Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Shade

Pro Shader Editing for iPhone and iPad

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shade launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shader▲325

   New self-expression with AI

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2MF
   My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker▲418

   2017 · coneapp.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sketch Mirror 2.0▲349

   Preview your Sketch designs on your iOS devices.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shade▲105

   Super easy color contrast insights and recommendations

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5SL
   Shader Lab, like Photoshop but for shaders▲160

   Create, stack, and animate shader effects on images, video, text, and 3D models — free, in your browser, powered by WebGPU. Export video, publish to the community gallery, and remix any published scene.

   Apr 2026 · eng.basement.studio · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shade▲332

   Free landing page templates for startups

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Spline for iOS▲282

   Native 3D for the Apple ecosystem

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Marvel for iOS▲278

   Rapid design and prototyping for the iPhone and iPad

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PANTONE Studio▲152

   An elegant iOS app for discovering color palettes

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Platforma for iOS▲262

    The ultimate wireframe kit for app prototyping

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swatches▲245

    A fun and accurate color picker for the real world

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Material Colors for iOS▲149

    Complete material design color library

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Shader Vision▲138

    Real-time GPU shader editor for spatial computing

    2024 · shader.vision · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Luminar for iPad▲365

    Envision more, create more

    2024 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Framer Preview▲193

    A brand new way to preview Framer designs natively on iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shade View▲155

    Auto-dark mode for all websites

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Canvas for iOS▲310

    Write with your team, in realtime, using markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    iOS 13 GUI▲249

    Free collection of UI components and screens of iOS 13

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19TC
    textshader.com▲260

    TLDR: Click the link to see some cool visualizations, refresh a few times for random examples, and try editing some of the code yourself. This is a small weekend project of mine inspired by shadertoy.com It's a static single-page site hosted on GitHub pages so the website design is pretty barebones. I'm not a web developer so I mainly wanted to create a Cool Thing with my free time and not have to learn tons of front-end to do it. I'd love to hear what people think about it and please post or send me any shaders you make! You can use the link button in the bottom right to share. I hope that…

    2022 · textshader.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    iOS 10 GUI Kit▲231

    Free fully customizable UI Kit for Sketch & Photoshop

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Frame.io for iOS▲140

    Real-time video collaboration, now with a native iOS app

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fluid iOS Kit▲152

    A free design kit from Framer with customizable elements

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    iOS 14 GUI▲175

    The biggest free collection of iOS 14 screens and components

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Framer Cloud▲218

    A modern design workflow

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →