Comparison

Palette Checker vs Semantic Segmentation

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

Head to head
About

Palette Checker

Analyze images by color, including detailed plots and value breakdowns. Group colors at different levels and explore individual pixel data. Ideal for artists seeking inspiration and deeper understanding of their work.

Highlights
  • Color plot over Munsell color wheel
  • Value (grayscale) analysis
  • Saturation analysis
  • 3-value (light, middle, dark) breakdown
  • Notan (dark/light) analysis
  • Color grouping at multiple levels
  • Individual pixel RGB/HSV and color-family data
Features
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Palette Checker allows you to load an image and analyze it by color, including a color plot over a Munsell color wheel, value (grayscale), saturation (how vivid a color is), 3-values (light, middle, dark) and Notan (dark/light). Designed for artists, the image can be any photograph, allowing you to analyze your artwork and your reference photos. If you’ve ever wondered what an image would look like if you were able to collect the colors together into groups, then this is the app for you. The app takes an image and groups the colors at three different levels of groupings, so you can choose between β€œmost”, β€œmiddle” and β€œleast” amount of colors to suit your image. Each level can be analyzed in any of ten ways. As you know, an image is made up of a number of pixels - squares of color. The number of pixels in an image is referred to as its resolution. In the Free version, you are limited to work in the lowest resolution (i.e. reduced magnification). That is usually enough to get a great understanding of your image, and many people stay at that level. Upgrading to the Professional version allows you to work with a greater number of pixels in your image (typically 2x and 4x that of the lowest resolution). Gain insights into images like never before. Perfect for artists who are feeling a little "stuck" with their photo references or their own pieces of art. Also helpful for abstract artists wanting to know how their art looks in terms of color profile. For instance, are there two colors competing for saturation? Is everything a mid-gray when it is reduced to black and white? What does the Notan design look like? In Color Picker mode, you can look at individual pixels for its RGB (red, green, blue), HSV (hue, saturation, value) and color-family. RGB and HSV are used in computer graphics programs to describe a color. Color Picker mode gives you a color disk that you can use to mix your paint to when trying to color match your reference. In the Professional version, you can export the image and any of the analysis graphs to your camera roll. As an artist, you will find this app hugely useful in your practice as a pair of β€œfresh eyes” and to help you come up with ideas to move your art forwards. It’s also fascinating to analyze all sorts of images to give you artistic ideas. Try it for free to start with. See how you get on. If you like it, please consider upgrading to go Ad-free and to get the extra functionality of the Professional level.

About

Semantic Segmentation

Features
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Recognize objects in an image and automatically divide the area.

Screenshots

Palette Checker4 screens
Semantic Segmentation1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Semantic Segmentation at none against Palette Checker's 1. Palette Checker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.7.2). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Palette Checker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Semantic Segmentation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Palette Checker ships an update every 2 weeks, Semantic Segmentation every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Palette Checker versus Semantic Segmentation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalette CheckerSemantic Segmentation
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days β€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 β€” better17.7.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size22 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClive BryantHideaki Uchikoshi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Palette Checker

One-time1
  • Go Professional - Ad-free$2.99
None

Semantic Segmentation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Palette Checker free?
Palette Checker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Semantic Segmentation free?
Semantic Segmentation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Palette Checker or Semantic Segmentation have ads?
Both Palette Checker and Semantic Segmentation show ads.
Which is updated more often, Palette Checker or Semantic Segmentation?
Palette Checker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Semantic Segmentation every 11 days. Most recently, Palette Checker was updated on July 26, 2026 and Semantic Segmentation on September 11, 2026.

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