aDropper vs ColorDesk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Solid color picker
- Gradient color picker
- RGB to Hex conversion
- RGB slider
- HSB/HSV slider
- Save colors to collection
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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
ColorDesk
This app is a comprehensive color workstation offering multiple functions for color manipulation and analysis. It allows for accurate color picking, value conversion, and identification of color names, along with tools to find and generate color schemes.
- Color workstation with multiple functions
- Accurate color picking and value conversion
- Identify color names
- Search and generate color schemes
- Hue ring for color scheme adjustment
- Random color generation
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+ color workstation + Color blocks with multiple functions and styles + color value conversion + Batch, accurate color picking + Identify color names + Calculate color distribution ratio + Find great colors + Search thousands of color schemes + random color + Monochromatic association + Hue ring to adjust color scheme + Play with the Hue Ring color scheme Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ColorDesk at 91% against aDropper's 33%. ColorDesk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). aDropper's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. aDropper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ColorDesk sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ColorDesk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of aDropper's written reviews are positive against 91% of ColorDesk's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | aDropper | ColorDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BigChampagne Studio Co., Ltd. | 小波 司 |
Customer experience
aDropper
ColorDesk
In-app purchases
aDropper
- eyedropper PRO for 1 month3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- eyedropper PRO for 1 year$5.991 Year
- eyedropper Pro$9.99
ColorDesk
- 7-day free trialFree
- ColorDesk Pro$3.99
