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Best Pastel Alternatives for iPhone (2026)
Pastel is B tier, #4 of the 6 tiered apps in color picking. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.
Top rated in Color Picking
All 5 alternatives, in tier order
- 1
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 2,669 ratings · score 87Detects the color of any pixel in a photo or image and shows its RGB, CMYK, HEX values and color name. - 2
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,768 ratings · score 85Pairs with Color Muse hardware to scan colors and find matching paint and product colors from brand libraries. - 3
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 206 ratings · score 83Identifies colors from the camera or photos and matches them to named paint and design color libraries with HEX, RGB. - 5
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 16,090 ratings · score 65Color database app for viewing and searching color names, with a built-in Pantone color scheme assistant. - 6
Free + IAP · ★ n/a · 0 ratings · score 40Names everyday colors from the iPhone camera or a photo, as an aid for color blindness.
Questions people ask
- What is the best alternative to Pastel on iPhone?
- Color Identifier: Color Picker, S tier, #1 in color picking.
- Is there a free alternative to Pastel?
- Yes: Color Identifier: Color Picker (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
- Does anything rank above Pastel?
- Yes. 3 apps rank above it in color picking: Color Identifier: Color Picker (#1), Color Muse (#2), Color Identifier: Paint Match (#3).