Chroma Match vs SmashX Request
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chroma Match
This utility app facilitates precise color matching against custom color sets using dedicated hardware. Businesses can enable their unique color palettes for users to scan and compare against. Color sets can be made public or private for specific access.
- Custom color set matching
- NODE+Chroma sensor integration
- Public and private color sets
- Accurate color scanning
- Business color palette integration
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PLEASE NOTE: This application requires a NODE+Chroma Sensor Device from Variable, Inc. Usage: iPhone 4s (or newer) or an iPad 3 (or newer), or an iPad Mini. See our website at www.variableinc.com for more information. The Chroma Match App provides color matching against custom colorsets using the N+Chroma hardware. Users / Businesses that provide colorsets to Variable, Inc can have color matching to their colorset enabled in this app. For example, a paint manufacturer sends their paint set to Variable, Inc. This paint set is added to ChromaMatch, which enables users to accurately scan colors with NODE+Chroma and see how well these objects match the colors in the manufactuer's colorset. Color sets can be private, enabled only with a private key, or they can be made public and available to all users of the Chroma Match app.
SmashX Request
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Is your color laboratory overloaded with custom match requests? The SmashX Request app is what you’re looking for. • Offer OEM users a convenient entry point to your entire color database with Request. • Fast and simplified color identification from your always up-to-date library. • Offer a smart way to directly request a sample or a color match.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chroma Match at every 2 months against SmashX Request's every 18 months. Chroma Match also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chroma Match ships an update every 2 months, SmashX Request every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chroma Match | SmashX Request |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Variable Technologies LLC | SmashX B.V. |
In-app purchases
Chroma Match
No in-app purchases
SmashX Request
No in-app purchases
Questions
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