Comparison

Ikes vs Pic Colors

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

Head to head
About

Ikes

Capture and organize text or image ideas with a dynamic feed. Intelligent search and discovery help you find inspiration and make unexpected connections. Syncs seamlessly across devices and prioritizes your privacy.

Highlights
  • Quick capture for text and images
  • Dynamic Idea Feed for discovery
  • Tag, source, and color organization
  • Intelligent search by meaning
  • Automatic idea discovery
  • Shuffle for serendipity
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Ikes is not your ordinary note app. It's built for capturing ideas and finding them again — fast. Got an idea? Read a great quote? Snapped a page from a book? Just throw it all into Ikes. Text, images, and links drop into a single feed, and you add tags, sources, and sparkles to whatever matters. Later, filters and search bring anything back in seconds. Now with a new unified export: send your whole library — or just the ideas matching your current filter — out as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, or YAML. JSON and YAML are designed for AI and RAG workflows, ready to drop straight into your pipeline. - Save text, images, and links instantly, with tags, sources, and sparkles. - Works inside Safari, X/Twitter, book readers, and other apps via the share extension. - Filter bar, tag/source browsers, and full-text search surface what you need. - Shuffle and random idea views bring forgotten ideas back to the top. - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — included for free. - Place your favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets. [ Premium features ] - Intelligent Search — semantic search across your entire idea feed. - Intelligent Discovery — surface related ideas you had forgotten. - Unified Export to TXT / CSV / TSV / JSON / YAML (Export All or Export Filtered). - Text recognition (OCR) on captured images — perfect for reading physical books. - Filter which ideas appear in widgets. - Custom color schemes and app icons. [ Ikes at a glance ] - Free iCloud sync - Text, images, and links with tags, sources, and sparkles - Share extension for 3rd-party apps - Filter bar + tag cloud - Shuffle / random view - Home Screen widgets - Dark mode - Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Mac

About

Pic Colors

Features
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Pic Colors grabs colors from your screen and helps you manage palettes like a pro. Open a photo or use your camera to pick colors and build a palette. Edit colors, select hues from color harmonies, and share. Add unlimited palettes and colors. Need precise color selection? Adjust magnifier's zoom. For reliable color matching, use the unique Color Dot to see when the magnifier picks the exact color you want. Pic Colors has: • adjustable magnifier zoom to select a single pixel or an average of many pixels • flashlight control for better live camera color selection • choice of 5 color modes: RGB, hex, CMYK, HSB (HSV), or RGB% • 10 popular color harmonies: Complement, Split Complement, Analagous, Triadic, Tetradic, Tetraadic Alternate, Square, Hexadic, Saturation, or Shades and Tints • easy to manage palettes and colors — name and duplicate palettes, copy colors between palettes or to clipboard, add colors from harmony color suggestions, drag to reorder, and share as a PDF Your experience matters to us and we hope you find this app helpful in your work with color. Let us know how the app is working for you!

Screenshots

Ikes4 screens
Pic Colors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ikes at Free against Pic Colors's $0.99. Ikes also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 46 months). Pic Colors's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Ikes is free to download; Pic Colors costs $0.99 up front. Ikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pic Colors asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ikes ships an update every 2 weeks, Pic Colors every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ikes versus Pic Colors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIkesPic Colors
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 46 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINCREDIBLE FOX, Inc.NNN Software

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ikes

One-time1
  • Ikes PREMIUM$9.99
None

Pic Colors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ikes free?
Ikes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pic Colors free?
Pic Colors costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ikes or Pic Colors have ads?
Neither Ikes nor Pic Colors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ikes or Pic Colors?
Ikes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pic Colors every 46 months. Most recently, Ikes was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pic Colors on October 20, 2026.

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