Comparison

Colorimeter App vs CaptureColor

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

Head to head
About

Colorimeter App

Capture and analyze colors from your camera or photos. Get detailed information, convert between various color formats, and access extensive color lists. Includes tools for color mixing, difference calculation, and even color blindness tests.

Highlights
  • Pick color from camera
  • Pick color from photos
  • Color conversion
  • Color mixer
  • Color difference calculation
  • CSS and RAL color lists
  • Color blindness tests
Features
Read full description

The application allows to decompose a color into components from selected picture or using camera. Features: - Picking color from the camera - Picking color from the photos - Converter - Picker - Mixer - Color Difference - CSS Colors List - RAL Classic Colors List - Tests for color blindness - Save and Edit the picked color Color conversions are possible in formats: RGB, RGB%, RGB 0-1, HEX, CMY, CMYK, XYZ, HSB/HSV, HSL, LAB, WEBSAFE, RYB, YUV. Localization supported: Afrikaans, Arabic, Bangla, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Finnish, Filipino, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Malay, Dutch, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese (China Mainland), Chinese (Taiwan). Attention: the color names are used only as illustration of similar color, do not use the color names in situations that may be associated with risk to life and health. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CaptureColor

Features
Read full description

It can obtain colors through the mobile phone camera. Colors captured by the collected camera.

Screenshots

Colorimeter App4 screens
CaptureColor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CaptureColor at none against Colorimeter App's 2. CaptureColor also leads on ads (none vs shown). Colorimeter App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Colorimeter App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. CaptureColor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorimeter App ships an update every 3 weeks, CaptureColor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Colorimeter App versus CaptureColor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorimeter AppCaptureColor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (189 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings189 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii Smyk改 喻

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Colorimeter App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium for 1 month$0.491 Month
  • Premium for 1 year$1.991 Year
None

CaptureColor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorimeter App free?
Colorimeter App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaptureColor free?
CaptureColor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Colorimeter App or CaptureColor have ads?
Colorimeter App shows ads; CaptureColor does not.
Which is updated more often, Colorimeter App or CaptureColor?
Colorimeter App ships an update every 3 weeks, and CaptureColor every 2 months. Most recently, Colorimeter App was updated on October 29, 2026 and CaptureColor on October 27, 2026.

Other comparisons