Zen Color - Color By Number Reviews

This is my favorite color or paint app. The pictures are nice and there is a nice variety of pictures, both in design and in different levels of coloring. It’s nice if you just feel like doing something a little easier and quicker or if you want to buckle down and work on a picture that is harder and requires more of an effort to paint. One of the things I really like about ZenColor over other painting/coloring app is the vibrant and pretty colors they give you to use in painting your pictures. I have noticed many other apps that have been around for a while use drab and darker colors, staying away from true colors. These are a little depressing to work compared to the colors on ZenColor. I hope they will continue to add new pictures to paint and that they will continue to give us pretty and vibrant colors/paints to use.

Unlike other coloring apps, I like being able to touch the area I want to color instead of having to hunt for the color in the color line up. So easy to enjoy! I especially love the zen pictures, though some details are lost in the darkness of the pic. The only downside for me is the fact that some of the artist don’t have a clue to details about animals; specifically eyes and feet. Being an artist myself, it ruins the experience when a dog or horse (or cat, deer, cow, etc.) has eyes drawn like a human with the the ‘whites’ visible or the angle all wrong! The birds would be so much nicer if the feathers followed the lines and symmetry found in nature and for heaven’s sake, learn to draw their feet!! Terrible!! Even with these irksome problems I still spend (waste?) hours coloring in ZenColor! I only dropped a star because of of the above mentioned issues that probably bother only me. On the whole, I highly recommend it over any other coloring app! Enjoy!!

Just started ZenColor , that’s why only 4 stars so far. Have 3 other color apps but this one is by far the best! From the relaxing pictures, to the bright contrasting color so you can actually see where the color belongs! The one standout that separates ZenColor from the others though, that for some reason I find super relaxing is this…you simply put your finger on any number and that color shows up everywhere. You can simply do an area around you and move on! Believe it or not, I find that to be so much less stressful for some reason! Anyway, it’s really very enjoyable and true to it’s name…it is definitely Zen in everything about it!

Absolutely love ZenColor! Came back and gave it 5 stars! Pix are great, love that you can pick and choose what you want to color. Zen is the perfect name for ZenColor! Love the music also! Very relaxing!

ZenColor has helped me to self-regulate when I’m feeling stressed. The beautifully detailed sketches come to life with depth and rich colors- very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. I also appreciate the challenge of discovering those hard-to-find places to color. It gives the same satisfaction as when putting a puzzle together and making all the pieces fit. I can color at my own pace, in any pattern that I desire- by number, by section, etc. I love the video feature where I can watch a replay of my coloring steps. The finished painting and the video can be saved in my phone’s photo album to be revisited anytime. Watching the replay video, in itself is satisfying and relaxing. This is my new fave, for sure! Many thanks to the creators for such a wonderful app!

I’ve tried so many different coloring apps and this is absolutely the best one and my favorite!! I love the color schemes - both the bold and vibrant ones and the subtle soothing ones. The number layout for the colors is logical and easy to follow. I also really enjoy the tricky tiny bits that are sometimes hard to find. The coloring is relaxing and the “treasure hunt” aspect makes it fun (and prevents it from becoming boring).
The content is good. I’m not a huge fan of old fashioned stuff, mostly I prefer contemporary pictures. I would love to see more of the following… 1) fashion pictures 2) home interiors 3) motorcycles (street bikes and dirt bikes). Overall this is a wonderful and fun app!!!!

Zen Color App is better than most of the other color apps. I have tried and deleted all of them, with the exception of HappyColor and this one. What sets this one apart are the slightly different categories, variety of unique pictures - they are not repetitive copies like everyone else, there are plenty of highly detailed and intricate designs as well as “I only have a few minutes, so let me pick an easy one”.
Currently, the only feature that I wish it had is a keyword search.
It would be terrific if we could, for example, type in a search for ‘dogs’ and all of the pictures with a dog in it come up, or mountains, trees, etc. So we wouldn’t have to scroll through all the categories. This is the reason for my 4 star rating.

I love ZenColor . I always thought paint by numbers on an iPad wouldn’t hold my attention. Then I saw my wife using ZenColor and so I downloaded it. I am now Zen addicted. I am on it all the time. Lucky I’m retired.

My only issue is not being able to reorient the picture on my iPad. The way ZenColor loads the picture I have to hold the iPad in the portrait position with the charging port on the bottom. I have had to replace three charging cords because of having to hold the iPad upright and resting on the cord. This pinches the cord at the connector and opens the conductor. I have even resorted to holding the iPad in landscape orientation and painting the picture on its side. This is not good for my Zen.

