Comparison

Hex Color Codes vs What a color?

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

Head to head
About

Hex Color Codes

Discover, save, and create color palettes from photos or the community. Easily manage your favorite shades, copy HEX and RGB values, and build custom palettes for any creative project. Unlock advanced features with Pro or use credits.

Highlights
  • Save and manage colors
  • Create five-color palettes
  • Pick colors from photos
  • Generate palettes from images
  • Discover community palettes
  • Copy HEX and RGB values
Features
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Hex Color Codes makes it easy to discover, save, and create beautiful colors and palettes. Explore color combinations, capture colors from photos, and keep your favorite shades organized. SAVE YOUR COLORS Keep the colors you use and love in one place. View HEX and RGB values, mark favorites, and quickly copy color codes when you need them. CREATE PALETTES Build five-color palettes for design, development, branding, illustration, websites, and creative projects. PICK COLORS FROM PHOTOS Choose an image from your photo library and extract colors directly from it using Pro Tools. GENERATE PALETTES AUTOMATICALLY Turn a photo into a five-color palette. Find inspiration in everyday moments, artwork, photography, and the world around you. DISCOVER PALETTES Explore palettes shared by the community. Search by palette name, creator, or color value, and filter by color to find your next inspiration. YOUR COLORS, YOUR WAY • Save and manage colors • Mark favorite colors • View and copy HEX and RGB values • Create five-color palettes • Pick colors from photos • Generate palettes from images • Browse and share community palettes • Search, filter, and sort palettes • Light and dark themes • Optional animated palette backgrounds • Sync saved colors when signed in • Continue as a Guest without creating an account GO PRO OR USE CREDITS Unlock photo-based color tools with Hex Color Codes Pro, or use Credits for individual sessions. Eligible users can earn additional Credits by watching optional rewarded ads. Pro subscriptions and the existing Remove Ads purchase are separate options. MADE FOR COLOR LOVERS Whether you're a designer, developer, artist, or simply someone who loves color, Hex Color Codes gives you a modern, focused space to explore and create. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Hex Color Codes Pro offers optional monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://altheagroup.net/hex-color-codes

About

What a color?

Identify colors from photos with this tool. It provides the exact name of any color you tap on an image and offers a comprehensive color database with support for various color models and a Pantone assistant. Perfect for design projects or simply satisfying your curiosity about colors.

Highlights
  • Extract colors from photos
  • Color recognition (color-to-name)
  • Supports RGB, CMYK, HEX, HSV, LAB
  • Pantone color scheme assistant
  • Massive base of color names
  • Search and view color database
  • Collect favorite colors
Features
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Do you have difficulties with saying what color it is? Take a photo and touch the color you need on the photo, and we will show you its correct name. What a Color? is an indispensable assistant to help you choose paints, wallpaper, and decorative elements. Besides, it is a handy instrument for everyday use. Do you want to know what Fuchsia Color looks like? Or emerald-green? From now you have a database in your pocket. It is visual, easy to use, and convenient. ● Extract colors from your photos. ● Color recognition (color-2-name). ● Supports most-common color models (RGB, CMYK, HEX, HSV, LAB). ● A built-in Pantone color scheme assistant ● A massive base of color names ● Search and view of the color database ● Collect favorite colors ● Intuitive interface ● Siri shortcuts for the fast access to camera, gallery and colors list ● 3D Touch Support Just grab it, - BiOM Software Team.

Screenshots

Hex Color Codes4 screens
What a color?4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hex Color Codes and What a color? both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of What a color?'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Hex Color Codes's. What a color? also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Hex Color Codes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and What a color? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Hex Color Codes against 4.4 for What a color?. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 97 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Hex Color Codes's written reviews are positive against 76% of What a color?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hex Color Codes ships an update every 4 months, What a color? every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hex Color Codes versus What a color?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHex Color CodesWhat a color?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (103 ratings) — better4.4 (97 ratings)
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews75.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103 — better97
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlthea Group Co., LtdOleg Brailean

Customer experience

Hex Color Codes

All ratings103 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative61.5%

What a color?

All ratings95 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative20.4%

Bugs and requests

Hex Color Codes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

What a color?

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Unable to open
  • Rear camera not authorized
  • Colors are very inaccurate
  • Not accessible with VoiceOver
  • Extremely glitchy, photos disappear
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  • HEX search does not work
  • Doesn’t work for images from camera roll
  • App reports not authorized to use rear camera
  • Does not work on iPad mini 5 with iOS 13.5.1
  • Takes a picture of darkness and reports incorrect colors

Requested features

13 requests
  • Display color info on the first screen
  • Show hue angle on a color wheel
  • Ability to change camera exposure before taking photos
  • Split view support
  • Option to choose display mode (e.g., CMYK first for painters)
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  • Zoom in on pictures for better color selection
  • Live camera color analysis
  • Add RAL colors
  • Add RAAL colors
  • Tap to enlarge color to full screen
  • Add Spanish language support
  • Display color # instead of color name in random palettes
  • Selection of a slightly larger area for 'average' color

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hex Color Codes

Subscriptions2
  • Hex Color Codes Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hex Color Codes Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

What a color?

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$1.99

Questions

Is Hex Color Codes free?
Hex Color Codes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is What a color? free?
What a color? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hex Color Codes or What a color??
Hex Color Codes is rated higher. Hex Color Codes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while What a color? averages 4.4 from 97 ratings.
Do Hex Color Codes or What a color? have ads?
Hex Color Codes shows ads; What a color? does not.
Which is updated more often, Hex Color Codes or What a color??
Hex Color Codes ships an update every 4 months, and What a color? every 3 months. Most recently, Hex Color Codes was updated on November 1, 2026 and What a color? on November 2, 2026.

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