# Palette Checker

> Image color analysis tool for artists, featuring color plots, value, saturation, and Notan analysis. (iPhone/iPad app by Clive Bryant.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/palette-checker/id1638594242 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Clive Bryant](https://appshunter.io/developer/1617695071)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-08-12
- Data updated: 2026-07-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/palette-checker/id1638594242/reviews.md

## What is Palette Checker?

Palette Checker allows you to load an image and analyze it by color, including a color plot over a Munsell color wheel, value (grayscale), saturation (how vivid a color is), 3-values (light, middle, dark) and Notan (dark/light). Designed for artists, the image can be any photograph, allowing you to analyze your artwork and your reference photos. If you’ve ever wondered what an image would look like if you were able to collect the colors together into groups, then this is the app for you.

The app takes an image and groups the colors at three different levels of groupings, so you can choose between “most”, “middle” and “least” amount of colors to suit your image. Each level can be analyzed in any of ten ways.

As you know, an image is made up of a number of pixels - squares of color. The number of pixels in an image is referred to as its resolution.

In the Free version, you are limited to work in the lowest resolution (i.e. reduced magnification). That is usually enough to get a great understanding of your image, and many people stay at that level. Upgrading to the Professional version allows you to work with a greater number of pixels in your image (typically 2x and 4x that of the lowest resolution).

Gain insights into images like never before. Perfect for artists who are feeling a little "stuck" with their photo references or their own pieces of art.
Also helpful for abstract artists wanting to know how their art looks in terms of color profile. For instance, are there two colors competing for saturation? Is everything a mid-gray when it is reduced to black and white? What does the Notan design look like?

In Color Picker mode, you can look at individual pixels for its RGB (red, green, blue), HSV (hue, saturation, value) and color-family. RGB and HSV are used in computer graphics programs to describe a color. Color Picker mode gives you a color disk that you can use to mix your paint to when trying to color match your reference.

In the Professional version, you can export the image and any of the analysis graphs to your camera roll.

As an artist, you will find this app hugely useful in your practice as a pair of “fresh eyes” and to help you come up with ideas to move your art forwards. It’s also fascinating to analyze all sorts of images to give you artistic ideas.

Try it for free to start with. See how you get on. 
If you like it, please consider upgrading to go Ad-free and to get the extra functionality of the Professional level.

## Key features

- Color plot over Munsell color wheel
- Value (grayscale) analysis
- Saturation analysis
- 3-value (light, middle, dark) breakdown
- Notan (dark/light) analysis
- Color grouping at multiple levels
- Individual pixel RGB/HSV and color-family data

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Go Professional - Ad-free | $2.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/palette-checker/id1638594242/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Brilliant aide

*2022-10-01*

Palette checker is a brilliant tool to analyse and design a colour palette. I’m using it to look at the colours of impressionist paintings and it’s fascinating how limited their palettes were.

## Frequently asked questions about Palette Checker

### What is Palette Checker?

Palette Checker is a utility app designed for artists to analyze the color composition of images. It provides detailed breakdowns of color values, saturation, and Notan, helping users understand and draw inspiration from their artwork and reference photos.

### What kind of color analysis does Palette Checker offer?

Palette Checker offers analysis including a color plot over a Munsell color wheel, value (grayscale), saturation, 3-values (light, middle, dark), and Notan (dark/light). It can also group colors at different levels of detail.

### Can I see individual pixel colors in Palette Checker?

Yes, in Color Picker mode, you can examine individual pixels to see their RGB, HSV, and color-family information. This feature is useful for precise color matching when mixing paints.

### What are the limitations of the free version of Palette Checker?

The free version of Palette Checker limits you to working with the lowest resolution of an image, which means reduced magnification. This is often sufficient for understanding an image's color profile.

### How can I unlock more features in Palette Checker?

You can upgrade to the Professional version of Palette Checker to work with a greater number of pixels in your images, typically 2x and 4x the lowest resolution. The Professional version also allows exporting analysis graphs.

### Does Palette Checker have ads?

Yes, the free version of Palette Checker contains advertisements. Users can upgrade to the Professional version to go ad-free and access additional functionality.

### What devices is Palette Checker compatible with?

Palette Checker is available for iPhone and iPad devices. It was last updated on September 30, 2022, with version 1.4.

### Is Palette Checker suitable for abstract artists?

Yes, Palette Checker is particularly helpful for abstract artists who want to understand their art's color profile. It can reveal insights like competing saturations or how an image appears in grayscale.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-07-08

Added the ability to load an image from Files (such as downloads) as well as from your Photo library.

### 1.4 — 2022-09-30

Added a new analysis - "Color Blocks" - which shows all the colors used in an image, shown in equal squares, regardless of how often they occur.
Also improved the layout of the Color Wheel, particularly when the device is in landscape orientation.

### 1.3 — 2022-09-18

Added Color Wheel analysis plus general performance improvements.

### 1.2 — 2022-09-18

Added a Color Wheel analysis. You can now see what color scheme the image uses, such as complementary, analogous, etc.

### 1.1 — 2022-08-17

Fixed a problem encountered when access was granted to “selected images only”.

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## More apps by Clive Bryant

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All apps by Clive Bryant: https://appshunter.io/developer/1617695071

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