Comparison

Color Identifier vs Image Color Picker

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

Head to head
About

Color Identifier

Features
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Discover, identify, and save any color — instantly. Color Identifier: Palettes turns your iPhone into a powerful color detection tool. Whether you're a designer, artist, decorator, or simply someone who fell in love with a shade on the street — this app is for you. **HOW IT WORKS** Point your camera at any surface and get the color name and values in real time. Pick from your photo gallery, or mix your perfect shade using the built-in color picker. Every color is identified with its name, HEX, RGB, HSB, and CMYK values. **KEY FEATURES** - Camera Color Detection – Identify colors live from your camera feed - Gallery Import – Pick any color from your existing photos - Color Mixer – Blend and mix colors with precision using the color picker - Save Colors – Bookmark your favorite colors for later use - Create Palettes – Organize saved colors into custom palettes - Detailed Color Info – Get HEX, RGB, HSB, and CMYK values instantly - Color Names – Hundreds of color names recognized across the spectrum **PERFECT FOR** Designers matching brand colors on the go, interior decorators finding the right paint shade, artists building reference palettes, developers grabbing exact color codes, and anyone who sees a color they love and needs to know exactly what it is. **WHY COLOR IDENTIFIER** Most color apps only do one thing. Color Identifier combines live camera detection, gallery picking, and manual mixing all in one place — so however you find a color, we've got you covered. Save everything into organized palettes you can reference anytime. Download Color Identifier: Palettes and never forget a color again. This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) which is available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Image Color Picker

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Find the exact color in any photo. Press and drag on the image: a magnifier shows the precise pixel under your finger, and the moment you let go you get its HEX code and every other format you need. PICK A COLOR • Open a photo, take a new one, or point the live camera at anything • Magnifier shows the exact pixel before you take it; pinch to zoom in • HEX, RGB, HSL, HSB and CMYK, each copied with one tap • The closest match from 4,336 named colors CHECK IT IS READABLE • WCAG 2 contrast ratios with AA, AAA and AA large verdicts • APCA Lc scores, the perceptual model drafted for WCAG 3 • Test against white, black, or any background you choose • Get the nearest shade that passes AA when a color fails SEE WHAT OTHERS SEE • Preview the pair for protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia and achromatopsia • Warns when two colors collapse into one for color-blind viewers EVERY COLOR IN THE IMAGE • Counts every distinct color, ranked by how much of the photo it covers • Grouped by family: blue, red, green, grey and more • Adjustable detail, from broad groups to fine shades PALETTES • Extract a palette from a photo, or build one from several photos • Shades, tints and a picker to fine-tune any color • Save palettes and export them as CSS, JSON, PNG, SVG or Adobe ASE PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos never leave your device. There is no account, no sign-in and no advertising. Every reading happens on your iPhone or iPad. Made by the team behind imgcolorpicker.org.

Screenshots

Color Identifier4 screens
Image Color Picker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Image Color Picker at none against Color Identifier's 3. Image Color Picker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Color Identifier sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Image Color Picker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 2 level
Color Identifier versus Image Color Picker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor IdentifierImage Color Picker
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlaattin Bulut OztemurTech Interval

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Color Identifier

Subscriptions3
  • Premium3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Image Color Picker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Identifier free?
Color Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Color Picker free?
Image Color Picker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Color Identifier or Image Color Picker have ads?
Color Identifier shows ads; Image Color Picker does not.

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