WebPalette Maker vs ColorArchive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
WebPalette Maker
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Create beautiful, accessible color palettes for your websites in seconds. Snap a photo of anything ā a sunset, a building, a magazine ā and instantly extract a complete web color palette. WebPalette Maker turns real-world inspiration into ready-to-use web colors. Every palette includes 5 essential roles: Background, Text, Primary, Secondary, and Accent. All automatically WCAG-checked to ensure your designs are accessible to everyone. PHOTO TO PALETTE See a color combination you love? Just take a photo or pick one from your library. WebPalette Maker analyzes the image and creates a harmonious, accessible web palette in seconds. KEY FEATURES - Extract palettes from photos ā turn real-world inspiration into web colors - Generate unlimited palettes based on color harmony theory - Preview your palette on 3 realistic website layouts: Landing Page, Blog, and Shop - Swipe between layouts to see how your colors work in different contexts - Toggle between light and dark mode instantly - Export ready-to-use code in CSS, Tailwind, SwiftUI, SCSS, and JSON - WCAG contrast checker built-in ā every palette meets accessibility standards - Save palettes and assign them to clients or projects - Share beautiful palette cards as images - Browse trending and discover new palettes in Explore BUILT FOR WEB DESIGNERS Whether you're designing for a client or building your own project, WebPalette Maker helps you find the perfect colors and export them directly into your code. No more guessing ā every palette is tested for contrast and accessibility.
ColorArchive
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ColorArchive is a library of 5,446 named colors, with the tools to explore them, compare them and use them in your work. It is the iOS app of colorarchive.org. EXPLORE THE ARCHIVE ⢠5,446 colors, each with a name and its HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK values ⢠Browse by color family, or search by name, HEX code or mood ⢠Every color shows its harmonies, a colorblind preview, a tonal strip and related colors ⢠A Color of the Day, and curated collections ⢠Save favorites and find colors from Spotlight FREE TOOLS ⢠Palettes: build and save palettes, and copy them as CSS variables, a Tailwind config, JSON, Figma tokens, a SwiftUI extension or a HEX list ⢠Contrast: check text and background pairs against WCAG ⢠Converter: HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK ⢠Hue Challenge: put the hues back in order COLORARCHIVE PRO Pro unlocks seven tools in the app: ⢠AI Mood: a palette from a mood or a scene you describe ⢠Image Palette: the main colors of a photo, worked out on your device ⢠Harmonies: pick any color and see all its schemes side by side, including split-complementary ⢠Colorblind: each simulated color with its HEX value and how common the deficiency is ⢠Tints & Shades: lightness steps of any color ⢠Mixer: blend two colors ⢠Gradient: build CSS gradients When you are signed in with a free ColorArchive account, Pro also: ⢠removes the daily cap on AI Mood (a shared fair-use limit still applies) ⢠works on colorarchive.org You can buy Pro without an account; it then works in this app on your Apple ID, and you can sign in later to add it to your account. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple account settings. A free account also syncs your favorites with colorarchive.org. You can delete your account at any time in the app, under Profile. Terms of Use: https://colorarchive.org/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://colorarchive.org/privacy/
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Verdict
WebPalette Maker and ColorArchive are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. WebPalette Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ColorArchive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | WebPalette Maker | ColorArchive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bas London | Yuhe Ye |
In-app purchases
WebPalette Maker
- WebPalette Maker Pro$3.99
ColorArchive
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$129.99
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