# Color Name AR

> Picker, Finder & Identifier

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id906955675](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id906955675)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id906955675`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vlad Polyanskiy
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (8,236 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-10
- **First published:** 2014-08-14
- **Size:** 58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/color-name-ar/id906955675)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/34088879](https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/34088879)

## Description

Color Name AR is your pocket color advisor, helping you pick paints, wallpapers, and decor with a visual, intuitive interface. It features a built-in Pantone color scheme assistant and a vast database of color names, so you can see and identify colors on the fly.

Key capabilities include fast color search and viewing, a massive color-name base, and a user-friendly experience designed for everyday use. Perfect for designers, homeowners, and hobbyists who want quick color references and accurate names.

## Rankings

- #20,487 — Overall
- #4 — color picker
- #5 — eyedropper

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Color Name AR for its intuitive UI and usefulness for color identification and colorblind users, with Pantone mapping as a notable feature. However, repeated accuracy issues, intrusive subscription prompts, and unreliable AR/feature performance on some devices dominate feedback. Bugs around settings and subscription management, along with unfavorable pricing changes, have driven some users to abandon the app.

### Pros

- Intuitive, easy-to-use interface that makes color identification accessible.
- Helpful for colorblind users; AR view aids color differentiation.
- Generally strong color identification in many cases and useful color matching.
- Pantone code mapping available (closest Pantone code).
- Practical for real-world tasks like art, design, and color matching.

### Cons

- Inaccurate color identification and mislabeling (e.g., beige labeled blue, teal mislabeling).
- Persistent upsell to premium; paywall with few or no free features.
- AR Live View and other features unreliable or not working on certain devices (e.g., iPad Pro).
- UI bugs and non-responsive controls (e.g., subscription management and settings buttons).
- Pricing changes and monthly fees frustrate users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id906955675)