Wada Sanzo Colors vs RefMemo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wada Sanzo Colors
Explore historical color palettes and find harmonious combinations for your projects. Scan real-world colors to match them with digital values and save your favorites.
- Browse 3 historical color collections
- Copy RGB, HEX, and LAB values
- Scan real-world colors
- Match colors with digital palettes
- Save favorite palettes
- Access palettes on multiple devices
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Wada Sanzo Colors is a digital adaptation of the historic color palettes created by Japanese artist Sanzo Wada in the 1930s, known today from the Dictionary of Color Combinations. Scan real-world colors, browse harmonious combinations, and copy digital color values in seconds. • Browse all color palettes from Wada Sanzo's original collections • The Classic Collection: Haishoku Soukan (配色総鑑) — known from the Dictionary of Color Combinations Vol. 1 • The Seasons Collection: Haishoku Soukan B-hen (配色総鑑 B篇) — known from Vol. 2 • Instantly copy RGB, HEX, and LAB values for any color palette • Use the built-in Color Scanner to match real-world colors with the collection and find harmonious combinations for your design project • Save favorite palettes and access them on any other device via the website Perfect for designers, artists, and anyone who loves Japanese color harmony. Formerly known as W.S. Colors. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
RefMemo
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RefMemo is the visual reference app made for illustrators and creative people. If your ideas live scattered across Pinterest folders, phone screenshots, and notes on your computer, RefMemo brings them together on simple, beautiful boards — so everything for a project sits in one place. Drop in images and screenshots, save color palettes, keep links and documents, and jot ideas as notes. Speak an idea out loud and RefMemo turns your voice into text on the card. Arrange everything freely on an infinite canvas, group related things into collections, and open any board in seconds. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Build boards for each project, character, story, or client - Add images and screenshots from your library or camera - Save color palettes and copy the exact HEX codes - Keep reference links and documents beside your visuals - Write notes — or speak them and let voice-to-text do the typing - Group items into collections and preview them full-screen - Works offline, and syncs securely across your devices MADE FOR CREATIVES Whether you illustrate children's books, design surfaces and patterns, or simply collect inspiration, RefMemo keeps your visual thinking organized and close at hand. YOUR PRIVACY Your boards belong to you. RefMemo doesn't collect analytics or advertising data, and never sells or shares your content. Export a backup or delete your account and all data at any time. Start gathering your references — and stop losing your ideas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RefMemo at none against Wada Sanzo Colors's 2. RefMemo also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Wada Sanzo Colors sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. RefMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wada Sanzo Colors ships an update every 3 weeks, RefMemo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wada Sanzo Colors | RefMemo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Ungerer | Inna Ogando |
In-app purchases
Wada Sanzo Colors
- Plus$1.991 Month
- Unlock Seasons Collection$4.99
RefMemo
No in-app purchases