I’ve been Zenified also!! I used another good one for a year and happened to stumble on Zen Color!! Oh my!!! Not having to go back and forth from picking a color to finding a space or visa versa I can do twice the amount of pictures per day with sooooo much moe satisfaction!!! Your artists are creating gorgeous relatable pictures! I much and appreciate the diversity, themes, and detail!! Colors are vibrant, real and bright and you’re not over loaded with cartoonish pictures! I really want to thank you!! Everything is easier on my eyes AND my arthritic hands an fingers! Hugs to all of you!! Thank you so much!!! Sincerely, Goodthoughts 🙏🏻

Zen Color was so very relaxing with bright vibrant colors, pretty pictures and when I was totally relaxed I put it down for a minute but when I went to start “coloring” again, bam! ADS! Noooooo! Done!
It was so very relaxing that I just bought colored pencils and coloring books and it’s great.
Every time you open the Zen Color App there are ads that pop up but I close ZenColor and open it again and there gone. It’s still annoying. If an app is picked and enjoyed by a user why do developers ruin it with ads popping up every freaking minute ruining the enjoyment?
I don’t like to say hate but I absolutely hate ads and developers that have ads pop up continuously. ENOUGH. How about 1 to 2 per week. Or no ads at all like Hayday! I get developers want money but by aggravating people to delete your app means you’re making nothing.
If there are ads I will not use it. I don’t have TV, anything with ads, commercials, or media bologna.
Don’t even get me started on junk mail that while everyone tries to go green marketers are allowed to litter millions of mailboxes. Ugh!
So now I really relax using pencils with no ads in a coloring book I don’t have to charge. No ads either. Haha!
Best, Anna

I just starting to use ZenColor. I used to only color using the free-form coloring apps. I saw the color by number apps as child’s play. However, ZenColor has changed my mind. It’s like restoring the picture to what the artist intended. It’s like a guide into the mind of the artist and I feel linked. I think it’s easy to become addicted to ZenColor. Hope all users enjoy it as much as I do. Oh, about the ads, they come in a timely manner, between levels—not in the middle while I’m working. I can appreciate that. But for those that can’t, $6.99 is not an unreasonable request for ZenColor. Enjoy!

I don’t normally download apps but this ad popped up and I thought, why not? So I gave it a try and fell in love with it. I have done these in the past with actual pen and paper and enjoyed the relaxed feeling I had while doing my “art” and was curious how this would work on my iPad? I started with my finger then found my stylus and went to town.
I had to use the “tip” lightbulb a couple times even when I zoomed in and still couldn’t find my number but I think ZenColor is worth a try even with the few ads if you are looking for a way to just chill out and enjoy some “me” time.

I love the paint by number ability. 🤩 I have severe anxiety and OCD so having the stress of finding my colors, deciding which color, collecting all the supplies and fretting over not trying not to make a mess (and so on and so on) is such A HUGE RELIEF. Every move is still a decision but they're easier to make. 🥰 I find myself letting out a soft sigh of relaxation once I get started and the joy of the activity sets in. Thank you for creating this wonderful activity. 💝 Thank you also for not loading it worth advertisements. Just one at the opening and one at the end. Very reasonable. 😉 Sign me "Grateful & Refreshed"

I think this is the best coloring app that I have ever used, period! I love that you can change your home screen backgrounds and with that comes a different music for each one. The pictures are all very well detailed and beautiful when finished. I like to just scroll through and look at all the beautiful pictures that I have colored. I like that there is no ads right in the middle of coloring the picture. There is a wide selection to color, everyone could find something that they like! I’m addicted to ZenColor! You won’t be disappointed if you download it!

This is the most fun—coloring in the pictures. I used to color with my children when they were young (now in their 40’s—I’m 66 in a month) and this is so similar, except, no crayons or colored pencils, and that is the best part because I can’t hold them in my hands for too long—because of arthritis—I can’t even do ZenColor for too long (usually 2-3 pictures at one time, then rest my hands and wait for another day); but I really love doing it. I think if you are considering it you really need to try it—doesn’t cost anything and hardly any ads! Have fun!

The advertisement for this game says "no ads and no wifi needed!", all fake. Wifi is needed, and there is ads. I get it, the company needs to make money some how right? But the fact that they said "no ads" kind of makes this game a rip off. Don't put no ads if there is going to be ads, the game is good either way and the quality is great but the advertisements are not it, and of course no hard feelings at all but they're faking their advertisements for their game and, sort of lying to the people who consider to get this game. If you plan on getting this game please be prepared for ads :) thank you for reading this and no hard feelings towards the developers/creators of this game. -Ivy_227

I got my first set of coloring pages and I thought after a few weeks I would be tired of it and move on to something else. But OMG! I’m addicted to these pages! I work on them most of the day, while I’m watching tv, when I’m out doing errands with my husband. You name it the puzzles go everywhere with me! I have no negatives because it’s so easy to use and the colors are so brilliant I love to look at them after I’ve finished!
You have got to try it! It’s so calming and peaceful and the finished product is beautiful! All the way around it’s a winner project to do!

