Comparison

Pocket Palette vs aDropper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pocket Palette

Easily create and refine color schemes with this intuitive tool. Generate palettes from scratch or inspiration, adjust colors with various color spaces, and preview your designs. Capture colors from images using an eyedropper tool.

Highlights
  • Create palettes from scratch or samples
  • Add/remove colors for custom complexity
  • Organize palettes with collections
  • Adjust colors using Hex, RGB, HSB
  • Preview color schemes
  • Pick colors from photos with eyedropper
  • Copy Hex, RGB, HSB, CMYK values
Features
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The perfect blue is everywhere: in a sunset, a paint chip, a stranger's jacket. Pocket Palette lets you capture it in seconds and build it into something. It's a full-featured color studio that feels like a simple one. Every tool is one tap away, nothing is buried in menus, and there's no learning curve standing between you and your palette. Open the app, and you already know how to use it. From the world to your palette Point your camera at anything: tile, fabric, foliage, that mural you pass every day. Pull the exact color straight into your palette, or eyedrop from any photo in your library. If you can see it, you can keep it. Deep tools, zero clutter Under the simple surface is a precise color editor. Work in Hex, RGB, HSB, or spin the HSB color wheel for intuitive hue control. Every color is fully editable, and undo keeps experimenting risk-free. Not sure what comes next? Pocket Palette suggests coordinating colors to round out your scheme. Organized without effort Group palettes into Collections by project, client, or mood. iCloud sync keeps everything current across your iPhone and iPad automatically—no account, no setup, no thinking about it. Everywhere your work goes Copy Hex, RGB, HSB, or CMYK values with a tap, or share your palette as a clean image for Figma, Procreate, Canva, or wherever your work lives. Pocket Palette isn't where your project ends; it's where your colors begin. Honestly free No ads. No subscriptions. No data collected: your palettes are yours alone. The whole app is 6 MB, small enough to forget it's there, fast enough to be there the instant you need it. Made for designers, illustrators, decorators, crafters, and anyone who's ever stopped mid-walk because a color was too good to lose. Questions or ideas? patrick@penpyre.com. Real feedback shapes every update.

About

aDropper

This app helps you create and collect color palettes. It offers tools to pick solid and gradient colors, convert RGB to Hex, and use RGB/HSB sliders. Save your favorite colors to collections.

Highlights
  • Solid color picker
  • Gradient color picker
  • RGB to Hex conversion
  • RGB slider
  • HSB/HSV slider
  • Save colors to collection
Features
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- pick solid color - pick gradient color - RGB convert to Hex - RGB slider - HSB/HSV slider - save color to collection * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current Terms of use:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/1e984a7b-8948-40cc-91fd-2861dc997c34 Privacy policy:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/9e845615-0807-4850-9246-97211c045673

Screenshots

Pocket Palette4 screens
aDropper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Palette at 81% against aDropper's 33%. Pocket Palette also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). aDropper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. aDropper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pocket Palette asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Palette holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Palette has 181 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Pocket Palette's written reviews are positive against 33% of aDropper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Palette ships an update every 6 weeks, aDropper every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pocket Palette versus aDropper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket PaletteaDropper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (181 ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings181 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPenpyre, LLCBigChampagne Studio Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Pocket Palette

All ratings177 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative14.6%

aDropper

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Palette

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Palettes disappearing after app updates or random restarts
  • App crashes on startup or during use
  • Buttons not responding to taps
  • Color picker returning incorrect/random colors
  • Create tab not functioning
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  • Palette changes not saving properly
  • Photo picker not displaying full image in selection window
  • Color picker malfunctioning on specific devices (iPhone 8)
  • Unauthorized camera access without proper permission handling
  • Palette reordering causing items to jump to top/bottom unexpectedly

Requested features

17 requests
  • Increase color limit beyond 9 colors (up to 64 suggested)
  • Nested folder organization for collections within projects
  • Landscape mode support
  • Export/save palettes to device gallery or external files
  • Delete palette functionality
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  • Color naming feature for individual colors
  • Color wheel interface for easier scheme selection
  • Complementary, triadic, and split-complementary color suggestions
  • Palette reordering and custom sorting options
  • LAB color space support
  • Ability to create folders while in color picking mode
  • Swatch comparison feature
  • Color width adjustment for better visualization
  • Palette submission forum for community sharing
  • Backup and cloud sync functionality
  • Ability to show hex/RGB codes without entering edit mode
  • CMYK color restriction option for print-safe palettes

aDropper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Palette

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

aDropper

Subscriptions2
  • eyedropper PRO for 1 month3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • eyedropper PRO for 1 year$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • eyedropper Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Pocket Palette free?
Pocket Palette is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is aDropper free?
aDropper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Palette or aDropper?
Pocket Palette is rated higher. Pocket Palette averages 4.4 out of 5 from 181 ratings, while aDropper averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Pocket Palette or aDropper have ads?
aDropper shows ads; Pocket Palette does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Palette or aDropper?
Pocket Palette ships an update every 6 weeks, and aDropper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Palette was updated on October 24, 2026 and aDropper on October 24, 2026.

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