Reviews of Pastel

By: Steven Troughton-Smith

List of user reviews and ratings for Pastel

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 1,407)

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Review summary

Pastel is praised for its clean UI and strong color organization, but reviews repeatedly flag reliability problems. Users report data loss where palettes vanish, unstable syncing and storage bugs, and image-based palette extraction failures with permission errors. Some note limited onboarding. Overall, the app excels at color management, but stability, data protection, and image-import reliability need improvement.

Pros

Intuitive, clean interface for viewing and organizing colors and palettes
Strong organization features: create palettes, collections, and color systems
Useful color picker with the ability to generate palettes from photos
Cross-device syncing (iCloud) for access across devices
Highly regarded by designers as a handy color-management tool

Cons

Palettes and palettes data frequently disappear or are deleted, causing data loss
Image import and palette extraction often fails, with permission errors or poor UX finding the source image
App stability issues: freezing, crashes, and buggy storage that can erase progress

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.90

All time rating average: 4.70

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16% (8)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-19	dr*****	I get an exporting error when I try to import an image and it tells me I do not have permission for this image, even if I took the image myself from my camera.
I get an exporting error when I try to import an image and it tells me I do not have permission for this image, even if I took the image myself from my camera.
2026-01-22	co*****	this game is so fun the owner of this give a roundofapplause
this game is so fun the owner of this give a roundofapplause
2026-01-13	Er*****	I can’t seem to create a collection on my phone it’s really weird…
I can’t seem to create a collection on my phone it’s really weird…
2025-03-20	Oc*****	Perfect Colors!
Perfect Colors!
2024-09-25	ha*****	This app is there for me and I use it to keep my company’s color palette close at hand.
This app is there for me and I use it to keep my company’s color palette close at hand.
2024-09-18	Ba*****	No introductions or links to same. Unusable in my opinion. Negative reviews are the most recent date,but listed after much older reviews.
No introductions or links to same. Unusable in my opinion. Negative reviews are the most recent date,but listed after much older reviews.
2024-08-22	Jo*****	It does exactly what it's supposed to do and saves me time and trouble. The world needs more apps like this.
It does exactly what it's supposed to do and saves me time and trouble. The world needs more apps like this.
2024-08-08	Wa*****	I've been using Pastel for several years to keep track of the color palettes for my software design projects. I went to reference one of my custom palettes today and all my custom palettes were gone even though they were all there last week. Apparently other users have experienced the same. I'll have to spend many hours of going through my projects to recreate my palettes. You can be sure I won't be recreating them in this app. Never again.
I've been using Pastel for several years to keep track of the color palettes for my software design projects. I went to reference one of my custom palettes today and all my custom palettes were gone even though they were all there last week. Apparently other users have experienced the same. I'll have to spend many hours of going through my projects to recreate my palettes. You can be sure I won't be recreating them in this app. Never again.
2024-07-30	Co*****	Create a palette from a picture.
Create a palette from a picture.
2024-06-28	Te*****	I love having a consistant color pallet through my videos. This helps me easily keep to my brand colors!
I love having a consistant color pallet through my videos. This helps me easily keep to my brand colors!