Hex Color Codes vs Pixel Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Color Codes
Easily select colors using sliders or by entering RGB values. Generate hex codes, create palettes, and save favorite colors. This tool is perfect for designers and developers needing precise color selection.
- Color selector with sliders
- RGB value input
- Hex code generation
- Color palette creation
- Add colors to favorites
- List of colors with randomization
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Hex Color Codes is a simple, modern way to save colors, build palettes, and explore color combinations. SAVE YOUR COLORS Keep the colors you use and love in one place. View HEX and RGB values, mark favorites, and quickly copy values when you need them. BUILD PALETTES Create five-color palettes for design, development, branding, illustration, web projects, or anything else that needs a little color. DISCOVER PALETTES Explore palettes shared by the community. Search by palette name, creator, or color value, and filter by color. YOUR COLORS, YOUR WAY • Save and manage colors • Favorite colors for quick access • View HEX and RGB values • Create five-color palettes • Browse community palettes • Search, filter, and sort palettes • Light and dark themes • Optional animated palette backgrounds • Share palettes • Sync your colors when signed in • Continue as a Guest if you prefer Hex Color Codes has been rebuilt from the ground up with a modern experience while keeping the simple color workflow at its core.
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
Hex Color Codes and Pixel Picker both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Pixel Picker's written reviews are positive against 27% of Hex Color Codes's. Pixel Picker also leads on ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. Hex Color Codes 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Hex Color Codes against 4.4 for Pixel Picker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 179 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Hex Color Codes's written reviews are positive against 82% of Pixel Picker's.
Hex Color Codes ships an update every 4 months, Pixel Picker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Color Codes | Pixel Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (103 ratings) | 4.4 (179 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 | 179 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Althea Group Co., Ltd | Andrea Bizzotto |
Customer experience
Hex Color Codes
Pixel Picker
Bugs and requests
Hex Color Codes
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
Hex Color Codes
- Remove Ads$4.99
Pixel Picker
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Hex Color Codes free?
Is Pixel Picker free?
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