Comparison

ColorHints Mosaic vs BlockedView

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

Head to head
About

ColorHints Mosaic

Transform your photos into pixelated mosaics with customizable tile shapes, colors, and aspect ratios. Perfect for creating patterns for crafts like quilting, cross-stitch, or even Minecraft art. Share, save, or print your creations in large poster sizes.

Highlights
  • Photo to mosaic conversion
  • Customizable tile shape and count
  • Color limiting and editing
  • Save, share, or print mosaics
  • Large poster printing up to 200"
  • Pattern generation for crafts
Features
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Color Hints Mosaic creates a mosaic or pixelated version of a photograph. The mosaic you create can be shared with others, saved, or printed. To create a mosaic, simply - take or choose a photograph - choose the tile shape, the number, and aspect ratio of the mosaic tiles - select the Mosaic tab to see the results Too many colors in the mosaic for your purposes? Just tap the “Limit” button and then adjust the slider to choose the number of colors that does suit your purposes. Or, use the Mosaic editor to choose exactly the colors you want – including using a palette to assign colors to the Mosaic. Create mosaics to use for - pixel quilt designs - pixel quilt designs - tile patterns - knitting patterns - cross-stitch patterns - beading - mosaics from glass, wood, or other media - minecraft art - posterization - student art Want to share your mosaic? Share directly from Color Hints Mosaic via social media or Air Drop, save it to iBooks as a pattern, or send it to another App, like Color Hints or QuiltSandwich (from NNN Software). Want a printed copy? Print your mosaic as poster as large as 200" (500cm) on a side. Or, print an annotated version of the mosaic complete with a table of colors.

About

BlockedView

Features
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Use this free app to view block mosaics shared by users in iCloud created by the Blocked App. Use BlockedView to mark blocks in downloaded mosaics while you build a mosaic in real life. Block mosaics can be saved locally, or exported as an image with a block color legend.

Screenshots

ColorHints Mosaic4 screens
BlockedView3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BlockedView at Free against ColorHints Mosaic's $1.99. ColorHints Mosaic's advantage is chart position (#89 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

BlockedView is free to download; ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
ColorHints Mosaic versus BlockedView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorHints MosaicBlockedView
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim CalvinEugene Liu

In-app purchases

None

ColorHints Mosaic

No in-app purchases

None

BlockedView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColorHints Mosaic free?
ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlockedView free?
BlockedView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ColorHints Mosaic or BlockedView have ads?
Neither ColorHints Mosaic nor BlockedView shows ads.

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