Comparison

Pic Colors vs ButterDocs

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

Head to head
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!

About

ButterDocs

This word processor helps you develop ideas, structure your work, and write without distraction. Collaborate seamlessly with others, with or without AI assistance, for ambitious writing projects.

Highlights
  • Idea development
  • Work structuring
  • Distraction-free writing
  • Frictionless collaboration
  • AI assistance option
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ButterDocs is the Google Docs Replacement for Ambitious Writing Are you writing with depth and consideration? ButterDocs is your word processor: Develop your ideas, structure your work, write without distraction and collaborate without friction—all in one harmonious app, with or without AI assistance.

Screenshots

Pic Colors4 screens
ButterDocs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ButterDocs at Free against Pic Colors's $0.99. ButterDocs also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 46 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ButterDocs is free to download; Pic Colors costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pic Colors ships an update every 46 months, ButterDocs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pic Colors versus ButterDocs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPic ColorsButterDocs
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 46 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNNN SoftwareArc Studio Labs, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Pic Colors

No in-app purchases

None

ButterDocs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pic Colors free?
Pic Colors costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ButterDocs free?
ButterDocs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pic Colors or ButterDocs have ads?
Neither Pic Colors nor ButterDocs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pic Colors or ButterDocs?
Pic Colors ships an update every 46 months, and ButterDocs every 3 months. Most recently, Pic Colors was updated on October 20, 2026 and ButterDocs on October 12, 2026.

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