Tintscope vs Palette Hunt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tintscope
Identify and match graffiti paint colors from over 14 popular brands. Access detailed color charts and information for your creative projects. Developed in Tasmania.
- Color detection for graffiti paints
- Supports over 14 brands
- Detailed color charts
- Brand compatibility information
- Developed in Tasmania
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Color detection and charts for over 14 brands including Ironlak, Mtn, Montana, OneTake, Loop, Belton, Level9, and more. Made in Tasmania.
Palette Hunt
Easily create stunning color palettes from your photos. Automatically extract main colors or manually select shades. Preview your palettes in real-world designs and seamlessly integrate them with Photoshop.
- Create palettes from photos
- Automatic and manual color selection
- Photoshop .aco format integration
- Preview palettes in designs
- Retro-inspired user interface
- Intuitive navigation
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A color worth saving can be anywhere. Capture it with Palette Hunt and turn your photo into a palette, a poster, or a color study. FROM PHOTO TO PALETTE Take a photo or choose one from your library. Extract 3–8 colors, zoom in to sample a shade, fine-tune HEX values, and rearrange your swatches. Start with one of 35 curated palettes when you need inspiration. MAKE A POSTER Explore 10 poster templates built around color and typography. Edit every text element, choose a type style, and add simple shapes. Move, resize, rotate and arrange elements, with layers and undo to keep you in control. KEEP THE PHOTO IN THE PICTURE Place your palette over the original composition as a color strip, circles, or a HEX card. Adjust its size and position, then save a new image to Photos or share it. TAKE YOUR WORK WITH YOU Export posters as PNG, PDF or SVG. Export palettes as Swatches, ACO, ASE, CSS, JSON or HEX text. Use the system share sheet to save to Files or send to compatible apps. Save projects in named collections and return to your ideas later. Photo processing happens on your device, with no account required. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with layouts that adapt to iPhone Duo. App interface: English, Russian, German and Spanish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tintscope at Free against Palette Hunt's $0.99. Tintscope also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Palette Hunt's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and chart position (#149 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Tintscope is free to download; Palette Hunt costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tintscope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palette Hunt has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tintscope's written reviews are positive against 80% of Palette Hunt's.
Tintscope ships an update every 4 months, Palette Hunt every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tintscope | Palette Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #149 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Taylor | Dmitry Mashkin |
Customer experience
Tintscope
Palette Hunt
In-app purchases
Tintscope
No in-app purchases
Palette Hunt
No in-app purchases
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