# ColorSlurp — The Ultimate Color Picker

> Color picker and palette generator for designers and developers. (iPhone/iPad app by IdeaPunch.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colorslurp/id1287239339 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [IdeaPunch](https://appshunter.io/developer/1191489399)
- Category: Developer Tools, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 91 App Store ratings · 414 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: British English, French (France), Russian, European Spanish, Swedish
- Released: 2017-11-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colorslurp/id1287239339/reviews.md

## What is ColorSlurp?

ColorSlurp is the ultimate color productivity booster for designers and developers.

• Pick colors using your camera or from any photo!
• Create color palettes automatically.
• Create and edit colors using an assortment of color selection tools.
• Copy colors to a variety of color formats.
• Name and organize your colors into palettes, and sync them with iCloud across Mac and iOS.
• The swatches panel dynamically creates beautiful harmonies based on the color you're editing.
• Export colors to different languages and files: PDF, iPhone wallpaper, ASE, CSS, Sass, Swift, CLR, HTML, JSON, and more!
• Looks amazing in dark mode!
• Authentic slurp sound when picking colors!

# Magnifier
The magnifier lets you pick colors using your camera or from any photo. Then copy the color to any format with one click. You can even automatically generate color palettes using different algorithms.

# Edit Colors
ColorSlurp's powerful color editing tools let you dial in the perfect color.

# Formats
One-click copies a color to any format for any language. 

# Palettes
Name and organize your colors into palettes.

# Sync with iCloud, and Import/Export
Sync your palettes between all your devices with iCloud. Create the perfect palette on your phone, then sync it to ColorSlurp on Mac. Export palettes to different languages—CSS, Sass, Swift, HTML, JSON, and more!

# Swatches & Color Harmonies
Quickly grab a pre-defined color from the swatches panel, or find color harmonies based on the color you're editing. You can even remove opacity from a color while keeping the shade against its background.

# ColorSlurp PRO
Go PRO and get these awesome features!

• Save and copy picked colors from your photos or camera.
• Palette Export.
• Create unlimited palettes.
• Swatches and Color Harmonies.
• Support the developer and future features of the app!

Terms of Use: https://colorslurp.com/app-terms
Privacy Policy: https://colorslurp.com/app-privacy

Email: contact@ideapunch.com
Twitter: @IdeaPunchLLC

## Key features

- Pick colors from camera or photos
- Automatic color palette creation
- Edit colors with selection tools
- Copy colors to various formats
- Organize colors into palettes
- Sync palettes with iCloud
- Export colors to multiple file types

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ColorSlurp Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| ColorSlurp Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ColorSlurp PRO | $7.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of ColorSlurp?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy-to-use universal eyedropper tool
- 🚀 Excellent, well-designed, and unobtrusive
- 🚀 Essential tool for designers and developers
- 👍 Simple and effective
- 👍 Intuitive and functional
- 👍 Helpful for creating color palettes
- 👍 Reliable and accurate color picking
- 👍 Convenient and practical

**Cons**

- 🐛 Useless on iPad
- 💰 Subscription only
- 💰 Greedy pricing model
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes, and issues with syncing
- 👎 Lacks HDR color space support
- 👎 Cluttered with Pro version upsells

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Picking colors in full screen mode doesn't work
- Palette management is buggy and inconsistent
- Crashes when using the color picker tool

**Most requested features**

- Ability to pick colors from photos in library
- More customization options for color palettes
- Integration with Adobe and other design apps
- Improved multi-monitor support
- Ability to adjust color values via keyboard
- Color contrast and accessibility checking

## Recent user reviews (10 of 414)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colorslurp/id1287239339/reviews.md

### 3/5 — The visual updates look great, but there are some bugs

*2026-08-19, version 4.0.2*

Whenever I use Palettes, the list of colours constantly flickers which makes it difficult to select a colour. Also, the new update where you are forced to select a keyboard shortcut to copy a value in a palette is annoying, please bring back a way to just select the colour with a click by default.

### 5/5 — Excellent!

*2026-07-26, version 4.0.1*

I use ColorSlurp frequently.  It works great, and is reliable.

### 5/5 — Good color picker app

*2026-07-22, version 4.0.0*

Updated review: The app was able to restore my previous purchase, so I can use the features I need again!

### 5/5 — Great app, great developers who support legacy purchases

*2026-07-21, version 4.0.0*

Years ago, these developers were among the first to recognize the glaring omission of a color picker in certain note taking applications (cough, Goodnotes) and rectified it with this comprehensive color picker app that extends far beyond note taking to everyday life. I use this for note taking, paint projects—anything under the sun. It’s great to see how far they’ve come with the app, AND they have the integrity to continue providing support for those of us who bought the app early. That’s one of many reasons why I recommend the app, even if you’re just discovering it now. Beyond the everyday usefulness of the app itself, you want to support developers you can trust. With these ColorSlurp developers, trust and respect is something you can count on.

