# Spectro by Variable

> Precise Color Measurement

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1399186748](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1399186748)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1399186748`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Variable Technologies LLC
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (118 ratings)
- **Version:** 14.8.33
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2018-11-12
- **Size:** 84 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spectro-by-variable/id1399186748)
- **Website:** [https://www.variableinc.com/](https://www.variableinc.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.variableinc.com/privacy/](http://www.variableinc.com/privacy/)

## Description

Spectro by Variable gives professionals precise color measurement through the Spectro 1 and Spectro 1 Pro devices, with access to Pantone colors via the Pantone Color Subscription. It’s built for frictionless color communication, letting you measure and communicate colors exactly wherever you are.

Key features include scanning, matching, and comparing colors; viewing spectral curves and LAB values; supports multiple light sources (A, F2, D50, D65); 2° and 10° observations; storing scans; exporting history and spectral data in 10 nm steps from 400–700 nm; saved colors; and multiple dE formulas. It also provides access to brands like Behr, Benjamin Moore, Dulux, PPG, and Sherwin-Williams.

## Rankings

- #125,743 — Overall

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