Comparison

ChromaBay vs Roomix

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

Head to head
About

ChromaBay

Features
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ChromaBay turns addressable LED strips into a canvas. Build glowing, animated light with a visual node editor — no code. Chain generators and effects, dial in the look, and watch it render live before it ever reaches your lights. DESIGN • A node-based editor: start from generators (rainbow, plasma, noise, radial, moving blobs, raindrops, fire, gradients, interference, orbiting color "Venn", moving color bands, and a Wave), then stack modifiers (blur, sharpen/edge/emboss convolutions, blend, fade, glitch, hue-rotate, mirror, tile, scroll, posterize, invert, and video-style feedback for trails and tunnels). • Fill any SVG shape and spin, pulse, or drift it. • Automate any control with an LFO, noise, or random — turn a static value into living motion. PERFORM • An Interact screen with big knobs and a color wheel to play your lights live. • Make an automation's speed or range interactive, so you can jam in real time. CONTROL YOUR HARDWARE • Connect over Bluetooth to ESP32-based controllers driving addressable LEDs (WS2812/NeoPixel and friends). • Set brightness and push patterns instantly. • Sync a playlist that auto-cycles patterns in lockstep across multiple devices. • Update device firmware over the air. SHARE • Keep a personal pattern library that syncs to your account. • Share any pattern with a single link — the whole pattern travels in the URL. • Browse a community gallery and adopt others' patterns. You can explore the entire editor and live preview without any hardware — connect a device when you're ready to light up the room.

About

Roomix

Streamline interior design projects by managing client communication, approvals, tasks, and procurement all in one place. This app centralizes project details, from initial briefs to site visit documentation, for designers, architects, and studios.

Highlights
  • Client approvals and feedback
  • Integrated project chat
  • Automated client briefs
  • Task and deadline management
  • Cost estimates and procurement tracking
  • Site visit documentation
  • Studio management tools
Features
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Roomix helps interior designers, architects and studios manage projects with clients and their team. From the initial brief to procurement and site visits, keep conversations, materials, tasks and approvals together in each project. APPROVALS AND FEEDBACK Send mood boards, drawings and product selections for approval. Clients can approve materials or leave feedback. Each approval records their name and the time. Mark up images with arrows and notes to show exactly what needs changing. PROJECT CHAT Discuss the project, share files and send voice messages. No more searching through different messaging apps. Separate chats keep team and contractor conversations organised. BRIEFS AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS Clients fill out a brief through a shared link, and their answers become a project requirements document. The advanced brief lets them add rooms and reference images. PROJECT STAGES, TASKS AND DEADLINES Plan the work, assign responsibilities and set deadlines. Add priorities and attachments to tasks so everyone has what they need. COST ESTIMATES AND PROCUREMENT Keep track of items, prices and purchasing statuses. Export cost estimates and procurement lists to Excel whenever needed. SITE VISITS Document progress on site with photos and notes. Choose which entries to share with the client and which to keep within your team. FILES, DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS Organise materials in project folders and preview them in the app. Generate a PDF project report for your records or to print. STUDIO MANAGEMENT Invite team members, set their roles and track team workload. FOR CLIENTS Clients join by invitation and see their project, approvals and chat right away. SUBSCRIPTIONS Roomix Pro and Studio plans are auto-renewable subscriptions billed monthly or yearly. A yearly plan costs the same as ten monthly payments. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://roomix.space/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://roomix.space/en/privacy

Screenshots

ChromaBay1 screens
Roomix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChromaBay at none against Roomix's 10. ChromaBay also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads 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. Roomix sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $33.49 per month. ChromaBay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ChromaBay versus Roomix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChromaBayRoomix
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrant PattersonFenixera

In-app purchases

None

ChromaBay

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Roomix

Subscriptions6
  • Studio Mini Monthly$33.491 Month
  • Studio Standard Monthly$65.991 Month
  • Solo Pro Yearly$132.991 Year
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  • Studio Pro Monthly$132.991 Month
  • Studio Mini Yearly$334.991 Year
  • Studio Standard Yearly$659.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 premium brief$2.49
  • 5 premium briefs$11.99
  • 15 premium briefs$31.99
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  • 50 premium briefs$92.99

Questions

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

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