Color Inspector vs Pixel Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Live video color evaluation
- Color identification and differentiation
- Zoom functionality
- Adjustable sample sizes
- Torch settings
- VoiceOver support
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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.
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
The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Picker at 4.4 against Color Inspector's 3.9. Pixel Picker also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (179 vs 40). Color Inspector's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Color Inspector sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Picker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel Picker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 179 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Color Inspector's written reviews are positive against 82% of Pixel Picker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Color Inspector ships an update every 19 months, Pixel Picker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Inspector | Pixel Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (40 ratings) | 4.4 (179 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 81.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 179 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron L'Heureux | Andrea Bizzotto |
Customer experience
Color Inspector
Pixel Picker
Bugs and requests
Color Inspector
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
Color Inspector
- Color Inspector Upgrade$0.99
- Color Inspector Upgrade$1.99
- Color Inspector Upgrade$2.99
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- Color Inspector Upgrade$4.99
Pixel Picker
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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