UI Tracer vs Color.Dev
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UI Tracer
This app allows developers to preview various SwiftUI view styles without recompiling code. It offers comparisons across multiple Apple platforms, including iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS, streamlining the design process.
- Preview SwiftUI view styles
- Compare across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS
- No recompilation needed
- Cross-platform code compatibility
- Extensible view library
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When you are developing your app using SwiftUI, it is really time consuming to compare all possible styles of buttons, list etc to choose one fits best. This app help you check all possible options for SwiftUI's views without recompiling. Compare how they look like on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and MacOS. Same code for all platforms where possible. The list of views will be extended.
Color.Dev
This developer tool helps you convert colors between formats like HEX and RGB, generate custom palettes, and edit them with precision. Save, export, and share your color creations easily.
- Color conversion (HEX, RGB, etc.)
- Palette generation
- Precise color editing
- Save and export colors/palettes
- Share color creations
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Color.Dev is your ideal developer tool to convert Colours to various formats and experiment with them. You can generate palettes, edit them as needed, and share them. You'll never have trouble finding the perfect colours for your idea when you get the inspiration. Why you'll love using Color.Dev - -- Use the converter to convert colours to various formats. We support HEX, RGB, and more. -- Use the generator to design your perfect palettes with ease. -- Save colors & palettes that inspire you for future use. -- Customise Colors & Palettes with precise editing sliders and inputs. -- Export saved Colors & Palettes and share them with your friends and colleagues. Terms of Use - https://shubham0812.github.io/color.dev-terms If you have any feedback, then you can email me at shubham_iosdev@outlook.com Follow my Instagram page to stay updated with my latest work - @shubham_iosdev
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Color.Dev at Free against UI Tracer's $2.99. Color.Dev also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). UI Tracer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Color.Dev is free to download; UI Tracer costs $2.99 up front. UI Tracer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Color.Dev sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for UI Tracer against 5.0 for Color.Dev. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
UI Tracer ships an update every 2 days, Color.Dev every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UI Tracer | Color.Dev |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leonid Liadveikin | Shubham Singh |
Customer experience
UI Tracer
Color.Dev
In-app purchases
UI Tracer
- Tip$0.99
- Donation$4.99
Color.Dev
- Pro Access - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Access - Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- PRO Access - Lifetime$7.99
