Color Archive vs Color2Hex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Archive
Easily create, manage, and export custom color palettes for your projects. Add colors using RGB, hex codes, or an eyedropper tool, and organize them within named palettes. Export palettes in various formats like PNG, text, CSV, or CSS.
- Create and manage custom color palettes
- Add colors via RGB, hex, or eyedropper
- Organize colors within named palettes
- Export palettes as PNG, text, CSV, or CSS
- Sync palettes across Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud
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Create custom palettes for different projects, adding colors using RGB, hex codes, or the native eyedropper tool. Organize colors within their palettes, name them, and export them for use elsewhere. Color Archive is a straightforward, reliable tool built to help makers keep their aesthetics sorted with no bloat and no fluff. It's also free, with no ads or hidden fees. Features: • Create, edit, organize, and export custom color palettes • Add colors manually via hex and RGB, or visually using the eyedropper • Export palettes as PNG images, text files, CSVs, or developer-ready CSS code • Palettes and colors automatically sync between your Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud • Completely free to download and use, with no ads or hidden fees
Color2Hex
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"Color2Hex" is a color code conversion tool for decimal ↔ hexadecimal formats. PAD Mode: - Enter color codes using calculator-like keypads - Tap the DEC/HEX key to switch between decimal and hexadecimal - Store up to 5 color codes in memory (MS/MR/MC keys) BAR Mode: - Generate color codes with red, green, and blue sliders PICKER Mode: - Extract colors from photos or images - Pinch to zoom and adjust image position - Tap the center pointer to capture the color at that location
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color2Hex at none against Color Archive's 1. Color2Hex also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Color Archive's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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 Archive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color2Hex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Archive ships an update every 2 months, Color2Hex every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Archive | Color2Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Wright | Tadashi Kinoshita |
In-app purchases
Color Archive
- Unlock Pro$4.99
Color2Hex
No in-app purchases
