Comparison

Palette Studio+ vs Color Identifier. Camera

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

Head to head
About

Palette Studio+

Features
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Design color palettes you can see in three dimensions — and trust to work together. Palette Studio places every color in a palette inside a 3D sphere by lightness, chroma, and hue. Instead of a row of swatches, you see how your colors relate in space, and move them until the spacing feels just right. It's built on perceptual color spaces like Oklch and CIE LCh, so even steps look even to the human eye. Create • Generate a balanced palette in a single tap, then lock, reorder, or fine-tune any color • Arrange colors in a grid, or edit them as CSS color strings like oklch() and lch(), with edits syncing both ways • Build tints and shades toward white and black • Step around the color wheel for complementary and triadic schemes Check • WCAG contrast ratios for every pair of colors • Perceptual difference (ΔE 2000) so near-duplicates stand out • Preview your palette through common color vision deficiencies, like deuteranopia and protanopia • Compare any two colors side by side Import and Export • Bring in GIMP palettes, palette images, or palettes from lospec.com • Export to GIMP, macOS color lists, palette images, or CSS, hex, HSL, and other text formats Your palette library syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro with iCloud.

About

Color Identifier. Camera

Instantly identify colors by pointing your camera at any object. Get accurate color names and codes in multiple formats, extract palettes from photos, and explore color harmonies. Save, organize, and sync your creations across devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time color identification with camera
  • Extract color palettes from photos
  • Supports 9 color formats (HEX, RGB, etc.)
  • 6 color harmony schemes
  • Export palettes in various formats
  • Unlimited color and palette saving
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Identify any color instantly with a camera. Get accurate color names and codes for design, paint, and everyday use. Build beautiful palettes from photos and share them anywhere. KEY FEATURES: REAL-TIME COLOR IDENTIFICATION * Point your camera at any surface to identify its color * Crosshair reticle for precision targeting * Zoom (1x, 2x, 5x) and flashlight for detailed sampling COLOR FROM PHOTOS * Import any image from your gallery 33,000+ СOLOR NAMES * See how closely your color matches the reference name 9 COLOR FORMATS * HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL, HSB, OKLab, OKLch, CIE XYZ, CIE Lab* * One-tap copy for any format, or copy all at once PALETTE EXTRACTION * Extract 8-color palettes from photos using K-Means or Dominant Color algorithms * Save, rename, and organize palettes 6 COLOR HARMONY SCHEMES * Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous, Split-Complementary, Triadic, Tetradic * Explore every color in a harmony with full code details EXPORT PALETTES * Export to Plain Text, JSON, CSS Variables, HTML, Android XML, or PDF * Preview before sharing via AirDrop, Messages, Mail, or Files SAVE & ORGANIZE * Save unlimited colors and palettes * Add colors manually by HEX code * Drag-and-drop to reorder palette colors iCLOUD SYNC * Your saved colors and palettes sync automatically across all your devices Perfect for designers, developers, artists, photographers, and anyone who works with color.

Screenshots

Palette Studio+4 screens
Color Identifier. Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Color Identifier. Camera at every 2 weeks against Palette Studio+'s every 13 months. Color Identifier. Camera also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). Palette Studio+'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Palette Studio+ ships an update every 13 months, Color Identifier. Camera every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Palette Studio+ versus Color Identifier. Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalette Studio+Color Identifier. Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer256 Arts327APPS, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Palette Studio+

No in-app purchases

None

Color Identifier. Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Palette Studio+ free?
Palette Studio+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Identifier. Camera free?
Color Identifier. Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Palette Studio+ or Color Identifier. Camera have ads?
Neither Palette Studio+ nor Color Identifier. Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Palette Studio+ or Color Identifier. Camera?
Palette Studio+ ships an update every 13 months, and Color Identifier. Camera every 2 weeks. Most recently, Palette Studio+ was updated on October 30, 2026 and Color Identifier. Camera on October 30, 2026.

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