Comparison

Color Wheel 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 Wheel

Extracts colors from images and live camera feeds to generate harmonious palettes. Offers real-time color metering and supports popular color models like RGB and HEX. Save and organize your favorite color combinations for any project.

Highlights
  • Extract color from pictures
  • Live color picker from camera
  • Color palette generator
  • Copy HEX/RGB to clipboard
  • Save color palettes
  • Supports RGB and HEX formats
Features
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Colors Palette App - Discover Real Colors from Any Image The Colors Palette app extracts real colors from any photo or image, serving as a powerful color palette generator. Whether you're a designer, artist, or color enthusiast, the app simplifies color selection using principles of color theory such as the color wheel and color harmony—no expert knowledge required. New Feature: Live Color Picker Experience real-time color picking directly from the camera with the Live Color Picker feature. Point the camera at any object, surface, or environment, and instantly capture its exact color values. This makes on-the-go color selection intuitive and precise. FEATURES: • Pick color from picture: Extract color from any saved image. • Pick color from camera: Capture real-world color through the camera. • Live color picker: Measure and extract color in real time. • Color palette generator: Create harmonious color combinations. • Color metering: Measure color in real time with accuracy. • Copy color to clipboard: Quickly copy HEX or RGB values. • Extract color from photos: Easily extract multiple colors from images. • Supports popular color models: Includes RGB and HEX formats. • Find the perfect color combinations: Generate color palettes based on harmony rules. • Save color palette: Save favorite color combinations for future projects. • Save color: Keep a collection of favorite colors. • Compact app size: Lightweight and optimized for performance. Discover the world of color like never before with Colors Palette. Create, explore, and save stunning color palettes effortlessly! Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms: - The payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless the auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of your selected subscription. - Your subscriptions can be managed, and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your App Store Account Settings. Terms: https://sunshine-dev.com/?page_id=98

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 Wheel4 screens
Hex Code Tiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hex Code Tiles at 5.0 against Color Wheel's 4.7. Color Wheel's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Color Wheel sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Hex Code Tiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hex Code Tiles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Wheel has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Color Wheel versus Hex Code Tiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WheelHex Code Tiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunshine Software LabsAlexander Knigge

Customer experience

Color Wheel

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Hex Code Tiles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Color Wheel

Subscriptions4
  • Get Premium One Month$3.991 Month
  • Limited Offer VIP$9.991 Year
  • 3 Days Free Trial Weekly VIP3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Annual VIP$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Get Premium One Time Purchase$4.99
1 purchases

Hex Code Tiles

One-time1
  • Hex Code Tiles Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Color Wheel free?
Color Wheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hex Code Tiles free?
Hex Code Tiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Wheel or Hex Code Tiles?
Hex Code Tiles is rated higher. Color Wheel averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Hex Code Tiles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Color Wheel or Hex Code Tiles have ads?
Neither Color Wheel nor Hex Code Tiles shows ads.

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