This is very similar to Happy Color … except the pictures are classier, the bonus goals are more achievable, the new pictures each day are not overwhelming, and there is a “long press” feature where you can select the color from within the picture itself. But best of all, for a relatively small amount of money you get unlimited hints. So no more interruptions watching inane commercials for games you would never purchase … only to get two hints.

For a color by number app these photos are amazing and beautiful to do. That being said, as someone who likes to make pretty pictures but sometimes doesn’t want color by numbers I wish there was a mode where I could put whatever color I wanted in the sections with access to a variety of colors. Sometimes I don’t want to paint the roses red you know? Maybe you’d have to do the color by numbers but first but either way. I think it would be a much cooler app to add that tiny feature but who knows if that’s hard program wise.

I love ZenColor ! I spend WAY too much time playing on it. I have recommended it to my family. My suggestions: Please change ZenColor so it rotates. I have an iPhone and an iPad. It’s really inconvenient not to have the option to color in horizontal mode. Also, ZenColor sometimes glitches out and won’t change from color to color by simply choosing the desired coloring area. Say I’m coloring #3 but the color I want is #83. It’s better to have the ability to jump straight to #83 rather than have to scroll, and scroll. Bottom line, it’s a great app and I’m glad it was recommended to me. 🤓

90% of the content featuring people is of women and the remaining 10% that have men just has them in supporting roles such as love interests. Even sports like tackle football depict women despite women not playing the sport in real life. The female content is fine but it would be nice to have men included as well. This can also be said about race/ethnicity. Almost everyone in ZenColor are either black or hispanic. Again this is fine and I am hispanic but I do find it concerning that ZenColor is not being inclusive.

It would be nice to have some content such as fantasy and science fiction. A lot of the content is repeated, for example you can find many images showing a typical Japanese-style teapot near a window.

My favorite color by number for mindless relaxing is Zen Color. The free version is pretty fantastic for this kind of app. Lots of great pictures, new images all the time. I find the music relaxing. I’ve been doing one before bed. They also let you share and you get bonus images by doing a certain amount of coloring in different areas. Example 3 nature pictures gets you a bonus picture. But even without that there’s lots of images available for free. The animation is cool. The ads aren’t horrible. They only pop up before or after, not while you’re in the middle. Unless you want to earn free hints by watching extra ads. This is so smart since the premise is Zen/relaxation. The only glitch has been every once-in-awhile I can’t get out of the Royal Flush game ad. No X to close out. Please fix this annoying problem. Otherwise very happy. The price to go ad free isn’t bad - $9.99. I will likely pay for it soon as I like supporting well done Apps. As a software tester once-upon-a-time it’s obviously well thought out and cared for. Thank you developers!

Potential future improvements- several music choices, color choices as an option & if this is added then also the ability to use an image again and again.

I’ve tried other paint apps before, rated as 2’s. Getting trapped with apps not letting me back in. This has a great feature, press a cell to get the color ready for you, love that. The colors are good, though I’m not crazy about pastels but that’s just me. Happy Coloring❤️❤️ I’m still coloring, I love the animation, the special coloring. I do spend way to much time, a hazard of Zen 😄 I still love it however there is an ad that goes too long, you can’t get out of it at times. Its the Royal, forget the whole name, a King in trouble. It is an app I wouldn’t get even if it was free. Otherwise its my favorite game I still love it, it has something for everyone, I like doing houses, landscapes and patterns are a favorite. The use of shading makes for great pictures. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Love it, one of the best!
Review again…its a great app, however, the ads are awful. It seems to take forever to get out of them! That king that always needs saving, I don’t want him saved. The humans that are part of the ad do not look like they would play it, male adults who rave about the game. There are many more of these ads, I won’t buy any of the games that make it hard to get out of an ad.

I like ZenColor so much that I spend 1-2 hours a day on it. It helps relax me and make me think about non stressful things. EXCEPT for when I run across a picture drawn by “Art Challenge”. This artist has a goal of making his/her pictures almost impossible to complete. They are VERY stress provoking because 90% of the picture does not follow any lines. Almost every picture has some areas without lines, but this artist deliberately makes most of the picture without lines, making it hard to find the numbers. Another ploy this artist uses to frustrate the player is to totally disconnect numbers from any natural order at all. In effect, the player spends all his/her time going back and forth, back and forth searching for numbers without any logical order. The puzzles this artist creates take 1-2 hours by themselves and end up causing so much frustration and stress by the player that all the good stress relief is gone. I very much wish that the developer of ZenColor would eliminate all the pictures by this artist. Fortunately this artist is not a common contributor.

