Comparison

Color Inspector vs Color Name Recognizer Camera

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

Head to head
About

Color Inspector

This app helps individuals with color vision deficiencies identify and differentiate colors in real-time using live video. It offers features like zoom and adjustable sample sizes to accurately name colors. VoiceOver support is included for accessibility.

Highlights
  • Live video color evaluation
  • Color identification and differentiation
  • Zoom functionality
  • Adjustable sample sizes
  • Torch settings
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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Color Inspector is designed to help colorblind and other vision impaired people differentiate and identify difficult colors by evaluating live video to describe the color in view. With options like zoom, varying sample sizes, and torch settings*, it's easy to make sure you've got the right name for the right color. Color Inspector features full VoiceOver support for its live color processing. ------------- Please note that metallic and other shiny surfaces can easily take on the colors of the objects reflected in them and of the light around them. If you find colors that you believe were misidentified, please feel free to submit them as described in the application. ------------- *Not all functionality is available on all devices.

About

Color Name Recognizer Camera

Instantly identify the name of any color by pointing your device's camera at it. Get detailed color values like RGB, HSV, and CIE L*a*b. Supports multiple languages and offers advanced color analysis tools.

Highlights
  • Real-time color name recognition via camera
  • Multiple color value formats (RGB, HSV, CIE L*a*b)
  • Supports up to 1500 base color names in 8 languages
  • Extract color palettes from images
  • Save and export captured colors
  • Color contrast grid display
Features
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What is the name of this color? Point your camera at an object and Color Name Recognizer Camera identifies the color in real time. Along with a human-readable name, the app shows RGB, hexadecimal, HSV, and CIE L*a*b values for the sampled color. Choose a simple color-name table for familiar names or a larger table for more specific results. Free users can select tables containing up to 50 base color names. The 100-name table requires Premium. Premium users can use multilingual tables containing up to 1,500 names. FEATURES • Recognize color names in real time with the camera • Inspect RGB, #RRGGBB hexadecimal, HSV, and CIE L*a*b values • Adjust camera zoom and the sampling-region size • Pause the camera to inspect a stable result • See whether a live sample is steady or changing • Magnify the sampling area • View related and similar color names • Generate complementary, analogous, monochromatic, triadic, split-complementary, and tetradic color palettes • Hear the recognized color name spoken aloud • Explore color contrast grids • Check exact WCAG contrast ratios, AA/AAA results, and accessible alternatives • Preview estimated protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, and monochromacy appearances • Enable optional stable spoken identification and haptic family-change alerts on the live camera • Search by color name or HEX and compare the nearest named matches • Pick a color from a photograph • Extract a dominant color palette from an image • Save colors to a local library • Revisit automatically deduplicated Recently Identified colors • Export saved colors and palettes with Premium access COLOR-NAME LANGUAGES Color-name tables are available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. The app interface also supports additional localized languages. FREE AND PREMIUM ACCESS Free: • 30- and 50-name base color tables • Core camera recognition, color values, manual tools, image tools, and saved colors • Color Harmony generation and HEX copying • Searchable Palette Projects with ordered swatches, names, notes, tags, and duplication • WCAG Contrast Checker with live previews and complete palette audits • Color Vision Assistant with descriptions, profile simulations, confusion advisories, and optional camera feedback • A limited number of similar-color results Premium: • Multilingual base color-name tables from 30 through 1,500 names • More similar-color results • Compare two live samples using a similarity score and ΔE • Average nearby samples and lock camera lighting for steadier recognition • Adjust flashlight intensity with a long press • Save Color Harmony palettes to Palette Projects and Saved Colors • Export palettes as CSS or JSON COLOR VALUES RGB components are shown from 0 to 255. Hexadecimal values use the #RRGGBB format. HSV shows hue, saturation, and value. CIE L*a*b uses the D65 reference white and provides a perceptual representation of color. Recognition results can vary with lighting, reflections, camera exposure, and device characteristics. The app is an identification aid and is not a calibrated colorimeter. Color Vision Assistant simulations and confusion advisories are estimates for accessibility and design review. They are not a medical test or diagnosis and do not represent every person's perception. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PURCHASES Available products, prices, trial eligibility, and billing periods are displayed on the in-app purchase screen and confirmed by the App Store. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available for eligible purchases made with the same Apple Account. Privacy Policy: https://whitewhalesoft.com/APPS/ColorNameRecognizerCamera/Privacy.html Terms of Use: https://whitewhalesoft.com/APPS/ColorNameRecognizerCamera/Terms.html Questions or suggestions? zhaoxiaojian@hotmail.com

Screenshots

Color Inspector4 screens
Color Name Recognizer Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Color Name Recognizer Camera at 4.8 against Color Inspector's 3.9. Color Name Recognizer Camera also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Color Inspector's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Color Inspector sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Color Name Recognizer Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Name Recognizer Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Color Inspector's written reviews are positive against 100% of Color Name Recognizer Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Inspector ships an update every 19 months, Color Name Recognizer Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Color Inspector versus Color Name Recognizer Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor InspectorColor Name Recognizer Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (40 ratings)4.8 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4044 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron L'Heureux小健 赵

Customer experience

Color Inspector

All ratings39 ratings
Positive71.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%

Color Name Recognizer Camera

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Color Inspector

One-time4
  • Color Inspector Upgrade$0.99
  • Color Inspector Upgrade$1.99
  • Color Inspector Upgrade$2.99
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  • Color Inspector Upgrade$4.99
4 purchases

Color Name Recognizer Camera

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Access$59.99

Questions

Is Color Inspector free?
Color Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Name Recognizer Camera free?
Color Name Recognizer Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Inspector or Color Name Recognizer Camera?
Color Name Recognizer Camera is rated higher. Color Inspector averages 3.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Color Name Recognizer Camera averages 4.8 from 44 ratings.
Do Color Inspector or Color Name Recognizer Camera have ads?
Neither Color Inspector nor Color Name Recognizer Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Inspector or Color Name Recognizer Camera?
Color Inspector ships an update every 19 months, and Color Name Recognizer Camera monthly. Most recently, Color Inspector was updated on November 1, 2026 and Color Name Recognizer Camera on October 24, 2026.

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