Comparison

Inks Feed vs ColorSight

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

Head to head
About

Inks Feed

Features
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Your timeline should be shaped by what you follow—not by an algorithm. Inks brings posts from Instagram, X, Threads, Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Substack into one unified, chronological timeline. Keep up with the accounts and publications you choose without switching between feeds or letting recommendations decide what appears next. Read your way: • Browse posts in a rich media timeline • Switch to a compact view for faster scanning • Organize sources into focused timelines • Open any source directly • Save posts and links for later • Choose your appearance, autoplay, and sync preferences You choose what to follow. Inks simply brings it together. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/

About

ColorSight

Instantly identify colors in the real world or from photos using your device's camera. It provides color names, hex, and RGB values, with support for various color vision deficiency profiles. All processing is done offline for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Live camera color identification
  • Screenshot eyedropper tool
  • Support for 5 color vision deficiency profiles
  • Color history and swatch export
  • VoiceOver and haptic feedback support
  • Offline processing for privacy
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ColorSight gives you the power to identify any color in the world around you — instantly, accurately, and entirely on your device. Designed from the ground up for people with color vision deficiency, ColorSight doesn't just name colors — it explains what those colors mean for the way you specifically see the world. No internet required. No subscriptions. No barriers. LIVE CAMERA IDENTIFICATION Point your camera at any object and get an instant color name, hex value, and RGB breakdown in real time. Tap to freeze on a reading, long-press to refocus. Pinch to zoom in for precise sampling of small or distant objects. Toggle the flashlight for low-light environments. PHOTO EYEDROPPER Import any photo from your library and drag a magnifying loupe across the image to sample exact colors pixel by pixel. Perfect for identifying colors in photos, documents, clothing, or designs. BUILT FOR YOUR VISION PROFILE ColorSight supports five color vision profiles — Normal Vision, Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia, and Achromatopsia. Select yours in Settings and ColorSight adapts throughout the app: Contextual notes explain what each identified color likely looks like with your specific profile Confusion warnings flag colors commonly mixed up under your profile — such as red and green for deuteranopia — shown when you lock in on a color and in your saved history. Toggle them off in Settings if you prefer a cleaner view. Achromatopsia mode leads with brightness labels ("Medium Dark", "Light") instead of color names, since brightness is the actionable information when you see in grayscale CVD-adapted descriptions use plain language about what your profile actually perceives HUE ISOLATION MODE A real-time camera filter that keeps one chosen color family visible and turns everything else to grayscale. Select Red, Blue, Green, or any other hue family and instantly see which objects in a scene match — making a target color pop out from a cluttered background. HIGH CONTRAST MODE Boost brightness and contrast in the camera view for better visibility in low-light environments — without affecting the actual sampled color values. Your readings stay accurate even when the image is enhanced. STABLE, ACCURATE READINGS Region sampling mode averages a small area of pixels instead of a single point, giving more stable and consistent readings on textured surfaces like clothing, fabric, and patterned objects. Combined with pinch-to-zoom, you can identify colors precisely without needing to get close. COLOR HISTORY Every color you lock in is saved automatically to your personal library. Copy the hex value, share a swatch, or revisit past colors anytime. ACCESSIBILITY FIRST Full VoiceOver support with color name announcements on every identified color Haptic feedback encoding brightness as pulse intensity Flashlight toggle for low-light shooting Full Dynamic Type support — layouts adapt rather than clip at large text sizes COMPLETELY PRIVATE All color identification happens on your device using a bundled database of over 1,600 named colors. Nothing is sent to the cloud. No account required. ColorSight is free, forever.

Screenshots

Inks Feed4 screens
ColorSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColorSight at none against Inks Feed's 2. ColorSight also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Inks Feed's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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. Inks Feed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ColorSight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inks Feed against 5.0 for ColorSight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Inks Feed versus ColorSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInks FeedColorSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNonbili Inc.Michael Peel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Inks Feed

Subscriptions2
  • Inks Basic$5.991 Month
  • Inks Pro$24.991 Month
None

ColorSight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inks Feed free?
Inks Feed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ColorSight free?
ColorSight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inks Feed or ColorSight?
Inks Feed and ColorSight are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Inks Feed or ColorSight have ads?
Neither Inks Feed nor ColorSight shows ads.

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