We analyzed 30 negative reviews from the top 5 Color Generator apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
20% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"it just randomly deleted every single one of my pallets, and now I have to start over"
"Years of saved palettes have just disappeared suddenly"
27% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"The UI was confusing and there was no clear direction on how to use the app"
"The user interface is hard to use. You don't know why or how things are happening and theyre chaotic and unintuitive"
23% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"When I go in to edit, it does not save any of the changes I make at all"
"Create tab does not work"
13% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"There's no color wheel; no ability to choose complementary, triadic, or split complementary schemes easily"
"it's all slider-based"
17% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"you cannot even categorize/file palettes you've created"
"Not being able to save them to my gallery is a waste of space usage for my device"
10% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"5 color limit. Can't see how to download whole pallet anywhere"
"In app the prices are shown as about half of what the App Store will charge you"
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Onboarding tutorials block critical UI elements and cannot be dismissed, preventing users from actually using the features being explained
"I tried adjusting the color and the tutorial dialog was in the way of the brightness and couldn't be dismissed"
Apps rely solely on sliders without visual tools like swatches or color wheels, making it difficult to compare colors or create harmonious schemes
"it's all slider-based. There's no color wheel"
Users cannot find or understand how to access basic features, with no guidance or intuitive navigation
"Where is the option to pick colors from your photos? I can not find the option"
Color extraction from photos is inaccurate with no ability to manually adjust selections
"many times the photo isn't quite representative of the color in life"
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