Comparison

ColorHive vs ChromaSpace

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

Head to head
About

ColorHive

Features
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ColorHive is a native color palette workspace for designers, developers, and creators. Build beautiful palettes, extract colors from photos, fine-tune colors with precision controls, check accessibility contrast, and export your colors into the formats you actually use. Whether you are designing an app, building a website, creating a brand kit, or collecting inspiration from the world around you, ColorHive keeps your colors organized across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Create and manage palettes Build palettes for apps, websites, brands, client projects, UI themes, illustrations, and more. Rename palettes, add colors, duplicate palettes, favorite your best sets, and keep your color library easy to browse. Edit colors with precision Fine-tune each color using hex values, RGB controls, HSB controls, opacity, color roles, and native Apple color picking tools. Copy color values instantly when you need them. Extract colors from photos Choose an image from your photo library or take a new photo, then let ColorHive pull out the key colors. Save extracted colors as a new palette or use them as inspiration for your next design. Check contrast Compare foreground and background colors with a built-in contrast checker. Quickly see whether your color pair works for readable text and accessible interfaces. Generate color harmony Explore complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, monochromatic, tint, and shade combinations from any selected color. Export for design and development Export palettes in practical formats, including: SwiftUI Color Swift UIColor Swift NSColor CSS variables JSON HTML Sass Scss Less Android XML color resources Jetpack Compose colors Xcode Assets PNG palette sheets PDF palette sheets iPhone wallpapers Adobe ASE Apple CLR Built for Apple platforms ColorHive is designed to feel at home on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Use the mobile app for quick color capture and editing, then use the larger iPad and Mac layouts for deeper palette management and export workflows. ColorHive is ideal for UI designers, Swift developers, web developers, brand designers, illustrators, students, and anyone who works with color.

About

ChromaSpace

Features
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ChromaSpace - Your Pocket Color Studio Unlock your creativity with ChromaSpace, the intuitive color exploration tool designed for iOS. Whether you are a professional designer, an illustrator, or just someone who loves colors, ChromaSpace provides the perfect environment to find your next masterpiece. Key Features: Interactive Color Wheel: Dive into a precise and smooth color wheel interface. Pinpoint exact hues, saturation, and brightness levels with ease. Smart Harmony Generation: Instantly generate complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary color schemes based on your selected base color. Save & Organize: Build your personal library of favorite palettes. Create folders to organize colors for different projects. Export Anywhere: Copy Hex, RGB, HSB, or CMYK values directly to your clipboard. Export your palettes as images or ASE files for use in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Procreate. Accessibility Focus: Designed with high contrast and clear labels to ensure a great experience for everyone. Why ChromaSpace? Unlike standard color pickers, ChromaSpace focuses on the relationship between colors. It helps you understand color theory while providing practical tools for daily use. The clean, distraction-free interface lets you focus purely on creation. Download ChromaSpace today and bring your ideas to life in full color!

Screenshots

ColorHive4 screens
ChromaSpace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChromaSpace at none against ColorHive's 1. ChromaSpace also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ColorHive sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. ChromaSpace asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ColorHive versus ChromaSpace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorHiveChromaSpace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam Nawfal Zekkaniι“εΊœ ι™ˆ

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ColorHive

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
None

ChromaSpace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColorHive free?
ColorHive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChromaSpace free?
ChromaSpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ColorHive or ChromaSpace have ads?
Neither ColorHive nor ChromaSpace shows ads.

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