I’ve used a few of the top rated (per Apple) coloring apps and I really liked them. But when I downloaded Zen Color, I was immediately in love with ZenColor . I am not sure what makes ZenColor so special. Is it that it works perfectly natural? Everything is flawlessly designed. I never have to think about where to tap or where to find anything. Is it the art? Well chosen designs. Well sorted. Even a few of those pages with the *special paint* that are so fun to do. I really like that the artwork doesn’t have every color spot outlined in black, looks much more like a real sketch. Music and sound effects are nice and relaxing. Also it is really fast to load and paint. One of those apple top rated apps is so slow that it ruins my mood and I just want to spit! I just don’t know what exactly makes zen color so special but somehow everything combines to make it my ultimate favorite painting app. I hope you try it and enjoy it as much as I do!

If you love having blaring ads with no mute option, that loudly play sound even when your phone is on silent mode, then this is ZenColor for you! The banner ads even pop up and cause the screen to go black where you have to close then reopen ZenColor . Or best yet, they pop up and cover the color palette! Then you must go through multiple steps to close the ad. Waiting for the slowest 30 seconds to pass. Then waiting for the pause to hit the arrows where it takes you to another screen where you have to hit "done", which takes you to another screen where you wait for the glorious "X" to appear. Very disappointing as they have great pictures with pretty colors. I find this activity relaxing, but is ruined at the end with jarring, inescapable sound. Don't plan on using before bed, or when your partner's sleeping, or any place requiring quiet or you don't want everyone looking at you. The nice picture options and simplicity are the only reason I'm not rating it one star. They really, really, really try to harass you into buying the ad free level. Could be a great app but their ad approach is anything but zen.

So overall I really love ZenColor. It really is relaxing and I’ve spent so much time in just the last week coloring the pictures. I love to color, but I don’t have the eye for what would go together well. My paper coloring efforts tend to be monstrosities. Saying that, I’ve encountered a few pictures where some of the numbers are multicolored, and maybe I’m just being extra, but that just felt like a slap in the face. And so what if I’m being extra. But it’s actually really annoying to me, especially when the delineated colors within the “one” color are so obviously separate. Like if you’re going to do that, just make the whole picture a one tap and it’s done. I love going from number to number, color to color and seeing two colors together and thinking there’s no way that’s going to look good and then it’s done and the end product is beautiful. Multicolor tapping just kinda ruins that for me a little bit. I do still love ZenColor , so I am giving 4 stars, but this definitely decreases my enjoyment.

Soooo glad we “accidentally “ found ZenColor several months back. My 70 year old mom and myself both are addicted to it. We NEVER miss a day of coloring, its so relaxing! The great choice of pics and vibrant colors keep us coming back to it. Over the years I have tried all the other color apps and NEVER stayed interested more than a few days at the very most. Zen color is ABSOLUTELY better than all the others!!! At first the ads were annoying but then I paid the small fee and never have to be bothered with the ads anymore AND also get unlimited hints. We especially like the daily pics, we wait eagerly every day until midnight to see what the new daily pic will be, and if it will be something we like. I hope zen color never changes anything, its all very good already, just the way it is!! Thank you for all the fun of coloring that you provide with all the great picture choices and great colors!!!

As a mom, I wanted a game that I could play while I nursed my baby or had some extra free time. This game provided that for me. I love this game so much, everything about it is incredible. It doesn’t shove ads in your face like every other game does. You have to watch them once in a while before or after you finish a picture, but they never stop your coloring with an ad. The pictures are beautiful and they show you a sped up animation of how you colored it which is so satisfying to watch. I really appreciate that there aren’t pictures only people who pay can color, you’re given access to everything. This is exactly what I was looking for so thank you for creating such an amazing game. Something I think would be cool to add is to be able color pictures from our camera roll but that would just be an added bonus. I love this game so much and I look forward to the daily pictures every day. 🙌🏻🩷

I have always loved coloring since I was a child. I used to watch Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Greenjeans around the age of 3 and I would be sprawled out in the floor coloring. In 1st grade I received stars and Apple stickers on my coloring. One of my favorite memory was at Christmas time Mom would always buy my brother and I a new coloring book and a box of new crayons. I loved choosing the perfect greens and reds to do a wreath with a big bow. Green and red are 2 of the best colors together. The thing I love most about Zen is the brilliance of each picture as it gets clearer to you as how they come together so perfectly. Keep up the good work. Would love more pictures of each holiday (Valentines/St. Patrick Leprechauns/
Easter Eggs and Sheep/jack-o-lanterns/
Turkeys and Pilgrims with Indians/Cowboys/Bridal Party/Groom getting ready with boutonnières/Wedding Rings/ Bouquets and you need to bring in Religious options. Thank you for being such a great way to relive some wonderful past!
Sherry

I really enjoy this coloring opportunity! The pictures are of great quality and there is a positive feeling when you finish a picture and you can watch it play back. I use different kinds of strategies to color pictures, whether it be a very organized approach so the play back is fun to watch, or a more disorganized color effort.

