Color Palette & Wheel Tool in Japan
Japan — Graphics & Design, for consumers. Niche: Color Palette & Wheel Tool.
Data from the week of 19 Oct 2026, refreshed every two weeks.
Our call
this week
Score 36/100 · why few pass 70
We have not checked this against App Store search in Japan yet, so we won’t call it. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
At a glance
- Demand
- Low, against you
- 40 ratings here · 1,363 in the US and UK
- Revenue
- Low, against you
- 4 paid apps
- Competition
- Low, in your favour
- 0 established in Japan
- Leading apps
- Fair, neither for nor against you
- 4.4★ average
How the score of 36 is made
score out of 100
- Demand32
1,363 ratings in the US and UK, 40 in Japan
- Revenue10
0 of the top 6 on a top-grossing chart in the last 30 days; 4 paid
- Room locally100
0 established apps in Japan (75+ ratings, scaled to the market’s size)
- Language gap5
Not checked in local search yet — counted as neutral (50) at most
- Incumbent weakness28
4.4 stars on average; 2 of 6 not updated in a year
- AI gap30
6 of the top 6 not built around AI
- Momentum—
History building since 19 Oct 2026 — counted as neutral (50) for now
Why this is an opening
There are 0 strong local apps among the leading titles, while the top local app has reached 40 ratings. Out of 6 top apps, 2 are stale, showing room for active maintenance. All 6 leading apps are non-native.
What people in Japan see
Not yet checked against local App Store search. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
How strong the competition is
The leading apps in this niche
The niche’s apps available in Japan, ranked by their share of ratings here and in the United States and United Kingdom; stars in Japan where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Japan | Ratings US + UK | Stars | Japanese | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color Wheel | 34 | 1,158 | 4.7 | Yes | Oct 2026 | No AI |
| Color Wheel： Palette ColorGear | 5 | 30 | 3.8 | Yes | Jan 2025 | No AI |
| Pigments Studio: Color Wheel | 1 | 95 | 5 | No | Oct 2026 | AI feature |
MembersSee all competitors, complaint themes and history.
What users complain about
Too few low-star reviews to group into complaints yet.
If you build it
The smallest app that answers what users complain about and what the leaders leave out. Each feature says where it comes from.
- What apps here chargethe leading apps' in-app prices, once we have read themMembers
What would kill this
MembersUp to three things that would end this opening, each tied to the data.
The same niche in other markets
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Get 30 days — €19or €9/monthScored 2026-10-28 with score version 5. How the score works. Store data only: we do not estimate revenue or downloads.