Nebula vs Hex Color Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nebula
Easily discover and build color libraries for your projects. Capture colors from your camera or images, view detailed color information, and generate code snippets for quick integration. Supports iCloud syncing across devices.
- Live camera color selection
- Color library creation
- Color search and palette building
- HEX, RGB, CMYK information
- Objective C and Swift code generation
- iCloud syncing
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Nebula is a charming and easy to use colour picker that lets you build a colour library for use in your projects. Key features: - Live colour selector from the camera - Palette widget - easy access to your colours - Colour search - Create colour libraries - Create a palette of select colours - Add colours via colour picker - Add colours from static images - Add colours from camera - View information about colours (HEX, RGB, CMYK) - View decimal RGB and CMYK representations - View and copy example Objective C, and Swift colour code for quick usage - Colour randomiser - Dark mode support - Context menus support - iCloud syncing between iOS devices If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Nebula was created by an incredibly small team of one and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’m available through Twitter @_davidnorris
Hex Color Picker
Easily identify and extract color codes from images, your camera, or the web. Supports multiple formats like HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK, with options for palettes, gradients, and project management.
- Image, camera, and web color picking
- Multiple color code formats (HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK)
- Color palettes and gradients
- Export options (PNG, SVG)
- Color history and library
- Project management
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Features: • Simple UI with Convenient UX • Images, Camera, Web Color Picker • Hex,RGB(A), HSL(A), CMYK and Name Formats • Color Palettes, Color Gradients, PNG, SVG export • Color History, Library • Projects Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/colorpicker-privacy-policy/home Terms of Use : https://sites.google.com/view/color-picker-terms/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nebula at 83% against Hex Color Picker's 20%. Nebula also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). Hex Color Picker's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Hex Color Picker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Nebula asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nebula holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Color Picker has 44 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Nebula's written reviews are positive against 20% of Hex Color Picker's.
Nebula ships an update every 5 days, Hex Color Picker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nebula | Hex Color Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 3.8 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Norris | Hleb Kuznetsov |
Customer experience
Nebula
Hex Color Picker
In-app purchases
Nebula
No in-app purchases
Hex Color Picker
- Pro - Weekly$1.997 Days
- Color Picker Pro$1.991 Month
- Color Kit Pro$5.991 Year
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- Premium$7.997 Days
- Color Picker Pro$9.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Color Kit Pro1 Month trial$17.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Color Picker Pro$24.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Color Kit Pro (Lifetime)$49.99
Questions
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