For a time there, I thought I was cursed by your daily pictures as they seemed so similar and there were just so many cells to color and every picture seemed impossibly busy and intentionally made so. Now it seems that the daily picks are presenting a variety of different types of pictures and I really enjoy that.

I also like all the different categories and sometimes planning to reach a goal of a certain kind of picture colored. There is enough variation in using ZenColor to provide full enjoyment whatever your mindset is for your coloring time.

I have been using ZenColor as a Meditation app to help with SEVERE chronic pain caused by several autoimmune diseases, including a pretty rare one called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, as well as Lupus. In the 45 years I’ve been dealing with this, I have picked up many tools to aid me in dealing with the pain, including Hypnosis and Meditation. ZenColor is a really fun, creative, motivational outlet for me, but can also be used just for fun, or to help de-clutter your mind of the stress and anxiety of daily life. I have already shared ZenColor with my close friends and family members, who have their own ways of coping with my diseases as they help take care of me! ZenColor provides me with an ESSENTIAL part of my pain management, stress relief, and a fun alternative to social media! I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH!
Sincerely,
A 45-year old wife, mother, and Autoimmune Disease Warrior from South Carolina 😁

I have downloaded and deleted several coloring apps. Zen color has become my go to app for a relaxing break. The choices are wonderful and new ones arrive daily. The sketches are crisp(except for the occasional Art Challenge Color by Number entries). The pictures marked “special” are delightful. I love ZenColor! I am fascinated by the shadows you create on land and the reflections in water. I continue to enjoy ZenColor. Thanks for creating the Mystery Category. This is my new favorite, since I’ve finished all the Specials. Keep up the excellent work. When I sometimes question your color choices (brown coniferous trees and purple animals) when I complete a picture it always looks great.
I have finished every sketch in the All category. Every day I hope for new sketches in the Hobbies, Butterflies, and Marine categories.😉

I have been playing this game for about a year now and I can honestly say hands down this is the best paint by# game on the market. I’m sure I’m going to sound like all the other Ads out there, but it’s all true…. You don’t need WiFi, It only has 1 add after each game you finish or if you want to get out of the picture you’re are currently in and want to go to another, then you will have an add… that’s it! The only thing they ever charge for is the no add feature but that’s honestly not worth it given the low amount of adds they have. I love their “Vibrant, Focus and Pattern” pictures, quite lovely. This is the only “game” I play at night to help wind me down. Give it a try and let me know in the comments section what you think. Happy painting, my friends!

I’ve downloaded a lot of colouring apps and the variety of POC people pictures to colour was not there, very disappointing. ZenColor offers all shades of people to colour, no ad interruptions , and such a variety of pictures to colour, I’m loving it. Also I enjoy being able to select areas to colour by touching the picture and not the number. Music is very soothing, though I believe it should last as long as your colouring and not stop during middle of it. My only suggestion during next update, have a selective shades of colours under the pic that allows the person to chose and colour to create an original of their own artistic style. Still overall great app, enjoy spending my Zen moments colouring these pics. Thank you for an awesome app😍

I adore ZenColor. COVID finally got me in January 2023, and afterwards, I needed something to help me stay focused and calm. Your app has helped me immeasurably, and after using it daily for several months, I've already colored in almost all of the pictures in several categories - but ZenColor hasn't added more pictures to those categories, so I can never reach the next "achievement" level. Even though new pictures HAVE been added that SHOULD be included in special categories (like "Butterflies" and "Marine"), they have not been designated as such. My request: If you add more pictures that fit in several categories at once, PLEASE DESIGNATE THEM as belonging to ALL the appropriate categories. Thank you in advance. ♥️

i like zen color but am about to delete it. ever since you started using the royal match ads the game has plummeted in my opinion. so this review reflects how maddening that ad is. it's loud, boisterous, stupid, interrupts the game, obnoxious and you run it ALL the time during a coloring game.

i do NOT recommend this game with the royal match ad still in it as it will make you angry over all the time this at least two minute ad takes. in fact, tell people not to use any coloring games by this company. i have 3 downloaded.

so here's the deal, remove the ad within 72 hours and replace it with a less intrusive one or i will delete these games. they were pretty good until the royal match came and invaded the fun. if you get rid if that i will revise this review and reload the game and tell friends. if not, then your company is history with me. i play to have fun, not to be tormented by ads. i realize you have to have ads but find less intrusive ones or i'm done.

ZenColor is wonderful for clearing your mind. If you enjoy paint by number coloring apps then this is the one for you. You do get an ad before and after coloring but the majority of the pictures are so detailed that they take a lot of time to complete so it makes up for the ad time.

I particularly enjoy the daily pictures they release. It’s nice to sit down everyday and set aside time to decompress while coloring. I enjoy the variety of pictures they have available. I would often delete coloring apps after becoming bored with the selection available. ZenColor is the exception as I’ve kept ZenColor for around a year or more now. I even suggested it to my mother who also enjoys paint by numbers. She also enjoyed the detailed pictures.

