Walnut vs Palette Monster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walnut
This app allows developers to test and debug WKWebView and SFSafariViewController configurations in real-time. It offers built-in DevTools for console, network, storage, and performance analysis, along with JavaScript injection and accessibility auditing.
- Real-time WKWebView configuration testing
- Built-in DevTools (Console, Network, Storage)
- JavaScript injection and execution
- SFSafariViewController testing with content blockers
- Accessibility auditing with axe-core
- Responsive viewport and device emulation
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The ultimate developer tool for testing WKWebView and SFSafariViewController configurations in real-time. KEY FEATURES WKWebView Testing • Real-time configuration testing with 20+ options • Built-in DevTools: Console, Network, Storage, Performance, Sources, Accessibility • JavaScript injection and snippet execution • Custom User-Agent emulation • Viewport and device emulation SFSafariViewController Testing • Native Safari experience with content blockers • Reader mode and responsive size control • Customizable bar colors and dismiss button styles Developer Tools • Console: Capture console.log with %c CSS styling support • Network: Monitor fetch/XHR requests with timing data • Storage: View/edit localStorage, sessionStorage, cookies • Performance: Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) and Navigation Timing • Sources: DOM tree inspection, stylesheets, scripts • Accessibility: axe-core based accessibility auditing Additional Features • Bookmark management for quick URL access • Responsive viewport resizing (iPhone, iPad, Desktop presets) • Screenshot capture • API capability detection • Dark mode support Perfect for iOS developers who need to test web content rendering, debug JavaScript, analyze network requests, and ensure accessibility compliance.
Palette Monster
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Meet Palette Monster: a playful color lab for designers, developers, and anyone who loves a beautifully balanced palette. Start with any base color and watch a complete palette spring to life. Explore different color relationships, then shape the result with live controls for hue, chroma, lightness, and contrast. Every adjustment updates your palette instantly, so inspiration never has to wait. View every color in HEX, HSL, RGB, or OKLCH, and tap any swatch to turn it into your next starting point. Made a detour? Undo and redo keep experimentation effortless. Palette Monster makes smart use of every screen, from iPhone to iPad and iPhone Duo, keeping your palette and creative controls beautifully within reach. Save the palettes you love to your library, or export ready-to-use XCAssets color catalogs and bring them straight into your Xcode projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Palette Monster at none against Walnut's shown. Walnut's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Walnut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Palette Monster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Walnut ships an update every 4 days, Palette Monster every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walnut | Palette Monster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiwon Park | Jan Gorman |
In-app purchases
Walnut
- Remove Ads$3.99
Palette Monster
- Premium$2.99
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