Comparison

ColoredEye vs Color Inspector

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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! 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 ************

About

Color Inspector

This app helps individuals with color vision deficiencies identify and differentiate colors in real-time using live video. It offers features like zoom and adjustable sample sizes to accurately name colors. VoiceOver support is included for accessibility.

Highlights
  • Live video color evaluation
  • Color identification and differentiation
  • Zoom functionality
  • Adjustable sample sizes
  • Torch settings
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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Color Inspector is designed to help colorblind and other vision impaired people differentiate and identify difficult colors by evaluating live video to describe the color in view. With options like zoom, varying sample sizes, and torch settings*, it's easy to make sure you've got the right name for the right color. Color Inspector features full VoiceOver support for its live color processing. ------------- Please note that metallic and other shiny surfaces can easily take on the colors of the objects reflected in them and of the light around them. If you find colors that you believe were misidentified, please feel free to submit them as described in the application. ------------- *Not all functionality is available on all devices.

Screenshots

ColoredEye4 screens
Color Inspector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Color Inspector at none against ColoredEye's shown. Color Inspector also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). ColoredEye's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Color Inspector sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColoredEye ships an update every 4 months, Color Inspector every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ColoredEye versus Color Inspector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColoredEyeColor Inspector
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—40 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMGS Technologies LLCAaron L'Heureux

Customer experience

ColoredEye

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

Color Inspector

All ratings39 ratings
Positive71.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ColoredEye

One-time1
  • ColoredEye Ad Free$1.99
4 purchases

Color Inspector

One-time4
  • Color Inspector Upgrade$0.99
  • Color Inspector Upgrade$1.99
  • Color Inspector Upgrade$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Color Inspector Upgrade$4.99

Questions

Is ColoredEye free?
ColoredEye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Inspector free?
Color Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ColoredEye or Color Inspector have ads?
ColoredEye shows ads; Color Inspector does not.
Which is updated more often, ColoredEye or Color Inspector?
ColoredEye ships an update every 4 months, and Color Inspector every 19 months. Most recently, ColoredEye was updated on October 23, 2026 and Color Inspector on October 22, 2026.

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