Palette+ vs PaintGenius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palette+
This tool helps designers quickly extract and generate color palettes from images or through smart algorithms. It offers various color schemes and allows saving favorite palettes for easy access. The interface is clean and intuitive.
- Extract colors from images
- Smart palette generation
- 15 curated color schemes
- Save favorite palettes
- Copy HEX and RGB codes
- Touch image for real-time RGB
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Palette - Professional Color Tool for Designers A simple and powerful color picker tool that helps designers quickly extract and generate perfect color palettes. 【CORE FEATURES】 Extract Colors from Images Support camera and photo library Extract up to 10 dominant colors Touch image to view RGB values in real-time Display accurate HEX and RGB codes Smart Palette Generation 5 color algorithms: Random, Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, Monochromatic Lock favorite colors and regenerate others One-tap copy HEX values 15 Curated Color Schemes Fresh Nature, Ocean Blue, Warm Sunset, Romantic Pink, Elegant Gray, Vibrant Orange, Mysterious Purple, Fresh Mint, Sunshine Yellow, Deep Indigo, Vintage Brown, Tech Cyan, Spring Sakura, Forest Green, Morandi Colors Collection Management Save favorite palettes and access anytime 【TARGET USERS】 UI/UX Designers, Graphic Designers, Web Developers, Illustrators 【ADVANTAGES】 Clean interface, intuitive operation Professional features, accurate color picking Completely free, no registration required Bilingual support (English & Chinese) Download now and start your color journey!
PaintGenius
This professional tool assists in matching paint colors for general and automotive applications. It calculates precise paint recipes using advanced algorithms and provides a guided verification workflow for accurate results. The app ensures optimal color matching by analyzing source colors and suggesting ideal palettes.
- Advanced recipe calculation (CMY & Kubelka-Munk)
- Iterative optimization for color accuracy
- Intelligent source color analysis and recommendations
- Support for 2-stage and 3-stage automotive paints
- Multi-angle sampling for metallic/pearl paints
- Recipe library with volume calculator
- Step-by-step verification workflow
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PaintGenius is a professional tool for general and automotive paint color matching. It supports source color management, target color setting, recipe calculation, and a comprehensive verification workflow. Key Features: - Advanced Recipe Calculation: Utilizes two distinct algorithms for precision. For general paints, a CMY-based subtractive mixing model is used. For complex automotive finishes, it employs the powerful Kubelka-Munk (K-M) theory, which simulates light absorption and scattering for superior accuracy with multi-layer and effect paints. - Iterative Optimization: A sophisticated iterative algorithm fine-tunes the paint ratios by minimizing the color difference (ΔE2000) between the mix and the target, ensuring the best possible match. - Intelligent Source Analysis: The app analyzes the quality of your source colors, assessing their contribution and effectiveness. When color difference exceeds the threshold (ΔE > 10), it blocks verification and provides smart recommendations for source color replacement. - Ideal Source Recommendation: If a good match is not possible with the current palette, the app leverages LCH color space principles to suggest an ideal set of source colors that will provide maximum mixing coverage around your target. - Advanced Settings: Fine-tune algorithm parameters including color difference thresholds, layer thickness, iteration counts, and step sizes to match your specific needs and expertise level. - General & Automotive Paint Matching: Create recipes for wall paint, furniture paint, and complex automotive paints with intelligent workflow selection. - Advanced Automotive Support: Supports 2-stage (base + clear) and 3-stage (base + effect + clear) systems for metallic and pearl paints, with automatic fallback to simpler systems when source colors are insufficient. - Multi-Angle Sampling: Capture color accurately for metallic/pearl paints at different angles (15°, 45°, 110°) to account for angle-dependent color shifts. - Smart Adjustment Suggestions: Only displays adjustment recommendations when color difference exceeds the threshold (ΔE > 2.0), avoiding unnecessary adjustments for excellent matches. - Recipe Library with Calculator: Save and manage your paint recipes with a built-in volume calculator that lets you scale recipes to any desired total volume. - Step-by-Step Verification: A guided workflow to verify and fine-tune your paint recipes for a perfect match, with automatic quality assessment. - Privacy-Focused: All your data is stored locally on your device. We do not collect any user data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PaintGenius at 100% against Palette+'s 0%. PaintGenius also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 119 months). Palette+'s advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Palette+ is free to download; PaintGenius costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Palette+ ships an update every 119 months, PaintGenius every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palette+ | PaintGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 119 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bin Gu | 秀银 林 |
Customer experience
Palette+
PaintGenius
In-app purchases
Palette+
No in-app purchases
PaintGenius
No in-app purchases









