ColoredEye vs Hawkeye Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColoredEye
This app identifies colors from your camera or saved photos in real-time. Choose from different color databases to get precise color names for various applications.
- Real-time camera color identification
- Identify colors in saved photos
- Multiple color databases (Basic, Crayola, Detailed)
- Classify colors of specific objects
- Useful for color-impaired individuals
- Educational tool for learning colors
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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! Learning colors can be fun for kids, too! Now you can identify the perfect paint color, sweater, car, anything! For support or suggestions, please email: support@mgsapps.com ************
Hawkeye Access
Browse the web hands-free using only your eyes. This app utilizes your device's front-facing camera to track gaze, allowing you to navigate websites, highlight links, and select content through simple eye movements. It's designed to make web browsing more accessible for individuals with motor impairments.
- Hands-free web browsing
- Eye-gaze control
- Cursor tracking
- Select by smiling, blinking, or gaze
- Scroll by looking at screen edge
- Dictate searches and text
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Hawkeye Access only works on devices with a TrueDepth camera (like the iPhone X, XS, XR, and new iPad Pro). Hawkeye Access is controlled entirely using your eyes. Browse any website, hands-free, all through eye movements. Using the TrueDepth camera, Hawkeye Access brings gaze control to iOS without the need for any additional hardware. Intuitive interaction methods make it simple to control the app using eye movements. For people with motor impairments, this makes browsing the web much easier. Hawkeye Access works with any website. From Instagram to Google to Youtube, this opens up countless possibilities. How it Works: - The cursor shows where you’re looking on the screen. - Just look at a button or link to highlight it. - Select it by smiling, blinking, or holding your gaze. - Scroll by looking at the edge of the device. - Go back by looking at the left side of the device. - Return to the home screen by looking at the bottom right corner of the device. - Type out text using a keyboard (Only available on the iPad) - Dictate searches and text fields. Customizable: - Adjust sensitivity. - Pick selection mode. - Configure timing. For the best performance, use Hawkeye Access while sitting down and try to keep your head and device still. If you have any issues calibrating eye tracking or browsing particular websites, email us at access@usehawkeye.com. We’re always looking to improve!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hawkeye Access at none against ColoredEye's 1. Hawkeye Access also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). ColoredEye's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 33%). 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
Both are free to download. ColoredEye sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hawkeye Access asks for nothing beyond the download.
ColoredEye ships an update every 8 months, Hawkeye Access every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColoredEye | Hawkeye Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.9 (206 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 206 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MGS Technologies LLC | Hawkeye Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
ColoredEye
Hawkeye Access
Bugs and requests
ColoredEye
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hawkeye Access
Reported bugs
13 issues- Black screen during setup and calibration
- App crashes on launch
- Face detection fails even in good lighting
- Calibration doesn't complete properly
- Cursor doesn't respond to actual eye movement
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- App gets stuck in UI states with missing buttons
- Pointer disappears after permission prompts
- Incompatibility with iPhone models below X
- Camera permission not requested properly
- Calibration drifts left or right consistently
- Blink detection triggers cursor movement instead of clicking
- App requires tapping screen during calibration (defeating purpose)
- Inconsistent performance across multiple calibration attempts
Requested features
12 requests- Keyboard input option for non-verbal users
- Integration with messaging and communication apps
- Bookmarks feature for quick access
- Support for older iPhone models (6S and below)
- Custom online keyboard with better spacing
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- Ability to control entire iPhone and all applications
- Blinking as default click option instead of staring
- Integration with accessibility features in iOS
- Support for iPad with proper resolution scaling
- Disable speech option in settings
- Better calibration process with longer duration
- Front/rear camera switching capability
In-app purchases
ColoredEye
- ColoredEye Ad Free$1.99
Hawkeye Access
No in-app purchases









