AppColors vs hot.keys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppColors
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AppColors is an app for iOS developers, UI/UX designers, and app creators seeking the ideal color palette for their projects. Starting with just one color, AppColors generates a variety of color schemes, making your design process as efficient and creative as possible. Features * Intuitive Color Selection: Easily pick or input your base color using a color picker or hex values. * SwiftUI and UIKit Friendly: Get Swift code snippets for UIColor and SwiftUI Color for direct use in your projects, saving you time and effort. * Preview in Action: Visualize how your selected palettes would look in a live app mockup, making decision-making straightforward and effective. * Save for later: Save your favorite palettes easily. Perfect For * iOS Developers looking for a quick and reliable way to choose color schemes. * UI/UX Designers aiming to enhance the visual appeal of their app designs. * App Creators who want to ensure their app's color palette is engaging and harmonious. AppColors is more than just a color palette generator; it's your next step towards creating visually stunning and cohesive app designs with confidence and ease.
hot.keys
Enhance your mobile typing experience with a specialized keyboard designed for developers and content creators. It provides quick access to essential symbols, a dedicated number row, and navigation keys to streamline coding and writing.
- Always-on number row
- Dedicated symbol strip
- Left/right arrows and tab
- Backspace repeat on hold
- Live shift/caps labels
- Offline-first data collection
- Typing practice drills
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hot.keys brings a desktop-style keyboard to iPhone and iPad for code, Markdown, JSON, XML, and structured prompts. Keep numbers and common symbols visible while you type. KEYS WITHIN REACH • Always-visible numbers and quick access to brackets, braces, angle brackets, and other common symbols. • Larger letter keys in iPhone portrait mode. • Optional Left, Right, and Full Width positioning on wide layouts, with tap controls to switch sides or expand. • Left and right arrows for moving the cursor. • Tab inserts spaces, with a configurable indent size. • Hold Delete to keep deleting. • Tap Shift for a capital, hold Shift while typing, or slide from Shift to a letter. • A dedicated Caps Lock key and optional keypress haptics. TRY THE KEYBOARD Practice with 30-second typing drills in Easy, Medium, and Hard modes. See your words per minute, characters per minute, accuracy, and errors, then try again. OFFLINE AND PRIVATE No account is needed. hot.keys does not collect or transmit what you type. Core typing works without Full Access. Full Access is required to save and synchronize keyboard settings, including your preferred keyboard position. Without Full Access, position changes apply to the current keyboard instance. GET STARTED Add hot.keys in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard. Then use the globe key in a text field to switch to hot.keys.
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Verdict
AppColors and hot.keys are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | AppColors | hot.keys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Derrick Goodfriend | Ting-Chun Matthew Man |
In-app purchases
AppColors
No in-app purchases
hot.keys
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is hot.keys free?
Do AppColors or hot.keys have ads?
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