Comparison

ColorMeter vs Color Name Recognizer Camera

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

Head to head
About

ColorMeter

Connects to a colorimeter via Bluetooth to capture and analyze color data. It measures various color parameters, compares colors using different formulas, and allows for storage and retrieval of color data.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth colorimeter connection
  • Color data capture and analysis
  • Multiple color parameter measurements
  • Color comparison with various formulas
  • Color data storage and database
  • Color lookup and matching
Features
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主要功能: 1、通过蓝牙连接测色仪,采集颜色数据,设置测色仪参数,对仪器进行校准等操作。 2、测量颜色数据,包含反射率、CIE-LABCH、三刺激值XYZ、Yxy、RGB、密度(A/T/M/E)、同色异谱、遮盖力、白度、黄度、黑底、力分、着色力、色牢度等颜色参数。 3、颜色比较,判断颜色是否合格,多种色差公式(ΔE*ab,ΔE*94,ΔE*00,ΔEcmc等)。 4、颜色存储,能够轻松的建立自己的颜色数据,并将颜色数据保存到颜色数据库中。 5、颜色查找,测量一个颜色,可以快速的在颜色数据库中间找到最接近的颜色数据。

About

Color Name Recognizer Camera

Instantly identify the name of any color by pointing your device's camera at it. Get detailed color values like RGB, HSV, and CIE L*a*b. Supports multiple languages and offers advanced color analysis tools.

Highlights
  • Real-time color name recognition via camera
  • Multiple color value formats (RGB, HSV, CIE L*a*b)
  • Supports up to 1500 base color names in 8 languages
  • Extract color palettes from images
  • Save and export captured colors
  • Color contrast grid display
Features
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What is the name of this color? Point your camera at an object and Color Name Recognizer Camera identifies the color in real time. Along with a human-readable name, the app shows RGB, hexadecimal, HSV, and CIE L*a*b values for the sampled color. Choose a simple color-name table for familiar names or a larger table for more specific results. Free users can select tables containing up to 50 base color names. The 100-name table requires Premium. Premium users can use multilingual tables containing up to 1,500 names. FEATURES • Recognize color names in real time with the camera • Inspect RGB, #RRGGBB hexadecimal, HSV, and CIE L*a*b values • Adjust camera zoom and the sampling-region size • Pause the camera to inspect a stable result • See whether a live sample is steady or changing • Magnify the sampling area • View related and similar color names • Generate complementary, analogous, monochromatic, triadic, split-complementary, and tetradic color palettes • Hear the recognized color name spoken aloud • Explore color contrast grids • Check exact WCAG contrast ratios, AA/AAA results, and accessible alternatives • Preview estimated protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, and monochromacy appearances • Enable optional stable spoken identification and haptic family-change alerts on the live camera • Search by color name or HEX and compare the nearest named matches • Pick a color from a photograph • Extract a dominant color palette from an image • Save colors to a local library • Revisit automatically deduplicated Recently Identified colors • Export saved colors and palettes with Premium access COLOR-NAME LANGUAGES Color-name tables are available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. The app interface also supports additional localized languages. FREE AND PREMIUM ACCESS Free: • 30- and 50-name base color tables • Core camera recognition, color values, manual tools, image tools, and saved colors • Color Harmony generation and HEX copying • Searchable Palette Projects with ordered swatches, names, notes, tags, and duplication • WCAG Contrast Checker with live previews and complete palette audits • Color Vision Assistant with descriptions, profile simulations, confusion advisories, and optional camera feedback • A limited number of similar-color results Premium: • Multilingual base color-name tables from 30 through 1,500 names • More similar-color results • Compare two live samples using a similarity score and ΔE • Average nearby samples and lock camera lighting for steadier recognition • Adjust flashlight intensity with a long press • Save Color Harmony palettes to Palette Projects and Saved Colors • Export palettes as CSS or JSON COLOR VALUES RGB components are shown from 0 to 255. Hexadecimal values use the #RRGGBB format. HSV shows hue, saturation, and value. CIE L*a*b uses the D65 reference white and provides a perceptual representation of color. Recognition results can vary with lighting, reflections, camera exposure, and device characteristics. The app is an identification aid and is not a calibrated colorimeter. Color Vision Assistant simulations and confusion advisories are estimates for accessibility and design review. They are not a medical test or diagnosis and do not represent every person's perception. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PURCHASES Available products, prices, trial eligibility, and billing periods are displayed on the in-app purchase screen and confirmed by the App Store. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available for eligible purchases made with the same Apple Account. Privacy Policy: https://whitewhalesoft.com/APPS/ColorNameRecognizerCamera/Privacy.html Terms of Use: https://whitewhalesoft.com/APPS/ColorNameRecognizerCamera/Terms.html Questions or suggestions? zhaoxiaojian@hotmail.com

Screenshots

ColorMeter4 screens
Color Name Recognizer Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Color Name Recognizer Camera at 100% against ColorMeter's 42%. Color Name Recognizer Camera also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (44 vs 7). ColorMeter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Color Name Recognizer Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. ColorMeter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Name Recognizer Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Name Recognizer Camera has 44 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of ColorMeter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Color Name Recognizer Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorMeter ships an update every 5 weeks, Color Name Recognizer Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ColorMeter versus Color Name Recognizer Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorMeterColor Name Recognizer Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (7 ratings)4.8 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings744 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer坤 杨小健 赵

Customer experience

ColorMeter

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

Color Name Recognizer Camera

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ColorMeter

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Color Name Recognizer Camera

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Access$59.99

Questions

Is ColorMeter free?
ColorMeter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Name Recognizer Camera free?
Color Name Recognizer Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ColorMeter or Color Name Recognizer Camera?
Color Name Recognizer Camera is rated higher. ColorMeter averages 1.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Color Name Recognizer Camera averages 4.8 from 44 ratings.
Do ColorMeter or Color Name Recognizer Camera have ads?
Neither ColorMeter nor Color Name Recognizer Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorMeter or Color Name Recognizer Camera?
ColorMeter ships an update every 5 weeks, and Color Name Recognizer Camera monthly. Most recently, ColorMeter was updated on September 27, 2026 and Color Name Recognizer Camera on October 7, 2026.

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