Palette Hunt vs SUBCAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palette Hunt
Easily create stunning color palettes from your photos. Automatically extract main colors or manually select shades. Preview your palettes in real-world designs and seamlessly integrate them with Photoshop.
- Create palettes from photos
- Automatic and manual color selection
- Photoshop .aco format integration
- Preview palettes in designs
- Retro-inspired user interface
- Intuitive navigation
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A color worth saving can be anywhere. Capture it with Palette Hunt and turn your photo into a palette, a poster, or a color study. FROM PHOTO TO PALETTE Take a photo or choose one from your library. Extract 3–8 colors, zoom in to sample a shade, fine-tune HEX values, and rearrange your swatches. Start with one of 35 curated palettes when you need inspiration. MAKE A POSTER Explore 10 poster templates built around color and typography. Edit every text element, choose a type style, and add simple shapes. Move, resize, rotate and arrange elements, with layers and undo to keep you in control. KEEP THE PHOTO IN THE PICTURE Place your palette over the original composition as a color strip, circles, or a HEX card. Adjust its size and position, then save a new image to Photos or share it. TAKE YOUR WORK WITH YOU Export posters as PNG, PDF or SVG. Export palettes as Swatches, ACO, ASE, CSS, JSON or HEX text. Use the system share sheet to save to Files or send to compatible apps. Save projects in named collections and return to your ideas later. Photo processing happens on your device, with no account required. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with layouts that adapt to iPhone Duo. App interface: English, Russian, German and Spanish.
SUBCAM
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SUBCAM is a camera that burns live captions right into your video as you shoot. Speak while recording and your words appear on screen in real time — and they are baked into the saved video. No editing, no exporting to another app. KEY FEATURES - Live Speech Captions On-device speech recognition turns your voice into subtitles the moment you speak — captions appear live even before you start recording. Supports Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, and more. - On-Device Translation (iOS 18 or later) Speak in one language, caption in another. Real-time translation runs entirely on device, no internet connection required. Switch it on with one tap from the capture screen. - AI Scene Captions Point the camera at anything and AI describes what it sees, as short words or full sentences. Bring your own API key for Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini, connect a local LLM, or use Apple Intelligence fully on device. You can even choose the exact model for each provider. - Cinematic Looks Switch between Standard, CinemaScope (2.39:1 letterbox), Cinematic tone, and Monochrome with one tap, right above the shutter. Letterbox color is customizable. - Style Captions While You Shoot Tap the "Aa" button to change caption size, position (top / center / bottom / danmaku barrage), and font — with a live preview behind the panel. Five fonts including Japanese Gothic and Mincho. - A Camera That Feels Familiar Standard camera layout: big shutter, recent-clip thumbnail, 0.5x/1x lens switch, pinch zoom, tap to focus. Non-essential controls fade away while recording so you can focus on the shot. FREE - 1080p 30fps recording (with a small #SUBCAM watermark) - All caption features: speech captions, AI captions, translation - All looks, caption styling, and fonts SUBCAM PRO (one-time purchase) - 4K and 60fps recording - HDR video - Exposure adjustment - Removes the #SUBCAM watermark Perfect for vlogs, street snaps, interviews, travel videos, language learning, and accessibility — shoot once, share immediately, captions included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palette Hunt at none against SUBCAM's 1. Palette Hunt also leads on chart position (#31 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). SUBCAM's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Palette Hunt costs $0.99 and SUBCAM $1.99 up front. SUBCAM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Palette Hunt asks for nothing beyond the download.
Palette Hunt ships an update every 6 months, SUBCAM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palette Hunt | SUBCAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitry Mashkin | Daisaku Harasaki |
In-app purchases
Palette Hunt
No in-app purchases
SUBCAM
- SUBCAM Pro$2.99
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