Comparison

Pixel Picker vs Color Name Recognizer Camera

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Picker

Easily extract precise color information from your images. Import photos from your device or cloud storage, then zoom and pan to pinpoint specific pixels and retrieve their RGB values in decimal and hex formats.

Highlights
  • Import images from device photos
  • Import from Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Pan, pinch, and zoom for precise selection
  • Display RGB color values (decimal and hex)
  • Export image with color information
  • iOS app extension support
Features
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Pixel Picker helps you identify exact colors in any photo. Import an image from Photos, then pan and zoom until the crosshair is over the pixel you need. Instantly view its HEX and RGB values, plus its coordinates in the image. FEATURES • Open images from Photos or the share sheet • Pinch to zoom and pan for precise pixel selection • View colors in HEX and RGB formats • See pixel coordinates • Export the image with its selected color information • Works with portrait and landscape images on iPhone and iPad Enjoy!

About

Color Name Recognizer Camera

Instantly identify the name of any color by pointing your device's camera at it. Get detailed color values like RGB, HSV, and CIE L*a*b. Supports multiple languages and offers advanced color analysis tools.

Highlights
  • Real-time color name recognition via camera
  • Multiple color value formats (RGB, HSV, CIE L*a*b)
  • Supports up to 1500 base color names in 8 languages
  • Extract color palettes from images
  • Save and export captured colors
  • Color contrast grid display
Features
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What is the name of this color? Point your camera at an object and Color Name Recognizer Camera identifies the color in real time. Along with a human-readable name, the app shows RGB, hexadecimal, HSV, and CIE L*a*b values for the sampled color. Choose a simple color-name table for familiar names or a larger table for more specific results. Free users can select tables containing up to 50 base color names. The 100-name table requires Premium. Premium users can use multilingual tables containing up to 1,500 names. FEATURES • Recognize color names in real time with the camera • Inspect RGB, #RRGGBB hexadecimal, HSV, and CIE L*a*b values • Adjust camera zoom and the sampling-region size • Pause the camera to inspect a stable result • See whether a live sample is steady or changing • Magnify the sampling area • View related and similar color names • Generate complementary, analogous, monochromatic, triadic, split-complementary, and tetradic color palettes • Hear the recognized color name spoken aloud • Explore color contrast grids • Check exact WCAG contrast ratios, AA/AAA results, and accessible alternatives • Preview estimated protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, and monochromacy appearances • Enable optional stable spoken identification and haptic family-change alerts on the live camera • Search by color name or HEX and compare the nearest named matches • Pick a color from a photograph • Extract a dominant color palette from an image • Save colors to a local library • Revisit automatically deduplicated Recently Identified colors • Export saved colors and palettes with Premium access COLOR-NAME LANGUAGES Color-name tables are available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. The app interface also supports additional localized languages. FREE AND PREMIUM ACCESS Free: • 30- and 50-name base color tables • Core camera recognition, color values, manual tools, image tools, and saved colors • Color Harmony generation and HEX copying • Searchable Palette Projects with ordered swatches, names, notes, tags, and duplication • WCAG Contrast Checker with live previews and complete palette audits • Color Vision Assistant with descriptions, profile simulations, confusion advisories, and optional camera feedback • A limited number of similar-color results Premium: • Multilingual base color-name tables from 30 through 1,500 names • More similar-color results • Compare two live samples using a similarity score and ΔE • Average nearby samples and lock camera lighting for steadier recognition • Adjust flashlight intensity with a long press • Save Color Harmony palettes to Palette Projects and Saved Colors • Export palettes as CSS or JSON COLOR VALUES RGB components are shown from 0 to 255. Hexadecimal values use the #RRGGBB format. HSV shows hue, saturation, and value. CIE L*a*b uses the D65 reference white and provides a perceptual representation of color. Recognition results can vary with lighting, reflections, camera exposure, and device characteristics. The app is an identification aid and is not a calibrated colorimeter. Color Vision Assistant simulations and confusion advisories are estimates for accessibility and design review. They are not a medical test or diagnosis and do not represent every person's perception. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PURCHASES Available products, prices, trial eligibility, and billing periods are displayed on the in-app purchase screen and confirmed by the App Store. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available for eligible purchases made with the same Apple Account. Privacy Policy: https://whitewhalesoft.com/APPS/ColorNameRecognizerCamera/Privacy.html Terms of Use: https://whitewhalesoft.com/APPS/ColorNameRecognizerCamera/Terms.html Questions or suggestions? zhaoxiaojian@hotmail.com

Screenshots

Pixel Picker4 screens
Color Name Recognizer Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Color Name Recognizer Camera at 4.8 against Pixel Picker's 4.4. Color Name Recognizer Camera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Pixel Picker's advantage is ratings volume (179 vs 44). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pixel Picker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Color Name Recognizer Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Name Recognizer Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 179 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Pixel Picker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Color Name Recognizer Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Picker ships an update every 2 months, Color Name Recognizer Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Picker versus Color Name Recognizer Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel PickerColor Name Recognizer Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (179 ratings)4.8 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings179 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea Bizzotto小健 赵

Customer experience

Pixel Picker

All ratings179 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.4%

Color Name Recognizer Camera

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Picker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes when copying or zooming
  • Copy and paste broken
  • Crashed the first time

Requested features

8 requests
  • Display color in Decimal format
  • Option to display color in Decimal format
  • On-screen crosshairs without photo
  • Copy hex code separately
  • Add '#' before hex code or toggle option
Show 3 more
  • Larger color square for comparison
  • Update UI design
  • Fit to newer iPhone screen sizes

Color Name Recognizer Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Picker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
4 purchases

Color Name Recognizer Camera

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Access$59.99

Questions

Is Pixel Picker free?
Pixel Picker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Name Recognizer Camera free?
Color Name Recognizer Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Picker or Color Name Recognizer Camera?
Color Name Recognizer Camera is rated higher. Pixel Picker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while Color Name Recognizer Camera averages 4.8 from 44 ratings.
Do Pixel Picker or Color Name Recognizer Camera have ads?
Neither Pixel Picker nor Color Name Recognizer Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Picker or Color Name Recognizer Camera?
Pixel Picker ships an update every 2 months, and Color Name Recognizer Camera monthly. Most recently, Pixel Picker was updated on October 21, 2026 and Color Name Recognizer Camera on October 24, 2026.

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