Comparison

ColorHints Mosaic vs Overprint

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

Overprint

Features
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Overprint turns a photo into a screen-printed poster, the way a real print shop would pull it: separated by tone, screened into halftone dots, and laid down one spot ink at a time. This isn't a filter. Every layer is a real screen. Drag the squeegee and the ink develops across the sheet, heavy where you pull slow, thin where you pull fast, so no two pulls are the same. THE PRESS - Import any photo and Overprint auto-levels it onto the ink, so bright subjects read instead of washing out to bare paper. - Real halftone screening with per-ink angles, so the inks interleave instead of muddying, exactly like a physical press. - Overprint two inks and the overlap multiplies into a third color, the effect the app is named for. - Set text in heavy poster type and place it anywhere on the sheet. - Warm paper stocks with real tooth, from bright white to midnight. PULL BY HAND - Grab the squeegee and pull. Speed and dwell become ink body and gradient. - Split-fountain and gradient pulls roll one ink into another across the sheet. - Tune each ink's body, screen angle, and registration. EXPORT AND SHARE - Share a clean, web-ready poster for free, with a small Overprint mark. - Overprint Plus removes it and unlocks the full print shop: full-resolution files, one file per ink separation for the printer, a proof PDF with registration and crop marks, and apparel mockups. OVERPRINT PLUS One purchase. Yours forever. Family Sharing and a free Restore. - Take home prints with 3 to 6 spot inks - Premium inks: a metallic gold with a real glint, a fluoro magenta glow - Manual press controls: split-fountain and gradient pulls - Print-grade export: full resolution, separations, and a proof PDF Made for anyone who loves the look of a screen-printed gig poster, a risograph zine, or a two-color art print, without the ink under your nails.

Screenshots

ColorHints Mosaic4 screens
Overprint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Overprint at Free against ColorHints Mosaic's $1.99. Overprint also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). ColorHints Mosaic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). On 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

Overprint is free to download; ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99 up front. Overprint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ColorHints Mosaic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorHints Mosaic ships an update every 3 months, Overprint every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ColorHints Mosaic versus Overprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorHints MosaicOverprint
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim CalvinAHMET DUMAN

In-app purchases

None

ColorHints Mosaic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Overprint

One-time1
  • Overprint Plus$9.99

Questions

Is ColorHints Mosaic free?
ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overprint free?
Overprint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ColorHints Mosaic or Overprint have ads?
Neither ColorHints Mosaic nor Overprint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorHints Mosaic or Overprint?
ColorHints Mosaic ships an update every 3 months, and Overprint every 6 days. Most recently, ColorHints Mosaic was updated on November 6, 2026 and Overprint on November 5, 2026.

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