Pocket Palette vs SAI+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SAI+
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SAI+ is a color palette tool for iPhone and iPad. Sample colors from your photos, create palettes, and export color references for your design work. Choose colors using photos, a color wheel, RGB / HSB / CMYK sliders, or HEX input. View each color in HEX, RGB, HSB, and CMYK, and add it to your color list. REFERENCE PHOTOS AND SAMPLE LOCATIONS Save reference photos together with your colors. A palette can include colors sampled from multiple photos. Numbered markers show the sampling locations on each photo. Corresponding color values appear beside the image, with matching color chips below. ORGANIZE YOUR PALETTES Tap EDIT in LIST to rearrange colors using the standard iOS reorder handles. Reference photos move with their corresponding colors. Save palettes with a custom name and date. Search saved palettes by name or HEX value, and sort them by date. The previous limits of 20 colors per list and 50 saved lists have been removed. Available storage depends on your device. EXPORT AND IMPORT Choose PDF to create a document containing reference photos, sampling markers, color chips, and color values. Choose EXPORT to create an editable .saipalette file containing your colors, reference photos, and sampling locations. Transfer exported files using AirDrop or other options in the iOS share sheet. On another device, tap FILE in LIST to import a .saipalette file. Both devices need a compatible version of SAI+. CORE FEATURES • Sample colors from photos • Save multiple reference photos in a palette • View numbered sampling markers • Choose colors with a color wheel or sliders • Enter and copy HEX values • View HEX, RGB, HSB, and CMYK values • Rearrange colors with standard iOS controls • Save and name palettes • Search palettes by name or HEX value • Sort saved palettes by date • Export PDF color references • Export and import editable palette files • Switch tabs while keeping the selected photo, zoom, and position • Light and dark appearance • iPhone and iPad support PRIVACY AND CONNECTIVITY No account or login is required. SAI+ is a one-time purchase app with no subscription. Photo access is used to sample colors and save reference images locally. Photos are not uploaded automatically. Reference images are included in exported PDFs or palette files only when you choose to export or share them. Core color selection and palette editing work offline when the required photos are available on your device. Photos stored only in iCloud may require an internet connection to download. Sharing between devices uses exported files. Automatic cloud synchronization is not provided. COLOR ACCURACY Colors sampled from photos are based on image pixels. Lighting, shadows, reflections, white balance, image processing, and display settings can affect the results. Colors may appear different across devices and viewing conditions. CMYK values are simplified conversions from RGB. Printed results depend on the paper, ink, printer, and color profile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pocket Palette at Free against SAI+'s $2.99. Pocket Palette also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). SAI+'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). 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
Pocket Palette is free to download; SAI+ costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocket Palette ships an update every 6 weeks, SAI+ every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Palette | SAI+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (181 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Penpyre, LLC | TAKAO OGASAWARA |
Customer experience
Pocket Palette
SAI+
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
SAI+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Palette
No in-app purchases
SAI+
No in-app purchases









