Chromatic Color Helper vs Color Scouter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chromatic Color Helper
This app helps individuals with color vision deficiencies identify colors by pointing their device's camera at objects. It provides real-time color identification and allows users to pause the view to examine colors more closely. The app uses Japanese Industrial Standard color names for clear communication.
- Real-time camera color identification
- Pause view for detailed color analysis
- Color identification from photos
- Japanese Industrial Standard color names
- RGB slider for color names
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Make colors on iPhone and iPad more accurate and easier to understand. Newly reimagined! Chromatic Color Helper is a color-support app that measures colors in front of you and identifies them using official Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) color names. Extract colors from your camera or photos to find the closest color names along with exact technical values like RGB, CIELAB, and CMYK. From everyday color choices to professional design and education—and to assist color-blind individuals in identifying and sharing colors—bring a "universal language of color" right to your fingertips. Perfect for When You Want to: - Instantly share the exact name of a color for food, clothing, or accessories. - Communicate smoothly with color-blind family members, colleagues, or clients using clear color names. - Exchange precise color data (values and names) in professional projects. - Objectively analyze colors for educational or research purposes. - Assist color communication from a color-blind friendly (accessible) perspective. Key Features Real-Time Camera Measurement - Target any area with the on-screen ring to instantly display the closest JIS object color name. - Switch between live scanning and pausing (freezing) with a single tap. - Flashlight ON/OFF support (iPhone only). Photo Color Extraction (Photo View) - Load photos from your library and measure colors anywhere on the image. - New: Pinch to zoom and drag to navigate seamlessly. Rich Color Data Expressions - Features 267 JIS-defined object color names (excluding gold and silver). - Displays RGB (Integer/Decimal/HEX), CIELAB, and CMYK (reference values). Easy Color Sharing - Share full measurement results (both names and values) together via text output. - User-Friendly UI -Built-in Help/FAQ for quick guidance on operations and specifications. -Enhanced explanations tailored for communicating with color-blind users. What's New - Fully compatible with iOS 26. - Added zoom and pan capabilities to Photo View, allowing you to precisely target even the smallest details. Specifications & Notes - Color names are based on the standard "JIS Z 8102:2001 Names of non-luminous object colours." - The displayed names are estimated based on the closest matching color; results may vary slightly from the actual appearance. - White balance and exposure are device-dependent. Results may vary depending on your lighting environment. System Requirements - iOS / iPadOS (Latest version recommended) - Core features work entirely offline From simply "seeing" colors to truly "communicating" them. Chromatic Color Helper makes color communication smoother for everyone, including those with color vision deficiencies.
Color Scouter
This utility app uses your device's camera to identify and display color values in multiple formats, including RGB, HSV, and hexadecimal. You can then edit and save these detected colors for later use.
- Camera-based color detection
- RGB color value display
- HSV color value display
- Hexadecimal color value display
- Color editing
- Save detected colors
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The Color Scouter can detect a color value with a camera. The value is written in RGB, HSV, hexadecimal notation for Web. It can be edited and saved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chromatic Color Helper at every 3 weeks against Color Scouter's every 27 months. Color Scouter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chromatic Color Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, Color Scouter every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chromatic Color Helper | Color Scouter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Replicant Software | Hiroaki SAWANO |
Customer experience
Chromatic Color Helper
Color Scouter
In-app purchases
Chromatic Color Helper
No in-app purchases
Color Scouter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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