Overall I highly recommend ZenColor for users. Well worth the time it takes to color in my personal opinion.

This color app is truly enjoyable and relaxing. Although you can’t choose your own colors for the pictures and there is no customizing the picture to your own. All colors are preselected for you and you just have to either go in order starts from number 1 or you can choose the order in which to color the picture. I love how ZenColor provides you relaxing music not all coloring apps provide that. Although I wish there was more of a selection of music to play through instead of the same ones being played over and over again. Sometimes I use ZenColor while I put my baby down to sleep. The music helps him to go down to bed. There is a wide selection of coloring pages to go through. You can never get bored. And there are new pictures being uploaded daily. Also another thing I like about ZenColor is that you can earn bonus coloring pages by reaching achievements which ti me I think is cool. And for difficulty levels there are some that are easy and ones that are a bit more challenging. Another cool part is once you are finished coloring, at the end it plays an animation in which order you colored the picture. Other than that I like ZenColor. Maybe instead of watching adds to get more hints would be cool too.

I have about 4 coloring apps on my phone, but I keep coming back to Zen Color. I’m addicted! The pictures are gorgeous and there are so many subjects to choose from. The colors are vibrant and well drawn. I’m 80 years old and I color while I watch TV so I have something to do with my hands. They’re always adding more pictures so there’s always something new. I highly recommend ZenColor instead of pointless games. IMPORTANT!!!! However, there are 2 ads I DETEST. They are LOUD and you can’t mute them. One is The ad about a woman yelling about how great her bra is, and the other is another woman yelling about playing games for cash! Not interested in either! I’m coloring at night while the family is sleeping and while I’m in my doctors office in the waiting room. NOT GOOD!!!!! If they’re not gone soon, I’m gone to another coloring app!!!

Some of the artists (or is it just one?) don’t seem to know that horses don’t have split hooves. Some don’t seem to know that chipmunks (or were they mice?) don’t have fluffy tails. Neither have fluffy tails. Why are almost all tree trunks bright brown? Most have gray/brown trunks, especially pine trees. Elephants don’t live in pine forests. I have enjoyed many of the “special” pictures. Most are true to period. Many are beautiful! Vintage cars, especially Model A’s and Model T’s were ALWAYS black. To place them in a picture true to the time you would never find them any other color. If they’re “restored “ they can be any color. But the settings would be different. I know I’m being picky, but I paid for the product. Since I am an artist, I notice small details about the pieces most people don’t pick up on. I gave it a 4 because I wanted to give the artists encouragement.

I’ve completed hundreds of the beautiful paintings in the month or so since I discovered and downloaded ZenColor … it’s that addictive. You can choose to have soothing Zen music as you work, which I find very calming, or you can 1-click turn it off. Thanks to the remarkable developers, there are NO annoying ads forced on you … just so many gorgeous images to paint using the touch of your finger. New scenes are added every day, in every category imaginable. If your vision is fading or not the best, as is mine, you can stretch or enlarge sections of a painting to make the numbers easier to see. I’m not usually one to sit around, but I find it hard to stop painting once I start … which is usually over coffee first thing in the morning. It gets my brain moving. I love ZenColor … I’m sure you will, too.

ZenColor. Zen Color is so soothing and I like coloring it reminds me of the old days when I was younger and they had books that you painted by numbers and 🎨 and a paint brush to put the right colors in. ZenColor. goes beyond most by giving you soothing music to listen to while you find the number that corresponds with the color. The only thing I don’t quite like is the adds that come up when you pick one to color and when you’re done it’s a little annoying to say the least! Except that I like after your done it’s saves your art by numbers in your art gallery so you can go back and enjoy your art work. Two thumbs up 👍🏼 👍🏼from this art lover!!!
Can we possibly remove the Adds from this AWESOME Zen Color App. please!!!😊

Started out with the free version after several pictures I was addicted , but didn’t love the adds so I paid for the add free version no regrets . I have ZenColor installed on my iPhone and iPad. However it appears that when I paid the the fee for the add free version the adds disappeared from ZenColor on my phone but not on my ipad. Most of the pictures I’ve done have been on my phone but when I use my iPad none of the pictures that I completed on my phone show up in my completed tab on ZenColor and visa versa the ones I did on the iPad don’t show up on my phone. Do I have to pay for the add free version on both of my devices separately . Or is there a way to get ZenColor to sync so what I have completed shows up on both devices. Thanks would love to hear a response th this question.

