Comparison

ColorSight vs PocketAdmin

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

Head to head
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.

About

PocketAdmin

This comprehensive toolkit provides IT professionals with essential network and system administration tools. It offers features for network visualization, server management, remote access, monitoring, diagnostics, and password management, all accessible from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Network topology mapping
  • Server power and snapshot management
  • SSH terminal with SFTP
  • Real-time monitoring and alerts
  • Network diagnostic tools
  • Password management with Face ID
  • Team collaboration and sharing
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PocketAdmin puts a complete network and IT administration toolkit in your pocket. Built for sysadmins, network engineers and IT support pros, it replaces a bag of single-purpose utilities with one fast, native app. No sign-up needed to get started. SEE YOUR NETWORK • Topology: a live map of how your switches connect, drawn from LLDP and CDP • Pinpoint: which switch port an IP, MAC or device is on, even by scanning its label with the camera • Port Map, SNMP and a port sheet that can shut a port, cycle PoE or set a label • LAN Scanner, IP Manager and Subnet Calculator • Syslog & Traps: receive device events live SERVERS & BACKUPS • Hypervisor: Proxmox, vSphere and Nutanix guests: power, snapshots, migrate and clone • Out-of-Band: iDRAC, iLO and other controllers over Redfish or IPMI: power, boot, sensors, event log and fault alerts • Backup Jobs: did last night's backups run? Veeam, Veeam 365, Proxmox, Nutanix, TrueNAS, Synology, Rubrik, Cohesity, Commvault, Unitrends, Acronis and Duplicati • Vulnerabilities: known CVEs for the firmware your gear actually runs • Configs, Hardware Inventory and Bulk Run: one command across every device REMOTE ACCESS • SSH: a real terminal that runs vim, top, htop and tmux, with SFTP, port forwards and a special-keys bar • RDP, VNC, Telnet and a REST client MONITORING • Uptime Watch: HTTP, TCP, ping, DNS and any SNMP value, with alerts, Site Mode and a Live Activity • Expiry Watch: certificates and domains before they lapse • Domain Health: SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC DIAGNOSTICS • Ping, Traceroute, Test-NetConnection, nslookup, Port Scanner, Wake-on-LAN • HTTP / TLS Checker, Whois, MAC vendor lookup, SMTP test, Bonjour • DHCP Probe for rogue servers, Path MTU, NTP, and Packet Capture reader • iperf3 and Internet Speed Test WI-FI & FIELD TOOLS • Network Info, Latency and Traffic Monitors, Link Metrics, Bluetooth Scanner, Roaming Forensics • Coverage Map: walk a room and map Wi-Fi with LiDAR • AR Measure for cable runs, QR generator, NFC reader and sound level meter PASSWORDS & FILES • Passwords: logins with one-time codes, Wi-Fi you can join, SSH keys and API tokens, behind Face ID. Imports from Bitwarden • Files: manuals, contracts, photos and clips, filed under the site or device they belong to • Active Directory: search users, unlock accounts and reset passwords, through the open-source PocketAdmin directory backend (or try the built-in demo) TEAMS Share sites, devices, logins, files and monitors with your team. Everything syncs through iCloud, with passwords encrypted end to end. Roles, a shared activity history, and a notification when a teammate changes something. Your personal logins never leave your phone. Creating a team needs the Team subscription, monthly or yearly, and the first month is free. Joining a team someone else made is free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. BUILT FOR THE JOB • Favorites, recent tasks, and hide the tools you don't use • App Lock with Face ID • Shortcuts action to check your monitors • Credentials kept in the iOS Keychain, never in plain text From ping to packets, SSH to subnets, PocketAdmin is your whole IT toolbox in one pocket. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gdwentertainment.com/pocketadmin/privacy.html

Screenshots

ColorSight4 screens
PocketAdmin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PocketAdmin at every 9 days against ColorSight's every 5 weeks. PocketAdmin also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ColorSight against 5.0 for PocketAdmin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorSight ships an update every 5 weeks, PocketAdmin every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ColorSight versus PocketAdmin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorSightPocketAdmin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael PeelGDW Entertainment, LLC

Customer experience

ColorSight

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PocketAdmin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ColorSight

No in-app purchases

None

PocketAdmin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColorSight free?
ColorSight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PocketAdmin free?
PocketAdmin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ColorSight or PocketAdmin?
ColorSight and PocketAdmin are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ColorSight or PocketAdmin have ads?
Neither ColorSight nor PocketAdmin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorSight or PocketAdmin?
ColorSight ships an update every 5 weeks, and PocketAdmin every 9 days. Most recently, ColorSight was updated on October 12, 2026 and PocketAdmin on October 15, 2026.

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