Color Picker 2016 vs HUE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Picker 2016
A simple game where players tap colored squares to achieve the highest score. Test your reflexes and color recognition skills in this engaging challenge.
- Color matching gameplay
- High score tracking
- Simple tap controls
- Reflex challenge
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Pick the different color square and get the highest score.
HUE
A fast-paced color puzzle game where you must quickly identify and tap the square with a different shade. Score points, earn bonus time, and challenge your personal best on the leaderboard. The difficulty increases as the grid expands and differences become harder to spot.
- Find the different colored square
- Timed gameplay with bonus seconds
- Increasing grid difficulty
- Personal high score tracking
- Game Center leaderboard
- Rewarded ads for extra time
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All the squares look the same. Look again. HUE is a fast-paced color puzzle game with one simple goal: find the square with a different shade. Tap correctly to score a point and reveal a new set of colors. As your score grows, the grid expands and the differences become harder to spot. START WITH 60 SECONDS Find as many different shades as you can before time runs out. Every 10 correct picks earns you 10 bonus seconds to keep going. SPOT THE SMALLEST DIFFERENCES Start with 6 squares and work your way up to grids of 9, 12, and 15. Stay focused: one wrong pick ends your game. BEAT YOUR BEST Challenge your personal high score and see how you rank against other players on the Game Center leaderboard. ONE MORE CHANCE When time runs out, you can choose to watch a rewarded ad for 15 extra seconds, when an ad is available. This opportunity is offered once per game. A COLORFUL CHALLENGE FOR YOUR NEXT BREAK • Simple, one-tap controls • Increasing difficulty as you progress • Bonus time every 10 correct picks • Game Center leaderboard • Pause and sound controls • A Try Again button for a fresh start • iPhone and iPad support Look closely. Find the different shade. Beat your best. How many can you get right? HUE contains ads. Game Center features require a Game Center account and an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HUE at 5.0 against Color Picker 2016's 4.2. Color Picker 2016's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HUE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Color Picker 2016's written reviews are positive against 92% of HUE's.
Color Picker 2016 ships an update every 5 months, HUE every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Picker 2016 | HUE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Tran | Serkan Binici |
Customer experience
Color Picker 2016
HUE
In-app purchases
Color Picker 2016
No in-app purchases
HUE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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