I enjoy doing a paint by numbers. This one caught my eye due to my philosophical practice being Zen Buddhism. But I think anyone would enjoy the beautiful pictures you make with ZenColor. And the only cost is one to do away with ads. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that I've found (so far) that four of the drawings can't be finished. And I sent feedback about them to the developers, both on their feedback button in ZenColor and on their website, but didn't get any response. It's very frustrating to not be able to communicate with them. The other thing I've learned is that, on the page that shows your achievements, once you hit a number of a certain type of puzzle you've completed that doesn't show you how many more pages of that type you need to do to complete a goal, you'll never see that target number giving you the free puzzle no matter how many more of the type you do. i.e., if you see you have done 84 butterfly pages, and need 6 more to hit the target of 90, you'll get a free puzzle when you've done the six. But if it simply says a certain type of page will give you the free puzzle when you have done 150, but doesn't show you how many you've done so far, nothing will happen when you've completed the 150.

More from me! You kids are so patient with me and it surely is appreciated. I feel that I’m being “tutored”by a master! Please give me more of the difficult pictures. Love, Kathleen Morris I have had a breakthrough memory! I am in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. While I was painting a roof, I had a sudden memory of having done this before, when I was maybe 13 or 14. I was raised on an Army base in the desert Ron you, j, and I remember someone other than the normal teacher teaching us about how to do this kind of u think and how painting, paint by number, but in workbooks. I wasn’t very interested, so I didn’t pursue it. Wow! Am I glad I grew up!!!!!! This feels so weird!!! Ok. I think I’m just going to ask to be put back into the regular file. Whatever that is. I have learned so much from you, and I feel ready for anything!! Honestly, I will stop being such a bother!💖

I have no idea what to call my favorite layout. They are animals. I’ve done a cat, fawn, pig, and look for the layout everyday. Today is a camel the lines are filled with curves and circles, other variations of shape and complimentary shades of the same color. More please. Love ZenColor ! Since that note I’ve learned the tab FOCUS had two cats orange and pink! I look everyday for one to do. Thanks for a great app!
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I open ZenColor daily for new pages. That’s before I open any emails! I like the patterns and color them before bed because I can use the landscape display on my iPad while charging it. I would like the background to be a primary color rather then white or pastel. I especially liked the blue background with stars yesterday.
Thank you for the best app available for me to enjoy calmness of your music too.

Started messing with zen color about three weeks ago. I was still using iOS 16. It worked great and I had a lot of fun. I upgraded iOS 17, all of a sudden ZenColor started having a clicking sound in it. It was very annoying so I deleted ZenColor . I tried reloading ZenColor , but the clicking sound continued, while trying to use ZenColor to paint. Went back there yesterday, found out that there was an upgrade version. Downloaded ZenColor . Started coloring again. Voilà, no more clicking sound! Thank you for fixing whatever was wrong with ZenColor . It's a lot of fun! Although, I have to take many breaks because my eyes get sore after about 30 minutes. [but that's the same with any app] Thanks again for fixing ZenColor . Pat

[about the new upgrade] although everything seems fine, it would be nice if you change one thing back. Please let me download the picture I color, by itself. I enjoyed coloring a pretty picture, writing a poem, and sending it in a message to my wife. It's not like I'm trying to steal, copyrighted material. The image size only allows it to be printed as a 5 x 5 with any quality. So please take out the background or give me an option where I can just download the picture I finished, by itself. Thank you for listening.

I love it. I start with the sky. Then I put the background foliage in around the focus of the picture. Then the buildings, animals, children, adults. I fill everything else in. I always save flowers and plants til the very last. That’s what dresses up the picture. I love seeing the separate pieces of the picture come together as a whole. I love art but I’m not good at it. I am creative - I knit and crochet, do all kinds of embroidery and needlework. I taught these things both in classes and one-on-one for years. I made clothes for my family, three children, and had my own sewing business for a while. I’m 81 now. I resisted Zen Color for quite some time. Too “easy, simple” for me. I finally did one and I was hooked. I’m going on 200 pictures now. I love the colors and seeing the picture come alive. Thank you. Keep the selections coming. Jean

Coloring was always a relaxing pastime for me as a child, and I was happily surprised that this digital version was just as much fun. Even before I chose to pay for removing the ads, and getting unlimited clues, I was impressed that I wasn’t interrupted during a session. And then when there were ads, they were much less than any other app I’ve used. Five star fun, for sure.
I’ve tried other coloring apps, and they don’t compare. The drawings aren’t as good, the flow is rushed, and there are too many tiny (almost invisible) dots. It takes forever to do a picture, and it doesn’t come together as well. This really is the best app of its kind. My only wish, is that there were more of the “special” pictures, because I love the colors in them so much. They’re also more like a picture or a painting, rather than a colored-in drawing.
Small price to pay for the rest of what you get.

