ColorPicker vs Pixel Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColorPicker
Identify colors from your device's camera or photos. The free version provides RGB codes, while an in-app purchase unlocks additional palettes, storage, and sharing options.
- Camera-based color detection
- Photo color analysis
- RGB color code identification
- Access to RAL and W3C palettes (paid)
- Color storage and email sharing (paid)
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ColorPicker helps you sample colors from a live camera preview or a photo, then turn that color into practical values for design, paint, code, and sharing. Features: - live camera color picking - photo-based sampling with precise repositioning - white or neutral reference calibration to compensate for lighting in camera and photo picks - formats that travel: RGB, RGB Hex, W3C, RAL, CMY, CMYK, HSV, LAB, LCH, and XYZ - harmony at a glance with complementary, analogous, split-complementary, and triad sets - save, load, copy, deep-link, and email useful color values - sync saved colors through iCloud, then rename or delete them from your list ColorPicker is built for quick, everyday color decisions by designers, developers, artists, and anyone matching colors from physical objects, inspiration photos, or real-world scenes. Calibration is useful when the same lighting makes a white or neutral reference appear tinted: set the reference, then keep picking under that lighting with a corrected reading. (The color detection generally depends on the used camera and surrounding light conditions)
Pixel Picker
Easily extract precise color information from your images. Import photos from your device or cloud storage, then zoom and pan to pinpoint specific pixels and retrieve their RGB values in decimal and hex formats.
- Import images from device photos
- Import from Adobe Creative Cloud
- Pan, pinch, and zoom for precise selection
- Display RGB color values (decimal and hex)
- Export image with color information
- iOS app extension support
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Pixel Picker helps you identify exact colors in any photo. Import an image from Photos, then pan and zoom until the crosshair is over the pixel you need. Instantly view its HEX and RGB values, plus its coordinates in the image. FEATURES • Open images from Photos or the share sheet • Pinch to zoom and pan for precise pixel selection • View colors in HEX and RGB formats • See pixel coordinates • Export the image with its selected color information • Works with portrait and landscape images on iPhone and iPad Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Picker at 82% against ColorPicker's 32%. Pixel Picker also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. ColorPicker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Picker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel Picker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Picker has 179 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of ColorPicker's written reviews are positive against 82% of Pixel Picker's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorPicker | Pixel Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (179 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 179 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Achim Heynen | Andrea Bizzotto |
Customer experience
ColorPicker
Pixel Picker
Bugs and requests
ColorPicker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pixel Picker
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes when copying or zooming
- Copy and paste broken
- Crashed the first time
Requested features
8 requests- Display color in Decimal format
- Option to display color in Decimal format
- On-screen crosshairs without photo
- Copy hex code separately
- Add '#' before hex code or toggle option
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- Larger color square for comparison
- Update UI design
- Fit to newer iPhone screen sizes
In-app purchases
ColorPicker
- Full Version Upgrade$1.99
Pixel Picker
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is ColorPicker free?
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