When comparing Elegance Colors vs Iris, the Slant community recommends Iris for most people. In the question“What are the best gtk3 themes?” Iris is ranked 10th while Elegance Colors is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose Iris is:
Iris has filters that can be purchased through in app purchases that allow for increased visibility in certain lighting situations.
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Pros
Pro PPA for Ubuntu
There is a PPA available for Ubuntu users, which makes installing a breeze.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-theme-elegance-colors
Pro Changes color
Elegance Colors can change it's Gnome Shell theme colors in accordance to the users GTK them, wallpaper or a user defined color.
Pro Purchasable filters to heighten visibility in certain conditions
Iris has filters that can be purchased through in app purchases that allow for increased visibility in certain lighting situations.
Pro Easily turned on and off
Iris has a quick toggle in the notification drawer with allows for the user to easily turn on and off the function of the app.
Pro Puts an overlay of your camera feed on top of all other apps
By overlaying what the camera sees over any app on the device, users can see what is in front of them while still looking at their screen, retaining all the functionality of every app or game they use.
Cons
Con Outdated
The theme project has been abandoned and there has been no activity for the past two years (the last commit was in May 2015).
Con More involved to set up than other themes
Users need to run a command to run a process in the background for the theme to work correctly, which may be more involved than what users are typically looking for in a theme.
Con Doesn't work
Doesn't install and doesn't work.