Comparison

ColoredEye vs Color Blind Pal

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

Head to head
About

ColoredEye

Identify colors in real-time using your camera or from saved photos. Choose from different color databases to get precise names for shades, helping you match items or select paint colors.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera color identification
  • Identify colors from saved photos
  • Multiple color databases (Basic, Crayola, Detailed)
  • Precise color naming
  • Assists with matching items and paint colors
Features
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**THE PERFECT APP FOR THE COLOR-IMPAIRED OR THE COLORBLIND!** ColoredEye will identify the colors from your camera in real-time! Or you have option to identify colors within a saved photo. Simply use your iPhone or iTouch to take a photo in good lighting, then pick an object or location within the photo for ColoredEye to classify, or use the live camera mode to find out colors instantly. Each color database has its own set of names for a range of colors. You can pick from: + BASIC - 16 fundamental colors (purple, green, blue, etc) + CRAYOLA - 134 fun pigments (burnt sienna, piggy pink, turquoise, etc) + DETAILED - 134 descriptive colors (dim gray, dark slate gray, gray, etc) ************ Never wear mismatched socks again! Now you can identify the perfect paint color, sweater, car, anything! For support or suggestions, please email: coloredeye-support@mgsapps.com ************

About

Color Blind Pal

This app assists individuals with color blindness in perceiving their surroundings by identifying colors and adjusting their appearance. It also allows those with normal vision to simulate various types of color blindness.

Highlights
  • Identify exact color names
  • Adjust colors for better distinction
  • Simulate color blindness types
  • Inspect colors in real-time via camera
  • Analyze color codes (RGB, HSV)
  • Inspect colors in photos
Features
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Color Blind Pal helps people who are color blind see the colors around them. It also lets people with normal vision see what it's like to be color blind. Want to know what color something is? Now you don't need to ask a friend - just open the app to get a descriptive name, like "bold brown". Want to see all colors more clearly? Use the app to shift colors that are hard to distinguish toward colors you can easily distinguish. It'll be as easy for you to spot an orange pumpkin in a green field as it is for everyone else. Or, do you have normal color vision and want to know what someone who's color blind sees? The app can also simulate any type of color blindness. Simply open the app and point your device's camera at what you want to see! If someone gives you a green form and a yellow form and asks you to fill out the green one, use the color inspector to tell which is which. If you're struggling to read a color-coded map, use the color filter to make the colors easy to distinguish. With Color Blind Pal, you can do the following and much more: • Find out exactly what any color is • Read any color-coded map, chart, or graph • Pass a color vision test (it turns out there really are numbers in those dots!) Color Blind Pal is packed with powerful features to make sure you never need anyone else's help seeing colors. Additional features in the color inspector include: • Choose between different types of names for a color, including Common names, Scientific names, and Colloquial names (like "beige") • See the color's hue, saturation, and value, as well as its exact RGB color code • Freeze the camera and inspect different colors across the image • Open any image from your photo library to inspect it • Turn on your flashlight to get clearer color readings Additional features in the color filter include: • Highlight a selected color • Select a color by tapping it on the screen or by dragging the color spectrum slider • Draw a stripe pattern over all reddish colors so you can tell what color everything is without changing the colors • Freeze the camera and experiment with different filters to get an exact sense of what the image really looks like • Hide all the buttons on the screen so your device becomes a portal through which you see the world in richer color Don't be held back by color blindness ever again - get Color Blind Pal today!

Screenshots

ColoredEye4 screens
Color Blind Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Blind Pal at none against ColoredEye's 1. Color Blind Pal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 61%). ColoredEye's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months). 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. ColoredEye sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Blind Pal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColoredEye ships an update every 4 months, Color Blind Pal every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ColoredEye versus Color Blind Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColoredEyeColor Blind Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (144 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—144 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMGS Technologies LLCVincent Fiorentini

Customer experience

ColoredEye

Written reviews44 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative31.8%

Color Blind Pal

All ratings144 ratings
Positive71.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative24.5%

Bugs and requests

ColoredEye

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Color Blind Pal

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Camera stops working after updates
  • App freezes during tutorial on iPad
  • Magnifier button hidden under split-screen icon
  • Cannot switch back to camera mode from picture mode
  • Tutorial button highlighting not visible or intuitive
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  • Image quality degradation after updates
  • Inconsistent color detection based on lighting and reflection
  • Colors change depending on light exposure (confusing for users)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Front-facing camera for makeup and outfit assistance
  • Remember user settings and preferences between sessions
  • Macro camera support for close-up items
  • White balance adjustment tool
  • Zoom/magnification functionality
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  • Customization based on Ishihara test for individual user calibration
  • Mild, moderate, and strong severity options for each colorblindness type
  • Photo import functionality to inspect colors in saved images
  • Better image quality and iPhone X screen optimization
  • Tutorial improvements with better button highlighting

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ColoredEye

One-time1
  • ColoredEye Ad Free$2.99
None

Color Blind Pal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColoredEye free?
ColoredEye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Blind Pal free?
Color Blind Pal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ColoredEye or Color Blind Pal have ads?
ColoredEye shows ads; Color Blind Pal does not.
Which is updated more often, ColoredEye or Color Blind Pal?
ColoredEye ships an update every 4 months, and Color Blind Pal every 16 months. Most recently, ColoredEye was updated on November 1, 2026 and Color Blind Pal on November 2, 2026.

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