ColorMixer Mix Unmix & Convert 4+

Needs more development.

So far so good, but it’s missing quite a bit. I’m using this to visualize which colors I need to make the perfect hair dye color. Definitely needs more color options, especially a “make your own” color from a color wheel. It’s hard to find specific colors. For example, the color I want has magenta in it. So, I want to see which colors magenta is composed of. I can’t find a pure magenta on the color choices. Or maybe the app assumes it’s a primary color? Don’t know. This app would be perfect and so helpful if it could keep the chain going. Will be waiting for an update!

Developer Response ,

Thanks very much for your review.
To select an arbitrary color, tap on the top color box to open the color picker and from there you can choose color from the color wheel or use slider to control color values in RGB, CMYK and HSL color models.
Magenta is a prime color, theoretically pure magenta cannot be mixed from other color but you can mix it with other colors to create different shades of it.
We are working on a UX refactoring to make it more intuitive to use and the next version after that will include picking color from image or camera. Thanks very much for your support and please stay tuned for future updates!

Barely Usabale

I bought this to get access to the custom mix/unmix feature.

When unmixing a color, it requires you to pick 4 colors from your library. This may result in weird combinations or not a complete match at all.

I have hundreds of colors in my library and I would rather the app be able to choose the best colors in it to come up with the least combinations to achieve the target color.

The color picker using the image selector is also barely usable. Pinching and other gestures don’t seem to register correctly, intermittently at best. Picking the desired color in an image is almost unusable because it just so hard to get the target circle in the correct zoom level and position.

This app has a lot of potential, specially with the added hobby colors.

Suggestions, in addition to the mix and color pick issues above:
1. Please add the ability to add the entire hobby color range, or multiple brand ranges, as unmix colors. I can always go out and buy the missing colors if it helps get a better mix.
2. Add Ammo by Mig and Citadel to the color library. There are a lot of other brands, but with these two you will have a larger percentage of the market.
3. Please fix your website. The domain ideamats.com is parked and users have no way to ask for your support, other than writing a review.

Don't be discouraged by negative reviews

I usually scroll by if an app doesn't have 4.5+ stars. I almost did that with this app, but I'm so glad I didn't. It has so many useful features to better understand color, color relationships and paint mixing. This app is invaluable for artists, painters, photographers, cake decorators, designers, students and just anyone who wants to learn more about how colors relate. Try it out. You won't regret it!