Color Picker vs Hex Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Picker
This app allows you to identify and analyze colors from photos or a live camera feed. It supports various color codes and lets you save and preview custom color schemes for your design projects.
- Digital color picker
- Live camera color identification
- HEX and RGB color code support
- Color scheme preview and saving
- User-friendly interface
- Export color codes
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Pick colors from photos, screenshots, or your live camera and instantly get precise HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, LAB, OKLAB, XYZ, and HSB color codes. Color Picker helps designers, developers, artists, and creators identify colors, build palettes, and save favorite shades for later. Features: • Pick colors from any photo or screenshot • Use the live camera to scan real-world colors • Generate palettes from images • Save and organize favorite colors • View color codes in HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL, HSB, LAB, OKLAB, and XYZ • Discover matching shades and color variations • Copy color codes for design tools, websites, and apps Use Color Picker when you need to identify a color, extract a palette, match a shade, or copy accurate color codes for your next design or development project.
Hex Scan
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A minimalist design utility that gives you the hex code of any color you point your camera at.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hex Scan at none against Color Picker's 2. Color Picker's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). 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
Both are free to download. Color Picker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hex Scan asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Color Picker | Hex Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karolis Raiselis | Stella Drinkwater |
In-app purchases
Color Picker
- Colors Premium$0.99
- Colors Premium$1.99
Hex Scan
No in-app purchases
