Comparison

Color Study vs Imprimatone

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

Head to head
About

Color Study

This tool helps artists analyze images by simplifying colors, values, and shapes. It provides guidance for mixing paints to match observed colors and offers advanced features for deeper artistic study. Organize your work and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Image simplification for color and value
  • Accurate color picker with magnification
  • Paint mixing guidance with real-time feedback
  • Value, saturation, and color code inspection
  • Interactive value, shape, and temperature maps
  • Project organization and iCloud sync
Features
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Color Study is a tool for artists to simplify images, study color and value, and accurately match colors through paint mixing. Load any photo and reduce it to clear shapes and essential color information. Color Study generates a clear color map of your reference and provides guidance for mixing paints to match the colors you see, giving you a practical guide you can use at the easel or in study. Focus on the fundamentals that matter in drawing and painting. Made for artists Core tools: • Accurate color picker with magnification and pixel averaging options • Place and customize color markers directly on your reference • Inspect value, saturation, and color codes (RGB, HSV, HSL, CMYK, LAB) • Automatically extract key colors and accents in an image, and mark their locations • Compare colors to assess value, relative temperature, saturation, and perceptual difference • Customizable grid overlay for precise alignment Advanced tools: • Interactive value maps, shape simplification, temperature maps and notan controls • Paint-mixing guidance designed for opaque paints, with real-time feedback from photographed mixes • Export analysis views and color maps as images for reference or study • Advanced grid controls for precision alignment and subdivision • Generate simplified line drawings and contour maps to clarify structure, edges, and major shapes • Organize your work into projects with images, paint palettes, and artwork details • iCloud sync keeps your projects and palettes in sync across all your Apple devices Advanced tools available with subscription. Train your artistic eye Color Study is not a design tool or palette generator. It is a learning tool for painters, illustrators, and art students who want to analyze what they see and make better decisions in their artwork. Study master paintings, analyze your own photos, and deepen your understanding of value structure, color harmony, and visual design. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Imprimatone

Generate color palettes using various methods like random selection, mood-based choices, color theory, or from images. Save and revisit your favorite combinations for artistic inspiration.

Highlights
  • Generate palettes randomly
  • Create palettes based on mood
  • Utilize color theory for palettes
  • Extract colors from images
  • Customize palette size
  • Lock colors and regenerate
  • Copy hex codes instantly
  • Save favorite palettes
Features
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Imprimatone is a color palette generator built for people who love color. Generate a palette in seconds, save the ones that speak to you, and come back to them whenever you need inspiration. Whether you're a painter starting a new study, a designer exploring combinations, or just someone with an eye for color — Imprimatone keeps it simple and gets out of your way. Generate your way Choose from four ways to build a palette: Random — pure chance. Sometimes the best palettes are the ones you'd never think to choose. Mood — pick a feeling: Warm, Cool, Earthy, Vibrant, Muted, or Pastel. Imprimatone does the rest. Color Theory — generate palettes grounded in Complementary, Monochrome, Triadic, or Split-Complementary relationships. Image — pull colors directly from any photo in your library or take one with your camera. The colors that drew you to an image, extracted automatically. Work the way you think Palettes can be anywhere from 1 to 12 colors. Add or remove colors on the fly. Lock in the ones you want to keep and regenerate around them — great for when you've found a perfect base and want to explore what works alongside it. Tap any color to copy its hex code instantly. Open the full-screen preview to sit with a palette before deciding. Save what you love Heart a palette to save it. Your saved palettes live in one place, ready to revisit whenever you need them.

Screenshots

Color Study4 screens
Imprimatone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Imprimatone at none against Color Study's 6. Imprimatone also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Color Study's advantage is ratings volume (556 vs 1) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Study sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Imprimatone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Color Study against 5.0 for Imprimatone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Study has 556 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Color Study's written reviews are positive against 100% of Imprimatone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Study ships an update every 11 days, Imprimatone weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Color Study versus Imprimatone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor StudyImprimatone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (556 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings556 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrushLabs LLCAlexander Sheppard

Customer experience

Color Study

All ratings541 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%

Imprimatone

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Color Study

Subscriptions3
  • Color Study Pro monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Color Study Pro yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Color Study Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Color Study tip$1.99
  • Color Study tip$29.99
None

Imprimatone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Study free?
Color Study is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imprimatone free?
Imprimatone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color Study or Imprimatone?
Imprimatone is rated higher. Color Study averages 4.9 out of 5 from 556 ratings, while Imprimatone averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Color Study or Imprimatone have ads?
Neither Color Study nor Imprimatone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Study or Imprimatone?
Color Study ships an update every 11 days, and Imprimatone weekly. Most recently, Color Study was updated on November 5, 2026 and Imprimatone on October 31, 2026.

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