Comparison

Gradient Maker vs Color Pick Camera

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

Head to head
About

Gradient Maker

Features
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Make the exact gradient you can already picture — then walk away with the code to ship it. GradientMaker is a focused gradient studio for designers and developers who want a beautiful blend and clean, production-ready output, not a bloated graphics suite. Most gradient tools stop at a pretty preview. GradientMaker gives you a real editor: drag color stops on a live track, dial the precise angle, switch between linear, radial and angular (conic) types, and copy the result as CSS, SwiftUI or a raw hex list the instant it looks right. What you design is exactly what you paste. WHAT YOU GET - A big live preview that updates the moment you move a stop, change the angle, or swap gradient type - Linear, radial and angular (conic) gradients with up to eight color stops - Clean, copy-ready CSS for the web and a ready-to-paste SwiftUI gradient for iOS - A raw hex list of every stop for handing off to teammates or design tools - Curated collections — Sunset, Ocean, Neon, Pastel and Dark — plus a one-tap Random starter - A harmony generator that builds complementary, analogous, triadic and monochrome blends from any base color PERFECT FOR - Web developers who need a linear or conic gradient and the CSS to match - iOS engineers who want SwiftUI LinearGradient, RadialGradient or AngularGradient code - Designers building brand palettes, backgrounds and UI themes - Anyone who just loves color and wants a fast, tactile way to explore blends WHY NOT JUST GRAB A GRADIENT ONLINE Random online gradients rarely fit your angle, your exact brand colors, or your stack. Here you tune every stop and degree yourself, preview it full-size, and export code that drops straight into your project — no screenshots, no eyedropping, no guesswork. PRIVACY Your gradients stay on your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking. There is nothing to leak because nothing leaves your phone. FULL ACCESS GradientMaker Premium unlocks radial and angular gradient types, multi-stop editing beyond two colors, SwiftUI code export, every curated collection and harmony, and unlimited saved gradients. Choose the plan that fits: Weekly, Yearly, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Open GradientMaker, drag a stop, and copy your first gradient in under a minute. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? https://web-levi.web.app/#contact

About

Color Pick Camera

Features
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See the HEX of the color you are aiming at — before you press the shutter. Color Pick Camera turns your camera into a colour instrument. Don't just grab a colour: prove it matches, and export it as something your work can actually use. ■ Know the colour the moment you see it ・Live readout: aim the crosshair and the colour and HEX update in real time ・From your library: pinch to zoom and sample the exact spot you want ・Multi-point picking: collect wall, trim and floor from one site photo ・Automatic palette: the dominant colours of the whole photo, extracted for you ■ Every colour, fully analysed ・HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK — tap any value to copy ・Nearest colour name, plus the traditional Japanese colour name ・Munsell notation (reference) — the public, field-grade colour system ・Complementary colour and harmony palettes (analogous, triadic, split, tetradic, monochromatic) ■ Prove it is the same colour ・ΔE (CIEDE2000) — the international standard for how different two colours really are ・Live matching: arm a target colour and the ΔE moves in real time as you sweep the camera — walk the wall until the number drops ・Grey-card white balance: shoot one white or grey card and the room's light is divided back out, so you record the object's colour, not the lighting ■ The numbers design decisions need ・Contrast ratio (WCAG) with AA / AAA verdicts for body and large text ・Colour-vision simulation — see the colour as protan, deutan and tritan viewers do ■ Export it as real work ・CSS custom properties, JSON, CSV ・ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) — opens straight in Photoshop, Illustrator and Affinity ・Palette board image — one picture to show a client on the spot ・Dual-capture image: the photo, a magnified loupe and a colour card, with the HEX printed on the sampled spot ■ The more you collect, the more it is worth ・Save colours into folders with a note, the capture photo and the date ・Find by colour: type a HEX and your saved colours are listed nearest-first by ΔE ・Drag and drop to reorganise folders Everything happens on your device. No network, no waiting, and no colour data ever leaves your phone. ■ Made for ・Designers taking real-world colours into UI and web work — and checking accessibility ・Painters and interior pros recording an exact wall colour and matching it to a sample ・Anyone who wants to remember "that colour" and where they found it New installs get a 30-day free trial of everything. After the trial, taking new colours (from the camera or your library) and all Pro features require a subscription — monthly, or yearly (2 months free). Colours you already saved stay viewable without a subscription. Nothing is charged during the trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://qconp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Gradient Maker4 screens
Color Pick Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Color Pick Camera at weekly against Gradient Maker's every 5 weeks. Color Pick Camera also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Gradient Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Color Pick Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gradient Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, Color Pick Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Gradient Maker versus Color Pick Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradient MakerColor Pick Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamQAEE CONPUUTENG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gradient Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Hue Mixer Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Hex Swatch Studio Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • SwiftUI Export Forever$29.99
2 purchases

Color Pick Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Color Pick Pro - Monthly$15.001 Month
  • Color Pick Pro - Yearly$150.001 Year

Questions

Is Gradient Maker free?
Gradient Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Pick Camera free?
Color Pick Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gradient Maker or Color Pick Camera have ads?
Neither Gradient Maker nor Color Pick Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gradient Maker or Color Pick Camera?
Gradient Maker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Color Pick Camera weekly. Most recently, Gradient Maker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Color Pick Camera on October 28, 2026.

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