Comparison

Clear Color vs ThiColor

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

Head to head
About

Clear Color

Features
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Clear Color helps you see, understand, and work with color — whether you’re capturing inspiration, making design decisions, or navigating the world with color vision differences. Go beyond picking a color. Clear Color lets you explore colors in depth, compare them meaningfully, and save the context behind each color so nothing gets lost. Capture colors with context • Pick colors live from the camera or from photos • Automatically extract palettes from any image • Save notes and source thumbnails with each color to remember where it came from Explore colors in depth • View rich color details including HEX, RGB, LAB, and more • Apply different color naming systems • Explore brightness, saturation, hue, temperature, and value • Use different color views and overlays to understand how colors behave Compare and evaluate • Compare colors side by side • See how colors relate on the color wheel • Check contrast and readability at a glance Designed for accessibility • Contrast checks with WCAG guidance • Color vision simulations • Color assistance tools to adapt colors to how you see Save and export •Organize colors into palettes •Export palettes in common formats • Keep your color library clear, meaningful, and reusable Some advanced features require a subscription, such as unlimited palettes and exports, advanced color comparison, pattern overlays, and saving notes and source thumbnails with colors. You can manage your subscription anytime in your App Store account. Clear Color is designed for designers, artists, students, and anyone who wants to better understand the colors around them — with clarity, context, and care. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ThiColor

Capture any color from your surroundings or photos and instantly receive a precise paint recipe. This tool breaks down colors into specific pigments and ratios, offering a step-by-step AI guide for recreating images through painting.

Highlights
  • Color snapping from camera or photos
  • Paint pigment and ratio generation
  • Save favorite colors to palette
  • AI-powered 3-step painting guides
  • Color breakdown for image recreation
Features
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ThiColor — translate any color into a paint recipe. Spot a color you love? Snap it, and ThiColor breaks it down into the exact pigments and ratios you need to mix it. [Color Palette] Snap any color Use the camera or pick a photo. ThiColor extracts the dominant colors and gives you a paint recipe for each — what to mix, in what ratio. Save favorites to your palette. [AI Breakdown] New in 1.5 Upload a reference photo and our AI turns it into a 3-step painting guide. Each step shows the new colors introduced and which paints to mix. Follow along to recreate the original. — — — — — — Terms of Use https://thecolor.unapod.com/terms Privacy Policy https://thecolor.unapod.com/privacy

Screenshots

Clear Color4 screens
ThiColor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clear Color at 13.0 against ThiColor's 17.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clear Color sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ThiColor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clear Color versus ThiColor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClear ColorThiColor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrushLabs LLCshiflow Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clear Color

Subscriptions2
  • Live Color monthly subscription.$2.991 Month
  • Live Color yearly subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
6 purchases

ThiColor

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Basic monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$18.991 Month
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  • Yearly$24.991 Year
  • 年度基础会员$89.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$189.991 Year

Questions

Is Clear Color free?
Clear Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThiColor free?
ThiColor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clear Color or ThiColor have ads?
Neither Clear Color nor ThiColor shows ads.

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