Comparison

Palettes vs HTML ColorCode

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

Head to head
About

Palettes

Create and manage color palettes from various sources like photos, websites, or manually. Supports multiple color models and schemes for design projects. Offers import/export options and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Create palettes from photos, websites, or manually
  • Supports RGB, HSV, HSL, CMYK, and Grayscale
  • Import/export with design software
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • Color blending and schemes
  • Color information display
Features
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Palettes is a powerful productivity tool for creating and maintaining color palettes. Great for creating color schemes. Now you can create a color palette anywhere at anytime. Grab colors from a photograph, a website, or add colors using any one of 5 color models. Quickly find matching colors with support for many different color schemes. You may create and store any number of palettes. This application runs at one of three levels: Free, Basic, and Pro. The initial free version runs at the Pro level for a limited time allowing you to fully test the application. It will then revert back to the Free level. Use the included in-application purchasing to upgrade to either the Basic or Pro level at any time. Key features include: • Single universal application works on all your iOS devices including iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. • Quickly create a color palette from a web site, image, camera, or color scheme. • Unlimited number of palettes (Free only supports 3). • 25 colors per palette (Free and Basic allows 5). • Undo/Redo support. • Import/Export palettes from/to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks, GIMP, Paintshop Pro, Procreate, and OS X Color Chooser. (Pro) • Import/Export palettes via email. Team development made easy with one click import. (Pro) • Backup and restore your Palettes data directly to/from your own computer, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, or FTP servers. (Basic, Pro) • Import and export palette files directly to/from your own computer, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, FTP servers, or another app. (Pro) • Email color palettes to friends and co-workers. (Pro adds more options) • Pick colors from:   • RGB, HSV (HSB), HSL, CMYK, or Gray scale sliders   • Standard colors lists (SVG, Web Safe, HTML, Java, Apple) or other palettes.   • A website URL (webpage, image, CSS file, 3rd party palette file (Pro)).   • An image or camera.   • Any valid CSS3 color representation. • Create colors via:   • Color blending (Pro adds using 1 of 4 color models).   • Color schemes (monochromatic (Pro), analogous, triadic, complementary (Pro), split complementary (Pro)). • Review color information:   • Details (integer, hex, percent, decimal, CSS).   • As both a foreground and background color. • "Palette Flow" (not on iPad) • Display a color full screen to compare against a real world item (press and hold color briefly). • Palette preview screen. • Backup a palette as an image in your photo library for later restore. • Rename, reorder, or delete palettes. • Sort palette colors by RGB, HSV/B, HSL, CMYK, or Gray color model. • All work is saved as you go. • Always remembers where you left off last. • Built in context sensitive help system. • Preferences can be set from within the application. (Basic, Pro) • Excellent customer support. Palettes can be used to create color palettes for: • Web site design • Marketing campaigns • Home decorating • Wardrobe • Artists • Color coordinating • Anywhere colors are needed - just use your imagination Please visit http://www.maddysoft.com/iphone/palettes to see a more complete set of screen shots and additional information on the features of "Palettes". The website includes contact information for leaving feedback, asking questions, or reporting any issues. NOTE: Known limitation - this version is unable to import binary OS X palette files (.clr) from ~/Library/Colors. NOTE: Screenshots are after upgrading to the Pro level.

About

HTML ColorCode

Find color codes easily with this tool. Select colors from a list, adjust them to your preferences, and get numerical values for use in development. Streamline your workflow for web and app design.

Highlights
  • Select colors from a list
  • Adjust favorite colors
  • Display numerical values
  • Supports web development
  • Supports Xcode development
Features
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Simple tool for finding the color code! Every time that put search every time the code in the Web has created cumbersome. - The color of the code you want to use you can select from a list. - Chose the color can be adjusted to favorite colors to the base. - Is also displayed numerical value for use in Xcode.

Screenshots

Palettes4 screens
HTML ColorCode2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HTML ColorCode at 90% against Palettes's 46%. HTML ColorCode also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Palettes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.6). On price 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

Both are free to download. Palettes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HTML ColorCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HTML ColorCode holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Palettes's written reviews are positive against 90% of HTML ColorCode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Palettes ships an update every 4 months, HTML ColorCode every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 3, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Palettes versus HTML ColorCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalettesHTML ColorCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (23 ratings)4.8 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2392 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard Maddymasashi012

Customer experience

Palettes

All ratings23 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%

HTML ColorCode

All ratings92 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Palettes

One-time3
  • Upgrade Palettes Free to Palettes Basic$1.99
  • Upgrade Palettes Basic to Palettes Pro$1.99
  • Upgrade Palettes Free to Palettes Pro$3.99
None

HTML ColorCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Palettes free?
Palettes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTML ColorCode free?
HTML ColorCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Palettes or HTML ColorCode?
HTML ColorCode is rated higher. Palettes averages 3.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while HTML ColorCode averages 4.8 from 92 ratings.
Do Palettes or HTML ColorCode have ads?
HTML ColorCode shows ads; Palettes does not.
Which is updated more often, Palettes or HTML ColorCode?
Palettes ships an update every 4 months, and HTML ColorCode every 5 weeks. Most recently, Palettes was updated on July 3, 2026 and HTML ColorCode on September 12, 2026.

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