Color Scouter vs TrueHues
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Scouter
This utility app uses your device's camera to identify and display color values in multiple formats, including RGB, HSV, and hexadecimal. You can then edit and save these detected colors for later use.
- Camera-based color detection
- RGB color value display
- HSV color value display
- Hexadecimal color value display
- Color editing
- Save detected colors
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The Color Scouter can detect a color value with a camera. The value is written in RGB, HSV, hexadecimal notation for Web. It can be edited and saved.
TrueHues
Easily capture, store, and create with colors using HEX codes, RGB sliders, or photo extraction. Generate dynamic gradients for wallpapers or export them. Explore random color combinations or stick to solid hues.
- Capture colors via HEX, RGB, or photo
- Create and export dynamic gradients
- Random color combination generator
- Solid color selection
- Organize favorite colors
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Introducing TrueHues - Your Ultimate Color Companion! Easily capture and store any color imaginable with TrueHues, the go-to app for color enthusiasts! Whether you have a specific HEX code in mind, prefer using RGB sliders, or want to extract the average color from a photo, TrueHues has you covered. Key Features: - Precision Color Selection: Find and save any color using HEX codes, RGB sliders, or capture the essence of your surroundings with our photo-based color picker. - Dynamic Gradients: Create custom gradients effortlessly and set them as wallpapers or export them for use in other applications. - Randomize for Fun: Feeling adventurous? Shake things up with our randomize button, generating unexpected color combinations for a playful touch. - Solid Colors, Simplified: TrueHues caters to fans of solid colors, providing a straightforward solution for those who appreciate simplicity. - Unleash your creativity, organize your favorite colors, and bring your vision to life with TrueHues – Where every hue is a masterpiece!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Scouter at none against TrueHues's 3. Color Scouter also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). TrueHues's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. TrueHues sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Color Scouter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Color Scouter against 5.0 for TrueHues. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Color Scouter ships an update every 27 months, TrueHues every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Scouter | TrueHues |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroaki SAWANO | Joshua Myrwold |
Customer experience
Color Scouter
TrueHues
In-app purchases
Color Scouter
No in-app purchases
TrueHues
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
