Comparison

Color Picker Camera vs Hex Code Tiles

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

Head to head
About

Color Picker Camera

Features
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Color Picker 3.1 • Smoother, more accurate live color detection • Tap the preview to freeze, then capture colors to your palette • Your palette is now saved permanently across restarts • White balance tools: lock AWB, or calibrate with white paper • Pick colors from photos with precise drag control • A name for every color (150 names), plus HEX / RGB / HSV • Color detail: harmonies, WCAG contrast, one-tap copy • Export your palette as text, image, or JSON • Designed for iPhone and iPad

About

Hex Code Tiles

Discover and explore over 35,000 named hex colors, perceptually arranged for visual similarity. Easily copy color codes, view details, and organize favorites. Offers various browsing and grid customization options for a personalized color discovery experience.

Highlights
  • 35,000+ named hex colors
  • Perceptually arranged colors
  • One-tap copy (hex, RGB, HSL)
  • Full-screen color view
  • Browse by hue or shade
  • Customizable grid layout
  • Offline access
Features
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Hex Code Tiles is a color finder for everyone who lives in color. 35,000+ named hex colors, arranged so neighbors actually look like neighbors. Scroll, tap, copy. Find the exact shade you didn't know you were looking for — for a design, a paint job, a website, a sticker, a sweater, a sunset you can't stop thinking about. It's not a clinical picker. It's a place to spend time. — A WHOLE WORLD OF COLOR — • 35,000+ named hex colors, drawn from the most respected color libraries • Perceptually arranged: similar colors really do sit next to each other • Smooth, endless, satisfying to scroll • Light and dark modes — both gorgeous • Universal: native on iPhone and iPad — TAP ANY TILE — • Instant card: name, hex, RGB, HSL • One-tap copy in any format • Beautiful full-screen view — perfect for sharing or staring at • Long-press to favorite — your collection follows you everywhere — FIND IT YOUR WAY — • Browse by hue: reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, purples, pinks, neutrals • Or by named shade: Salmon, Rose, Crimson, Cantaloupe, Tea Rose, Mexican Pink, hundreds more • 8 free curated collections: Pastels, Neon, Earth Tones, Ocean, Sunset, Black & White, Jewel Tones, Skin Tones • Search by name — "coral", "teal", "mauve" • Or paste a hex — #FF2841 lands you right there — SHAPE THE GRID — • Cohesive, Balanced, or Diverse — set how the tiles relate to each other • Grid sizes from cozy 7×11 to dense 11×15 • Tile borders on or off — your call • Tap any tile and the entire palette retunes around it — HEX CODE TILES PRO — A single $4.99 unlock. No subscription. No recurring charges. Restores on any device signed into your Apple ID. For when you want the whole toolkit: • 8 premium collections — Autumn, Spring, Winter, Retro, Wedding, Military, Japanese Traditional, Wikipedia Colors • Color Harmonies — Complementary, Triadic, Analogous, Split Complementary, generated live • Accessibility checker — WCAG contrast ratings at a glance • Custom grid sizes — fine-tune from 5×7 to 11×15 • Pro gradient themes — Sunset, Ocean, Aurora • All future Pro features included, forever — BUILT BY HAND — Made by one developer who got tired of every color picker on the App Store and wanted something that felt like a real place. Every color has a hand-checked name. The grid is generated by a perceptual model in CIELAB color space, not alphabetical order or hex distance. Animations are tuned to feel like rippling water. Sound is optional, dynamic, and never intrusive. — PRIVACY BY DEFAULT — • No accounts, no sign-in, ever • No tracking, no analytics, no ads • No third-party SDKs of any kind • Fully offline — the entire color database ships inside the app • Your favorites stay on your device Hex Code Tiles communicates with Apple's App Store and nothing else. — FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COLOR — Designers and developers. Painters and illustrators. Photographers, brand teams, knitters, tattoo artists, decorators. Kids who love rainbows, adults who never stopped. Anyone who's ever wanted to find a color and felt let down by every picker on the App Store. Free forever for casual browsing. Pro when you want the whole toolkit.

Screenshots

Color Picker Camera4 screens
Hex Code Tiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Picker Camera at none against Hex Code Tiles's 1. Hex Code Tiles's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Hex Code Tiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Picker Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Color Picker Camera versus Hex Code Tiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Picker CameraHex Code Tiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKim ChangyeolAlexander Knigge

In-app purchases

None

Color Picker Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hex Code Tiles

One-time1
  • Hex Code Tiles Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Color Picker Camera free?
Color Picker Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hex Code Tiles free?
Hex Code Tiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Color Picker Camera or Hex Code Tiles have ads?
Color Picker Camera shows ads; Hex Code Tiles does not.

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