Color Tap vs Recolor

Color Tap is a free color-by-numbers app that gives children a way to explore pixel art. Its library contains hundreds of pictures, with the press page counting more than 800 templates. The makers say they curated and licensed the artwork from pixel artists around the world. Pictures are bundled with the app and remain available offline after installation. In the painting area, touch controls where coloring happens, while the artwork's zoom level affects how much is filled at a time. The makers describe the experience as intended for children, including children with autism spectrum disorder, and cite playful visuals, animation, and sound design. Separate soundtrack versions are provided for headphone and non-headphone listening. The app is free to download, with all content included; the makers say it has no ads, in-app purchases, or subscriptions. They also say the iOS app neither tracks users nor collects data in the app. Color Tap is listed for iOS and macOS, though its download page points to the Apple App Store. The App Store names Great Scott AB as developer.

Recolor is an adult coloring app for relaxation and creative expression on Android and iOS. It offers more than 4,000 coloring pages created and curated by professional artists, plus freeform coloring for pictures users import themselves. Free users can import three pictures in 24 hours; subscribers can import without a stated limit. Tools include more than 70 palettes, solid and live colors, gradients, crayons, and more than 80 effects, filters, and outlines. The app does not list brush tools. A public gallery lets users share colored pictures, like other artists’ work, and comment. Free users can publish five pictures in 24 hours. The monthly Premium subscription has no listed price and unlocks 5,000+ pictures, all colors, effects, filters, and outlines, unlimited image imports, and publishing for 20 pictures in 24 hours. Recolor offers a seven-day trial. iOS subscriptions can be weekly, monthly, or yearly; Android subscriptions can be monthly or yearly. Free Android artwork is stored locally, while subscribers can use Google Drive backup.