Comparison

ColorPalette Maker vs Palettable

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

Head to head
About

ColorPalette Maker

Features
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Generate beautiful, harmonious color palettes in seconds. Whether you're decorating a room, creating art, or putting together an outfit — ColorPalette Maker helps you find colors that work together. PAINT MIX — NEW Every color shows its mixing recipe using classic oil pigments like Van Dyke Brown, Phthalo Blue, and Titanium White. See exactly how to mix any color with real paint — perfect for painters and artists. WHAT'S NEXT — NEW Predict future color trends based on 20-year fashion cycles. Explore the full Pantone Color of the Year timeline and discover iconic color palettes from every decade. GENERATE Create palettes using real color theory: complementary, triadic, analogous, split-complementary, and tetradic harmonies. Every palette contains colors that truly belong together. PHOTO EXTRACTION Pick a photo from your library and instantly extract a matching color palette from it. EXPLORE Browse 185+ hand-curated palettes organized by mood and use case. Find the perfect combination for your project. SAVE & SHARE Save your favorite palettes by project, copy HEX and RGB codes with a single tap, and share beautiful palette cards. HISTORY Navigate back and forth through your generated palettes. Never lose a great combination again. PRIVACY FIRST No account needed. No tracking. No ads. Everything stays on your device. En de **What's New** tekst voor deze versie (v1.1.0): Paint Mix: Every color now shows its mixing recipe using classic oil pigments — Van Dyke Brown, Phthalo Blue, Titanium White, and more. What's Next: Predict future color trends based on 20-year fashion cycles. Color Decades: Explore iconic palettes from the 1950s through 2020s. Updated onboarding with new features.

About

Palettable

Instantly create beautiful color palettes from any image. This tool allows precise control over color extraction and editing, perfect for designers and artists. Save and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Extract color palettes from images
  • Adjust extraction logic
  • Customize palette size (1-30 colors)
  • Edit individual colors
  • Save palettes to a library
  • Export and share palettes
Features
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Turn any image into stunning color palettes instantly. Whether you are a graphic designer, web developer, interior designer, or just someone who loves color, Palettable makes it effortless to capture the world's colors. Just snap a picture or upload an image from your gallery to extract its dominant color themes in seconds. Unlike simple color pickers, Palettable lets you fine-tune the extraction logic to get the precise results you want. You are in complete control of the final output. You can adjust the palette size to extract anywhere from one to thirty colors simultaneously. You can also customize the averaging threshold, which controls how forgiving the app is when merging similar shades. Turn it up for a clean, minimalist palette, or turn it down to capture subtle, granular gradients. Your extraction is just the starting point. You can easily edit individual colors to match your vision perfectly, and then save your favorite color schemes to a personal library. When you are finished, you can export and share your palettes seamlessly with clients, team members, or other design applications. With a clean, intuitive user interface and real-time camera support, Palettable is the perfect tool for branding, UI/UX design, illustration, photography, and home decor inspiration. Stop guessing your colors. Download Palettable today and start capturing the beauty around you.

Screenshots

ColorPalette Maker4 screens
Palettable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palettable at none against ColorPalette Maker's 1. Palettable also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). ColorPalette Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. ColorPalette Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Palettable asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorPalette Maker ships an update every 5 days, Palettable every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ColorPalette Maker versus Palettable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorPalette MakerPalettable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBas LondonNine Lives Labs, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ColorPalette Maker

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$2.99
None

Palettable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColorPalette Maker free?
ColorPalette Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Palettable free?
Palettable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ColorPalette Maker or Palettable have ads?
Palettable shows ads; ColorPalette Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, ColorPalette Maker or Palettable?
ColorPalette Maker ships an update every 5 days, and Palettable every 2 months. Most recently, ColorPalette Maker was updated on October 16, 2026 and Palettable on October 31, 2026.

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