Color Muse vs Days Until
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Muse
Instantly measure and match colors from any surface with a connected device. Access a vast library of paint colors from leading brands and find coordinating shades. A premium subscription unlocks custom paint formulation and redemption at select stores.
- Wireless color measurement
- Match colors from over 100K paint options
- Identify paint and product colors
- Custom paint formulation (subscription)
- Sheen and color detection
- Save and organize color palettes
- Cross-material color scanning
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Measure Color. Match with Confidence. Color Match Made Easy® Color Muse® is the ultimate companion app for professionals and DIYers who need fast, reliable, and accurate color matching. Wirelessly pair with any Color Muse device to instantly identify paint and product colors from over 100K colors from leading brands like Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, PPG, and many more. After wirelessly connecting your Color Muse, Color Muse SE, Color Muse 2, or Color Muse 3 device, the Color Muse app streamlines your color selection process for a faster and more confident color-matching experience. No more hassling with cumbersome fan decks, paint chips, or color swatches. Scan colors and find products that match, coordinate, and complement. ** Introducing Custom Color Matching with Plus Subscription ** A premium feature that allows you to create custom paint formulations from any scanned color and redeem them at Sherwin-Williams stores. With the Plus Subscription, you can customize color matching and create one-of-a-kind colors exclusively available made through Sherwin-Williams stores in the United States and Canada. Custom Color Matching is only available with the Color Muse 3 device. No more cutting paint samples. No more guesswork. Built for the jobsite and at home • Avoid cutting samples, patching walls, and repainting mistakes • Measure color and sheen directly from a smooth, non-metallic surface • Reduce extra trips to the store • Capture accurate results for interior and exterior surfaces • Ideal for homeowners and Pros who need accurate color measurement Here's how the Plus Subscription works 1. Connect your Color Muse 3 device 2. Scan any surface or inspiration 3. Create a custom paint match 4. Generate a QR Code 5. Redeem at a Sherwin-Williams store Subscription Details • Free through May 31, 2026 (Limited Time Offer) • Monthly: $4.99 • Annual: $49.99 Important Notes • Requires a Color Muse 3 to create custom color matches • Subscriptions are managed through your Apple account and are subject to their Terms • Custom Color Matching and QR Code redemption are available in the United States and Canada at Sherwin-Williams stores What you can do for free in the Color Muse App • Find the closest color from over 100,000 colors – Compare scans to top paint brands and product libraries from around the world. • Sheen + Color Matching (Color Muse 2 and 3 only) – Automatically detect and measure gloss at 60° and differentiate between matte, eg-shell, satin, semi-gloss, and high gloss finishes. • Save and Organize Colors – Create custom folders, share palettes, or export values for seamless integration into manufacturing, design, and QA workflows. • Cross-Material Accuracy – Scan across paint, plastics, fabrics, and even printed materials with industry-leading consistency. • Compact & Portable – All Color Muse devices are pocket-sized and Bluetooth-enabled for on-the-go use. • Project Folders & Notes – Store scanned colors in your folders and record notes or project details for future reference. • Share with Your Network – Easily share your saved colors with your connections through email or text. • Measure Color Instantly – Scan any surface to capture its precise color values in CIE Lab, HEX, RGB, LCH, CMYK, and more. PANTONE® and RAL In-App Purchases Available • Color Muse® + PANTONE® Color Subscription - Users can access more than 16,500 Pantone colors directly through the Color Muse® app when they subscribe to a Pantone Color Subscription. • Color Muse® + RAL Color Subscription - Subscribed users can access up to 1,800+ colors from RAL, including the RAL K5 and D2 collections. Pantone and RAL Subscriptions work with ALL Color Muse devices • Color Muse • Color Muse SE • Color Muse 2 • Color Muse 3
Days Until
This app helps you count down to important dates by allowing you to exclude weekends, holidays, and custom days off. You can choose to count only working days or all calendar days, with options for various units and visual customization.
- Skip weekends, holidays, and custom days off
- Count working days or calendar days
- Display countdowns in various units
- Customizable colors and icons
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Milestone reminders
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Count calendar days — or only the days that count. Days Until is the countdown that can skip weekends, US federal holidays and your own days off, so you see the working days that actually remain until retirement, your last day, the end of school, or any date you choose. Or count every day — it's your call, per event. COUNT ONLY THE DAYS THAT COUNT (PRO) Some countdowns shouldn't include every day. With Pro, a one-time purchase: • Skip weekends — see remaining workdays, not calendar days • Skip US federal holidays, computed automatically every year • Add custom skip dates — company closures, vacations, anything • Reminders — get notified at milestones like "5 working days left," at the time you choose • Photo backgrounds — your own picture behind any countdown and its widget COUNT THE DAYS YOUR WAY (FREE) • Track as many events as you like • Show each countdown in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes or seconds — whatever units you prefer • Give every event its own color and icon so it's recognizable at a glance • A detail screen with the big number, a progress bar, and calendar days vs. working days side by side • Home Screen widgets in three sizes and Lock Screen widgets — pick which countdown each one shows No subscriptions. No accounts. No ads. Your events stay on your device. Perfect for counting down to retirement, the last day of work, graduations, weddings, due dates, vacations, moves, product launches, PCS dates, and the end of anything you're ready to be done with.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Days Until at 100% against Color Muse's 38%. Days Until also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Color Muse's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). 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. Color Muse sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Days Until sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Days Until holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Muse has 1.5K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Color Muse's written reviews are positive against 100% of Days Until's.
Color Muse ships an update every 2 months, Days Until every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Color Muse | Days Until |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Variable Technologies LLC | Aerial Aspect Media LLC |
Customer experience
Color Muse
Days Until
Bugs and requests
Color Muse
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to load catalog colors
- Scanning issues and force closes
- Comparison mode not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save scanned colors
- Integration with Pantone color system
- Apple Watch app for on-the-go use
Days Until
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Color Muse
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Plus (Sherwin-Williams)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Plus (Sherwin-Williams)7 Days trial$47.991 Year
- Annual$49.991 Year
- Annual$99.991 Year
Days Until
- Countdown Pro$4.99









