Comparison

AppColors vs hot.keys

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

Head to head
About

AppColors

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

AppColors3 screens
hot.keys3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AppColors versus hot.keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppColorshot.keys
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerrick GoodfriendTing-Chun Matthew Man

In-app purchases

None

AppColors

No in-app purchases

None

hot.keys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppColors free?
AppColors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hot.keys free?
hot.keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AppColors or hot.keys have ads?
Neither AppColors nor hot.keys shows ads.

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