Comparison

ColorCast vs Matted

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

Head to head
About

ColorCast

Features
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Quickly convert image color spaces. - Supports sRGB, Display P3, Adobe RGB, Linear sRGB, Rec.2020, and Grayscale Gamma 2.2 - Supports directly assigning a color space without conversion

About

Matted

Features
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Matted fits any photo into any frame, without cropping a single pixel. Instagram now shows your grid at 4:5. TikTok, LinkedIn and every other platform want their own shapes too. Instead of cutting your photo down to fit, Matted pads it with a beautiful background, a mat, so the whole image always survives. WHY MATTED • Nothing gets cropped, ever. The full image is always preserved. • One-tap aspect ratios: square, 4:5 portrait, landscape, story, banner and more • A built-in size catalogue covering 105 placements across 20 platforms, feeds, grids, covers, banners, thumbnails, with up-to-date pixel dimensions • Adjustable border to give your photo room to breathe • Rounded corners, two ways: soften the photo's corners, round the mat itself, or both BACKGROUNDS THAT LOOK INTENTIONAL • Soft blur drawn from the photo itself, the classic blurred-background look, no second app needed • Clean white or black mats • Any custom colour you like • Colour mix: generated mesh gradients in twelve palettes, with endless shuffles, every one unique to your photo MAKE IT YOURS • Lift the subject off its background on device and drop it onto a mat • Add a small signature or brand mark to sign your work • Frame a photo hands free with Shortcuts and Siri PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything happens on your iPhone, photos never leave your device • No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. • Full-resolution export, saved straight to your photo library • HEIC or JPEG output, switches to PNG automatically when you round the mat's corners, so transparency is preserved Matted is built by one person, with a healthy assist from AI tools. There is a tip jar inside if the app saves you time. It unlocks nothing, because everything is already included. Frame it. Do not crop it. Matted.

Screenshots

ColorCast1 screens
Matted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColorCast at none against Matted's 4. Matted's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Matted sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ColorCast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorCast ships an update every 5 months, Matted every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
ColorCast versus Matted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorCastMatted
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer欣辰 叶Nathan Kettles

In-app purchases

None

ColorCast

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Matted

One-time4
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Snack$4.99
  • Supporter$19.99
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  • Legend$49.99

Questions

Is ColorCast free?
ColorCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Matted free?
Matted is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ColorCast or Matted have ads?
Neither ColorCast nor Matted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorCast or Matted?
ColorCast ships an update every 5 months, and Matted every 4 days. Most recently, ColorCast was updated on October 28, 2026 and Matted on October 25, 2026.

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