Comparison

Colorith vs Hex Code Tiles

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

Head to head
About

Colorith

Features
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Discover the world of color with Colorith, your all-in-one color tool. Detect colors from photos, create your own, and convert between formats in seconds. Detect Import any photo and pick the exact color you need. Instantly view its RGB and Hex values for precise color matching and design work. Create Design your own colors with an intuitive color picker. Preview them instantly and see their values in RGB, RGBA, Hex (RGB), and Hex (RGBA). Convert Enter any color — RGB, RGBA, or Hex — and let Colorith automatically convert it into all other formats. Invalid entries are detected instantly. Simple, fast, and precise — Colorith makes working with colors effortless. Photo by Dave Hoefler on Unsplash

About

Hex Code Tiles

Discover and explore over 35,000 named hex colors, perceptually arranged for visual similarity. Easily copy color codes, view details, and organize favorites. Offers various browsing and grid customization options for a personalized color discovery experience.

Highlights
  • 35,000+ named hex colors
  • Perceptually arranged colors
  • One-tap copy (hex, RGB, HSL)
  • Full-screen color view
  • Browse by hue or shade
  • Customizable grid layout
  • Offline access
Features
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Hex Code Tiles is a color finder for everyone who lives in color. 35,000+ named hex colors, arranged so neighbors actually look like neighbors. Scroll, tap, copy. Find the exact shade you didn't know you were looking for — for a design, a paint job, a website, a sticker, a sweater, a sunset you can't stop thinking about. It's not a clinical picker. It's a place to spend time. — A WHOLE WORLD OF COLOR — • 35,000+ named hex colors, drawn from the most respected color libraries • Perceptually arranged: similar colors really do sit next to each other • Smooth, endless, satisfying to scroll • Light and dark modes — both gorgeous • Universal: native on iPhone and iPad — TAP ANY TILE — • Instant card: name, hex, RGB, HSL • One-tap copy in any format • Beautiful full-screen view — perfect for sharing or staring at • Long-press to favorite — your collection follows you everywhere — FIND IT YOUR WAY — • Browse by hue: reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, purples, pinks, neutrals • Or by named shade: Salmon, Rose, Crimson, Cantaloupe, Tea Rose, Mexican Pink, hundreds more • 8 free curated collections: Pastels, Neon, Earth Tones, Ocean, Sunset, Black & White, Jewel Tones, Skin Tones • Search by name — "coral", "teal", "mauve" • Or paste a hex — #FF2841 lands you right there — SHAPE THE GRID — • Cohesive, Balanced, or Diverse — set how the tiles relate to each other • Grid sizes from cozy 7×11 to dense 11×15 • Tile borders on or off — your call • Tap any tile and the entire palette retunes around it — HEX CODE TILES PRO — A single $4.99 unlock. No subscription. No recurring charges. Restores on any device signed into your Apple ID. For when you want the whole toolkit: • 8 premium collections — Autumn, Spring, Winter, Retro, Wedding, Military, Japanese Traditional, Wikipedia Colors • Color Harmonies — Complementary, Triadic, Analogous, Split Complementary, generated live • Accessibility checker — WCAG contrast ratings at a glance • Custom grid sizes — fine-tune from 5×7 to 11×15 • Pro gradient themes — Sunset, Ocean, Aurora • All future Pro features included, forever — BUILT BY HAND — Made by one developer who got tired of every color picker on the App Store and wanted something that felt like a real place. Every color has a hand-checked name. The grid is generated by a perceptual model in CIELAB color space, not alphabetical order or hex distance. Animations are tuned to feel like rippling water. Sound is optional, dynamic, and never intrusive. — PRIVACY BY DEFAULT — • No accounts, no sign-in, ever • No tracking, no analytics, no ads • No third-party SDKs of any kind • Fully offline — the entire color database ships inside the app • Your favorites stay on your device Hex Code Tiles communicates with Apple's App Store and nothing else. — FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COLOR — Designers and developers. Painters and illustrators. Photographers, brand teams, knitters, tattoo artists, decorators. Kids who love rainbows, adults who never stopped. Anyone who's ever wanted to find a color and felt let down by every picker on the App Store. Free forever for casual browsing. Pro when you want the whole toolkit.

Screenshots

Colorith4 screens
Hex Code Tiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colorith at none against Hex Code Tiles's 1. Hex Code Tiles's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hex Code Tiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Colorith asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Colorith versus Hex Code Tiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorithHex Code Tiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaurent GuillAlexander Knigge

In-app purchases

None

Colorith

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hex Code Tiles

One-time1
  • Hex Code Tiles Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Colorith free?
Colorith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hex Code Tiles free?
Hex Code Tiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colorith or Hex Code Tiles have ads?
Neither Colorith nor Hex Code Tiles shows ads.

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