Coolors vs Hex Color Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coolors
Generate and discover color schemes quickly. Organize them into projects, export them in various formats, or pick colors from your photos. Explore thousands of pre-made palettes for inspiration.
- Fast color scheme generator
- Organize palettes in projects
- Export as image or PDF
- Pick colors from photos
- Explore thousands of palettes
- Create photo collages
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Coolors is the most loved color palettes app and website that inspires 2M+ creatives every day! • Create your color schemes with the super-fast generator. • Organize them in handy projects and collections. • Export as image or PDF, or just copy and share the link • Pick colors from your best photos with ease • Choose by several layouts and create beautiful collages with photos and palettes • Explore thousands of ready-made palettes to inspire your work If you need support, please go to help.coolors.co If you'd like to send feedback, please write to info@coolors.co Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coolors.co/privacy-policy Follow our Instagram page for your daily colors inspiration: @coolors.co From a creative to all the others. Made with love by Fabrizio Bianchi - fabrizio.io
Hex Color Picker
Easily identify and extract color codes from images, your camera, or the web. Supports multiple formats like HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK, with options for palettes, gradients, and project management.
- Image, camera, and web color picking
- Multiple color code formats (HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK)
- Color palettes and gradients
- Export options (PNG, SVG)
- Color history and library
- Project management
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Features: • Simple UI with Convenient UX • Images, Camera, Web Color Picker • Hex,RGB(A), HSL(A), CMYK and Name Formats • Color Palettes, Color Gradients, PNG, SVG export • Color History, Library • Projects Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/colorpicker-privacy-policy/home Terms of Use : https://sites.google.com/view/color-picker-terms/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coolors at 65% against Hex Color Picker's 20%. Coolors also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (10K vs 44). On price, update cadence, 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. Coolors sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Hex Color Picker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Coolors holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coolors has 10K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Coolors's written reviews are positive against 20% of Hex Color Picker's.
Coolors ships an update weekly, Hex Color Picker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coolors | Hex Color Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better | 3.8 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coolors srl | Hleb Kuznetsov |
Customer experience
Coolors
Hex Color Picker
Bugs and requests
Coolors
Reported bugs
2 issues- Photos and other tools not loading properly
- Palette saving and access issues
Requested features
4 requests- Allow adjusting individual colors in a palette
- Add color contrast ratio information
- Provide more color standards and names
- Improve palette organization and management
Hex Color Picker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coolors
- Coolors Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Coolors Pro - Yearly$35.991 Year
Hex Color Picker
- Pro - Weekly$1.997 Days
- Color Picker Pro$1.991 Month
- Color Kit Pro$5.991 Year
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- Premium$7.997 Days
- Color Picker Pro$9.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Color Kit Pro1 Month trial$17.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Color Picker Pro$24.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Color Kit Pro (Lifetime)$49.99
Questions
Is Coolors free?
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