ColorEasy4 Plus vs Empty Boat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ColorEasy4 Plus
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ColorEasy4 Plus is a full color and white LED control software work for specific RGBW LED controller. User can set up static color or dynamic mode from UI, and the command is sent via voice to the LED controller. User can link to LED controller via speaker, earphone jack or Bluetooth audio signal. ColorEasy4 Plus can set up 16 mega static colors with 255 white color level, and 42 dynamic modes with speed variable from 0-99, also user can save favorite scene on the software. ColorEasy4 Plus can set the parameter and setting of LED controller, such as: BlueTooth automatic connecting, wireless controller available, frequency setup.
Empty Boat
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Something happened. You're about to do something about it. Empty Boat is what you open in that gap. You write what happened. You get one story from Zhuangzi - a Taoist text from the 4th century BC - set against your situation, a question, and one thing to stop doing. Not "do this instead." One subtraction. Want another angle, you ask for it. Most people stop at one. Some nights there is nothing to reframe. You are tired and you are reading it correctly. When that is the case the app says so, and tries to name what you are carrying instead of handing you a parable that would only argue with you. Seven days later it asks one question about what you wrote. That is what makes the log worth keeping - not a diary, a record of which things still mattered a week on. WHAT IT ISN'T A chatbot. There is nothing here to have a conversation with. A meditation app. No timers, no breathing, no sounds. A course in Taoism. It will not explain wu wei. A streak. There is nothing to keep up. WHAT IT WON'T DO It will not tell you what to do. It will not comfort you. It will not say everything happens for a reason. It has nothing to say about your body, your eating, or your drinking, and it will tell you that rather than guess. Your log stays on your phone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColorEasy4 Plus at none against Empty Boat's 2. ColorEasy4 Plus also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Empty Boat's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 22 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Empty Boat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. ColorEasy4 Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
ColorEasy4 Plus ships an update every 22 months, Empty Boat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorEasy4 Plus | Empty Boat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 11 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ๆ ง ้ | Nguyen Manh |
In-app purchases
ColorEasy4 Plus
No in-app purchases
Empty Boat
- EmptyBoat_Monthly$14.991 Month
- EmptyBoat_yearly$69.991 Year









