text. Pick from nine fonts, then set size, color, and position to compose a balanced, professional layout. Layer System Manage Background, Tick Marks, Text, and Logo as independent layers. Toggle visibility, lock elements, adjust opacity, and reorder to keep your design organized. Flexible Dial Sizes Work at true case sizes of 28.5mm, 31mm, or 38mm, with optional date window and center hole to match the watch you have in mind. Professional Export Export crisp PNG at 72, 150, or 300 dpi, or a clean vector PDF with optional bleed and crop marks for printing. Share anywhere through the system share sheet. Privacy First DialForge works completely offline. No account, no cloud, no data collection. Every project stays on your device. Start forging your perfect dial today.

Screenshots

Color Archive3 screens
DialForge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DialForge at none against Color Archive's 1. Color Archive's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Color Archive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DialForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Color Archive versus DialForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor ArchiveDialForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin Wright晓 郭

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Color Archive

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$4.99
None

DialForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Archive free?
Color Archive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DialForge free?
DialForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Color Archive or DialForge have ads?
Neither Color Archive nor DialForge shows ads.

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