Outstanding Pic’s, and I just can not stop. This is a wonderful world Zen Land I have a permanent vacation here! I will not stop but I am going to have to spend less time here my yard is ragged and overgrown. Life goes on. Zen is my new world and it is just Amazing. Thank all of you who makes it happen it is very special. Love every day of it. Totally lost in relaxation and I am in BEST place in the WORLD!! The longer I stay here the world around me seems to slip away and I am in my own private world and this is probably the closest to Heaven as I will ever get. I hope not? Who really knows? Only our maker and Zen Keeps me going. Outstanding world in Zen. Still Awesome! This is the best App I
Could have found it is a part of my life now and I do this every day as often as I can. Sure some times things take a little break, but so don’t I.
Absolutely a Great time every time. I would rate Zex 5 Star plus +.

The coloring pages are varied in difficulty and subject matter, which makes it perfect for my different moods and the degree of mental alertness (I often turn to the ap when I am battling insomnia). I like that I can begin a page and save it for later. I like that watching an ad gives me two hints if I get stuck, so I do not have to spend money using the ap. I really appreciate the daily addition of new pages to color. I love the patterns and mandalas especially. I used tangible, “real” coloring books and colored pencils to relax some years ago, but my arthritis limits the coloring I can do manually because of pain and cramping in my hands, wrists, and forearms. So far at least, this ap allows me to pursue the same relaxation, the same diversion, without the physical cost. My only suggestion for the future? Perhaps once in a while you could feature a page where the colors can be chosen by the colorer rather than being preset by the ap. I don’t even know if this is possible, but it’d be fun. Thanks for making this my go-to for diversion, and making it a pastime I can enjoy every day!

The best pictures of Animals, Flowers, and Birds. Vibrant color = it’s just the best; I Zen Color everyday because it is so enjoyable. I💕💕💕love special pictures the best because the colors are more true to life. I look for them first then the vibrant color. Thank you so much for creating the this app. 😍👍🙃😉 I enjoy the special pictures the best they are very very fun to do next is the vibrant color pictures. I like the birds and animals. The scenery is best at the special pictures. I do enjoy doing a Zen Color anytime of the day. I do at least one or two right before bed. It’s very relaxing.🥰💕👍

As I said in my previous review, I enjoy the special pictures the most. I just wish there were more of them. Those and the vibrant color pictures are what I enjoy the most. i’m glad that I have the zen Color App because it is even better than playing a game, it has a lot less stress and a lot less trying to beat the clock. I hope that the person who created ZenColor had fun doing it and knows that people have fun with ZenColor.😍👍🐻💐

I do another color by number that I really enjoy, but wanted to add another slightly different one to my iPad. This has been enjoyable so far. It took me a couple pics to get used to touching the color number before the picture showed me the shadows that tell me where to color. But not to bad now, and I like the many different choices of pictures. Especially the water bamboo zen ones. It took me awhile, but I found how to have the colors change automatically. I do like ZenColor very much.
Update... I love ZenColor, so many different types of pictures to choose from. No complaints. Still like ZenColor. Wish it had more winter scenes though. I love snow.
Adding another detail... I found out by accident that you do not have to touch the color before you paint the picture. You just need to touch the picture where you need color and it automatically brings that color up. This helps to color your picture quicker. Great addition...I love it.

I enjoy relaxing with ZenColor so much. I don’t have to think; all I have to do is look at pretty pictures and fill in pretty colors. It’s insanely soothing. I see that other reviewers want users to be able to choose their colors. Please don’t do that, I love seeing the artist’s vision for what their picture should look like. I also see other reviewers clamoring for bright, vibrant colors. While those have their place, my favorite images contain deep blues, muted greens, and soft greys. If pictures were classified by color palette - e.g. “calming colors” and “lively colors” - that would help me as I love those quiet, calming shades. “Zen” and “Nature” are my favorite categories.

FYI for new users - yes there are lots of ads but they occur only before painting a picture. Developers have to make money somehow so I don’t begrudge them the ads. But I do enjoy ZenColor so much I may end up actually purchasing it because the ads are quite long and $9.95 is a bargain for an app of this quality.

I love doing the “Special” category where lovely shading occurs within each cell shape. The results are honestly breathtaking. My mind focuses on the work and absolutely nothing else, and sometimes I’ll work on them for hours at a time, one after another—the most glorious vacation imaginable, pure relaxation. It’s kind of magical, really. I wish they would provide more variety in the music, though, because listening to the same tune repeatedly for hours is hard to manage gracefully. Still, if the repetition becomes too annoying, I simply turn off the sound and keep working. I think this whole thing is addicting!

When not in the Special Category, the pictures of interiors and Victorian houses’ exteriors tend to have garish colors—turquoise walls with pink, orange, purple, and blue furniture inside and all those colors together on the outside. Who could live that way? I’ve stopped working on those types of pictures because they look so silly when I’m through.

The same two songs are driving me crazy. There’s a third one that’s very lovely, but it only plays—possibly—once in ten pictures.