Comparison

Colorith vs PainterLab

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

Head to head
About

Colorith

Features
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Discover the world of color with Colorith, your all-in-one color tool. Detect colors from photos, create your own, and convert between formats in seconds. Detect Import any photo and pick the exact color you need. Instantly view its RGB and Hex values for precise color matching and design work. Create Design your own colors with an intuitive color picker. Preview them instantly and see their values in RGB, RGBA, Hex (RGB), and Hex (RGBA). Convert Enter any color β€” RGB, RGBA, or Hex β€” and let Colorith automatically convert it into all other formats. Invalid entries are detected instantly. Simple, fast, and precise β€” Colorith makes working with colors effortless. Photo by Dave Hoefler on Unsplash

About

PainterLab

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PainterLab turns any photo into a practical painting study you can observe, simplify, and mix from. It is not a coloring game, and it does not paint for you. PainterLab helps painters and art students understand color shapes, value structure, and temperature relationships, then translate selected screen colors into real-paint mixing ideas. SIMPLIFY COMPLEX SCENES Organize a busy photo into clear, paintable color shapes. Explore natural color blocks, limited palettes, and region-based forms, then adjust detail and smoothing for your study. SEE THE VALUE STRUCTURE Compress an image into 2–10 value levels to study large light-and-dark relationships, grayscale organization, and Notan. Use the adjustable histogram to control each value boundary. UNDERSTAND COLOR TEMPERATURE Compare cool, neutral, and warm relationships across the image. Adjust balance and smoothing to reveal the overall temperature structure more clearly. TURN SCREEN COLORS INTO REAL PAINT Select a color from the original photo or a simplified color shape. PainterLab uses your chosen paint palette to suggest practical paint combinations and mixing proportions. You can also photograph your mixed paint and compare it with the target color. BUILD YOUR OWN PAINT PALETTES Choose the physical paints you already own and organize them into custom palettes. Mixing recipes are calculated using the palette selected for each study. SAVE EVERY STUDY Your source photo, observation modes, adjustments, and sampled colors are saved in the Study Library, so you can return and continue practicing at any time. KEY FEATURES β€’ Photo-to-color-shape simplification β€’ Value studies and Notan analysis β€’ Warm and cool color-temperature analysis β€’ Color sampling and real-paint mixing recipes β€’ Custom physical-paint palettes β€’ Study Library with automatic saving β€’ On-device photo processing PainterLab includes free basic features. PainterLab Pro unlocks unlimited studies, additional simplification styles, fine detail controls, and other advanced features. Subscription options and local pricing are shown by the App Store before purchase and can be managed or canceled through your App Store account. Privacy Policy: https://wavecave-studio.uk/painterlab/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://wavecave-studio.uk/painterlab/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Colorith4 screens
PainterLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colorith at none against PainterLab's 2. PainterLab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PainterLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Colorith asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Colorith versus PainterLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorithPainterLab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.015.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaurent Guillε»Ίζ³’ 胑

In-app purchases

None

Colorith

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PainterLab

Subscriptions2
  • PainterLab Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PainterLab Pro Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

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

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