Colordrop vs CodingKB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colordrop
Capture, inspect, and organize colors from photos or real-time camera feeds. Offers detailed color analysis with various color models and accessibility tools. Export colors in multiple formats for creative and development workflows.
- Capture colors from photos and live camera
- Detailed color analysis (RGB, CMYK, HSL, etc.)
- Color blindness simulator and contrast checker
- Organize colors with tags and export formats
- App extension and Today View widget
- Siri Shortcuts and Apple Watch app
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Capture and inspect the colors in your photos with Colordrop – a modern and advanced color picker. CAPTURE Capture colors from your photos. - Pick colors from any image or photo. - Open from your Photo Library, Camera, or Files. - Live Capture lets you see the colors around you in real time. - Open images or import colors from Adobe Creative Cloud. - Easily view and pick the most dominant colors in an image. - Select a 'capture radius' to have granular control over the colors you capture. - The Colordrop app extension lets you pick colors without opening the app, for example in the Photos app. - Today View widget shows you your most recent colors. - Manually add a color by hex code or using the built-in color picker. INSPECT The most detailed color analysis tool available on iPhone or iPad. - RGB, CYMK and RYB color overviews. - CIE-LAB, CIE-LCH, HSL, HSV, XYZ color values (and many more). - Complementary and split-complementary colors. - Triadic and tetradic colors. - Tints, shades, tones and monochromatic colors. - Square and analogous colors. - Similar colors for RAL Classic, Web, HKS and many more. - Color blindness simulator and color contrast checker. - Quickly copy or share color codes. - Color descriptions describe the appearance of a color in real terms. - Metadata tells you the source of the color, and when you saved it. EVEN MORE... A powerful tool for developers and creatives alike. - Powerful search feature, including support for Spotlight. - Organize your colors with tags. - Drag and drop colors to other apps, or to save new ones. - Siri Shortcuts for capturing or viewing colors. - Apple Watch app to view all of your saved colors at a glance. - Export colors to Procreate swatch, Adobe color swatch, or to JSON or CSV formats. - Change the default illuminant for accurate color in any environment. - Customize the color data you see. Colordrop is developed by a team of one! Any feedback and suggestions for new features are greatly appreciated. You can get in touch on Twitter (@penguingeorge), or by emailing help@penguingeorge.com.
CodingKB
This app provides a specialized keyboard designed to streamline coding on mobile devices. It eliminates the need to frequently switch between character sets, offering direct access to essential symbols and numbers.
- Simplified coding workflow
- Direct access to characters, numbers, and punctuation
- Reduced need for keyboard switching
- Enhanced mobile coding efficiency
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Tired of constantly switching between characters, numbers, and punctuation while coding on your phone? CodingKB is here to simplify your workflow and set you free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colordrop at 75% against CodingKB's 0%. Colordrop also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). CodingKB's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, monetization model and chart position 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
Colordrop costs $4.99 and CodingKB $1.99 up front. Colordrop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. CodingKB asks for nothing beyond the download.
CodingKB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colordrop has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Colordrop's written reviews are positive against 0% of CodingKB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Colordrop ships an update every 3 weeks, CodingKB every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colordrop | CodingKB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #112 — better | #153 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | George Jones | 杰 瓮 |
Customer experience
Colordrop
CodingKB
In-app purchases
Colordrop
- Tiny Tip$0.99
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
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- Generous Tip$5.99
- Enormous Tip$8.99
CodingKB
No in-app purchases









