Comparison

Color Picker X vs Chrooma Colors

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

Head to head
About

Color Picker X

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Color Picker X is a professional color identifier and palette generator built for UI/UX designers, graphic designers, and programmers - and it works completely offline! -- Pick colors from anywhere -- Point your camera at anything or import a photo from your library. A magnified reticle gives you precision when dragging, pinch-to-zoom lets you get closer, and in live camera mode you can lock focus and exposure with a long-press for tricky lighting. You can also rearrange the on-screen controls to suit your grip which is especially useful on larger phones. -- Every format you need -- Color values are shown in the most common formats used in design and programming, including HEX, RGB, HSL, HSB, OKLCH, Lab*, SwiftUI, and UIKit. For print designers: CMYK conversion uses a real ICC profile instead of a basic formula. RAL Classic matching shows you the closest standard physical color. -- Extract palettes from photos -- Import any photo and extract a balanced color palette based on how humans actually perceive color, not just the most common pixels. -- Organize and export -- Save colors into collections with custom names and memos. Export palettes as ASE (for Adobe, Figma, etc.), CSS variables, JSON, SwiftUI, UIKit, or plain text. Full library backup and restore (import) is also built in. -- Colorblind simulation -- Four built-in camera filters: Grayscale plus three colorblind simulations (Protan, Deutan, and Tritan) for real-time accessibility testing and inclusive design. -- No subscriptions & no ads -- Color Picker X PRO is a simple one-time in-app purchase that unlocks all features forever.

About

Chrooma Colors

Explore the science of color with interactive tools for analysis, creation, and learning. Understand color harmonies, mix paints with spectral physics, and test your perception with engaging challenges. Features include photo palette extraction, generative art styles, and in-depth color theory explanations.

Highlights
  • Photo palette extraction
  • Interactive color challenges
  • Generative art styles
  • Color theory explanations
  • Spectral paint mixing
  • Color comparison tools
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Play with colors. See what you've been missing. Chrooma uses real color science, not RGB shortcuts. Extract a palette from any photo and understand immediately why those colors work together: which harmonies are present, where they sit in Munsell space, what temperature balance they create. Or mix your own colors with spectral calculations that model how pigments actually behave. PHOTO ANALYSIS Pull a palette from any photo and understand it immediately: • Unlimited extraction from camera or library • Harmony detection, temperature mapping, balance analysis • Dedicated fullscreen modal with one-tap export • See what Pro analysis unlocks before you buy EXPLORE — 23 Interactive Challenges Put your color vision to the test for real. Sort Munsell value steps, identify simultaneous contrasts, reconstruct palettes from memory. Scoring uses CIEDE2000 perceptual difference. You'll discover where your perception is sharp and where it isn't. COMPOSE — 56 Generative Styles Turn any palette into shareable art. Geometric tiles, flow fields, Voronoi cells, aurora gradients, Albers-style overlays. Export as PNG or animated MP4. EXPLAIN — Color Theory You Can See 10 interactive pages: Itten's 7 contrasts, Munsell notation, Goethe's color theory, 460+ color names with etymology and history, gamut visualization, harmony rules, light physics. Not a textbook. Every concept is something you interact with. MIX — Paint Recipes with Spectral Physics Kubelka-Munk theory models how light scatters through pigment layers. Blue + yellow produces a muted olive, not bright green, because that's what real paint does. Spectral reflectance curves from 24 real pigments (Golden Heavy Body Acrylics, measured with a spectrophotometer). Separate engines for paint, light, and colorant. COLOR COMPARE Pick two colors and see exactly how they relate. Perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀), WCAG contrast ratio, harmony type, temperature delta, Itten contrasts. MORE • Gradient comparison across 4 color spaces (HSL, Lab, OKLCh, sRGB) • Color of the Day with a new curated color every morning • Weekly palettes tied to seasons and weather • Your Color Imprint, a personality profile that evolves monthly • Palette management with unlimited palettes • Works offline, no account required WHO USES CHROOMA? Painters who want to understand why their mixes don't turn out as expected. Art students studying Itten and Munsell. If you're decorating a room and need to pull a palette from a photo, it does that. And if you just want more than a hex picker, the challenges alone are worth it. PRICING Free to explore. One purchase unlocks everything. No subscription, no ads, ever. PRIVACY No account. Your palettes stay on your device. Optional anonymous analytics, adjustable in Settings.

Screenshots

Color Picker X4 screens
Chrooma Colors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chrooma Colors at 15.0 against Color Picker X's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Color Picker X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chrooma Colors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Color Picker X versus Chrooma Colors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Picker XChrooma Colors
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRok DovecarJulien Brun

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Color Picker X

One-time1
  • Color Picker X PRO$4.99
1 purchases

Chrooma Colors

One-time1
  • Chrooma Colors Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Color Picker X free?
Color Picker X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chrooma Colors free?
Chrooma Colors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Color Picker X or Chrooma Colors have ads?
Neither Color Picker X nor Chrooma Colors shows ads.

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