Comparison

PickerFull vs SimplyRead

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

Head to head
About

PickerFull

Extract color palettes from any image and export them in a wide range of formats, including HEX, RGB, and various coding-specific values. Offers custom screenshot and PDF export options for comprehensive color data sharing.

Highlights
  • Extract colors from photos
  • Export in HEX, RGB, HSB, HSL, CMYK, and more
  • Supports coding formats (CSS, SASS, Swift, Unity)
  • Custom screenshot export
  • PDF export of color palettes
  • Plain text export
Features
Read full description

Export colors from photos as HEX, PDF, RGB, HSB/HSV, HSBA, HSL, LUV, LCH, YUV, YCBCR, YIQ, CMYK, Grayscale, XYZ, L*a*b* (CIE), CSSVAR, SASSVAR, CSSHSL, CSSRGB, AndroidXML, FlutterDart, UnityColor32, Float, Objective-C, Swift, SwiftLiteral, SwiftUI ALSO: You can export in ALL formats at once with: - Custom screenshot - PDF - Plain Text

About

SimplyRead

Transform any text file into an audiobook using natural-sounding voices. Organize your library with folders, import files, and edit text directly within the app. Securely back up your collection with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Text-to-audiobook conversion
  • Natural voice reading
  • Adjustable speech rate
  • Integrated book search and download
  • Smart library with folders
  • Built-in text editor
  • iCloud Drive backup
Features
Read full description

A book you can read — and listen to. SimplyRead opens your TXT, EPUB and Markdown files as real books, with covers, chapters and a page worth reading, then reads them aloud in natural iOS voices whenever you would rather listen. READ - Comfortable typography with five paper themes and Light or Dark appearance - Page by page, or one continuous scroll — whichever you prefer - Chapters found automatically, including Chinese numeral titles, with a panel to jump anywhere in the book - Bookmarks, find-in-book with highlighted matches, and a Continue Reading card that puts you back where you stopped - Adjust fonts, text size and line spacing, with layouts for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad LISTEN - High-quality iOS system voices, at a speed you set - The sentence being spoken is highlighted, and the page follows along - Sleep timer, plus Lock Screen and Control Center controls — keep listening with the screen off BUILD YOUR LIBRARY - Import from the Files app, create a file straight from your clipboard, or download from a URL and watch it arrive - Discover books from public catalogs and open-license sources, with clear labels for downloadable files, online reading and catalog pages - Book covers, clear author labels, folder sorting and destination folders to keep a long shelf tidy EDIT AND KEEP - A built-in editor with Find & Replace, undo for whole-book replacements, recovery after failed saves, and a Fix New Lines tool - iCloud Drive backup and restore for the whole library, reading positions included FREE AND PRO Your own files, the entire reader, themes, chapters, bookmarks and backup are unlimited and free. Pro lifts the daily listening allowance and the download limit. Download availability depends on the source and its access terms. Only import or download content you are entitled to use.

Screenshots

PickerFull4 screens
SimplyRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SimplyRead at 5.0 against PickerFull's 3.6. SimplyRead also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). PickerFull's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads 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. SimplyRead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PickerFull asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimplyRead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PickerFull has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PickerFull ships an update every 3 weeks, SimplyRead weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PickerFull versus SimplyRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickerFullSimplyRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Springer阳 张

Customer experience

PickerFull

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

SimplyRead

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PickerFull

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SimplyRead

One-time1
  • Pro User$0.99

Questions

Is PickerFull free?
PickerFull is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimplyRead free?
SimplyRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PickerFull or SimplyRead?
SimplyRead is rated higher. PickerFull averages 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while SimplyRead averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PickerFull or SimplyRead have ads?
Neither PickerFull nor SimplyRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PickerFull or SimplyRead?
PickerFull ships an update every 3 weeks, and SimplyRead weekly. Most recently, PickerFull was updated on October 22, 2026 and SimplyRead on October 19, 2026.

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