### 2/5 — Paid for Pro, not doing a subscription

*2026-07-11, version 4.0.0*

A great app, and I bought Pro early when I didn’t have to because I wanted to support you guys. So here’s my question: what are you going to do for people who supported your team early and bought Pro? I’m not doing a subscription for something I already paid for. A yearly fee may be fine for new purchasers—that’s up to them to them—but as for those of us who bought Pro early, THAT was assumed to be our “one-time purchase”, and you certainly didn’t dissuade us from that notion. The least you can do is is maintain legacy features for longtime Pro purchasers (you know—the features we already paid for), and if that’s what you’re doing, then I’ll humbly delete my review, change back to 5-stars, and go back to singing ColorSlurp’s praises as I’ve done for the past 5 years. But if you’re going to follow the dishonest developer trend of paywalling features that we’ve already paid for and then giving us the canned line about “not expecting a lifetime of updates for free” (which is NOT what we’re asking for; we’re asking for the software we paid for to function as originally packaged at time of sale), then I’m out. I really hope that’s not the case, though, because I’ve always liked your app and your team.

### 4/5 — Amazing tool!

*2026-07-08, version 4.0.0*

I use everyday for work, but I wish you guys have a lifetime license. I have way too much subscriptions to keep track of.

### 1/5 — $20/year to export a palette? Absurd.

*2026-07-01, version 4.0.0*

$20/year to export the colors I already picked myself? ColorSlurp used to be a great, no-nonsense utility and now it's chasing subscription revenue for no reason.

Uninstalling and finding an alternative that doesn't paywall a basic export button. Huge fan over the years soured by their greed.

### 2/5 — Currently unusable

*2026-06-30, version 4.0.0*

I have been using ColorSlurp for years and it has been great — no fault or problems whatsoever. However, since the most recent update, the programme is slow, colours disappear and the the UI just doesn’t work.

### 5/5 — Version 4.0

*2026-06-24, version 4.0.0*

Fantastic app! Good jobs!

### 2/5 — Why is this a subscription?

*2026-06-04, version 3.9.2*

While the app itself is handy, I have to ask, why am I paying a subscription for an app that hasn’t been updated in 2 years?

## Frequently asked questions about ColorSlurp

### What does ColorSlurp do?

ColorSlurp is a productivity tool for designers and developers that allows you to pick colors from your camera or any photo. It helps you create and edit color palettes, copy colors in various formats, and organize them into collections that can be synced across your devices.

### What are the key features of ColorSlurp?

Key features include picking colors using your camera or photos, automatic color palette generation, advanced color editing tools, one-click copying of colors to multiple formats, organizing colors into named palettes, and syncing these palettes via iCloud across Mac and iOS devices.

### How much does ColorSlurp cost?

The app offers a freemium model. Users can access basic color picking and organization features for free. Additional features like saving and copying picked colors, palette export, unlimited palettes, and swatches/color harmonies are available through a PRO upgrade.

### What devices is ColorSlurp compatible with?

ColorSlurp is available for both Mac and iOS devices. It supports syncing your color palettes across these platforms using iCloud, allowing for a seamless workflow between your phone and computer.

### What are common use cases for ColorSlurp?

Common use cases include designers needing to extract colors from inspiration images, developers wanting to quickly grab hex codes or other color formats for their code, and anyone looking to create harmonious color palettes for websites, apps, or other visual projects.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.3 — 2023-07-14

This update fixes a bug where ColorSlurp forgets that you purchased pro. Everything should be working fine now!

If you lost access to pro, just click "Restore Purchase" button in ColorSlurp's pro preferences.

### 1.5.2 — 2023-07-09

This update tweaks some things under the hood.

We've also updated our terms of use and privacy policy. You can read both of them here: https://colorslurp.com/legal

### 1.5.1 — 2022-11-29

You can now pick colors with your camera when editing a palette!
Fixed multiple crashes.

### 1.5.0 — 2022-10-02

This update adds a brand new language: French! We also added localization for British English and improved our existing translations!

### 1.4.0 — 2022-08-30

This small update squashed some bugs, and added new localizations!

- Fixed a bug with the camera on iOS.
- Added localizations for Spanish and Russian.
- Fixed a bug where PDF export would not work.
- Tweaked the wording of some of the app's text.

Happy slurping!

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