Shift Nudge vs Image Color Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Nudge
Discover color palettes with contrast scores based on WCAG and APCA standards. Test combinations from loaded photos, Unsplash, or your own uploads. Get inspired by modern interface design principles.
- Color inspiration from photos
- WCAG and APCA contrast scoring
- Live contrast testing
- Test Unsplash images
- Upload custom images
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Color inspiration pulled from randomly loaded photos. See the contrast score for each combination. Color Shift checks the background and foreground with WCAG and APCA live. Test colors from Unsplash or upload your own. Built by Shift Nudge, the modern standard in interface design training. Download it and get inspired.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Image Color Picker at 3 against Shift Nudge's 1. Image Color Picker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Shift Nudge | Image Color Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Mds | Tech Interval |
In-app purchases
Shift Nudge
No in-app purchases
Image Color Picker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Image Color Picker free?
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