Coloring Book·
Coloring Book· is a digital coloring app for iOS users, offering thematic image categories and stylus support.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the physical friction of traditional art supplies, providing a portable, low-stakes creative outlet for users seeking relaxation.
For Casual users seeking a relaxing digital art experience on iOS devices.
What does it look like?
Key features
Over 20 categories including animals and mandalas. RevenueLink: Content variety drives session frequency.
Tool to mix and create personal color sets. RevenueLink: Premium-tier gate ($4.99/month).
Integration with iPad stylus hardware. RevenueLink: Retention lever for iPad users.
How much does it cost?
Subscription model anchored at $4.99/month, gating advanced filters, palettes, and ad removal.
Velocity
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The app has been inactive for 2,102 days, showing no signs of development or maintenance. There have been no feature updates, bug fixes, or operational changes in the observed history. The project appears to be abandoned by the developer.
Who built it?
KISSAPP, S.L.
13+ apps tracked · Entertainment
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews frustrated. Users appreciate the coloring app provides a generous and responsive interface that makes the creative process feel rewarding.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The coloring app provides a generous and responsive interface that makes the creative process feel rewarding
- Frequent advertisement interruptions during the coloring process disrupt the flow and frustrate long-term users
8 of 8 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Coloring Book·
How's the Entertainment market?
Coloring Book· maintains a 4.56 rating across 547 total ratings, but the lack of updates since 2020 prevents it from capturing new market share in the competitive entertainment category.
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Key takeaways for Coloring Book·
Where is it heading?
The digital coloring market is consolidating around apps that provide frequent content drops and community-driven features. Coloring Book· is currently exposed, as its maintenance-only state prevents it from answering the feature-rich updates of active competitors.
- The five-year update gap indicates a maintenance-only posture, which prevents the app from competing with live-ops-driven rivals for user attention.
- Frequent ad interruptions in the free tier drive negative sentiment, which compounds the churn risk already present due to stale content.
The SWOT
- Apple Pencil integration provides high-fidelity input
- 20+ thematic categories sustain initial session variety
- Transition to one-time purchase model to align with maintenance state
Next best moves
Sunset the subscription model and pivot to a one-time purchase because the app has been in maintenance since 2020 → improve conversion
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is not just a neglect issue…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive position has shifted from an unconfirmed maintenance state to an explicitly abandoned status, with the $4.99/month subscription now formally identified as misaligned with the lack of content updates.
Bottom line
Coloring Book· relies on legacy Apple Pencil support to retain its core base, but the absence of content updates since 2020 makes the $4.99/month subscription difficult to justify against active competitors.
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Is Coloring Book· free to use?
Does Coloring Book· support Apple Pencil?
Why are there so many ads in the app?
Are there better alternatives to Coloring Book·?
Sources
- [1] App Store
- [2] Developer website, source
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