Color Reader

quite good kinda handy if you're colourblind

Everything is grey.

Could be useful, but flawed As with all apps of this kind I've tried on Android, the colour detected is greatly influenced by lighting and the surface. Accuracy really isn't that great, it detects my hand as grey in most lighting conditions (I am not an alien!) detects wooden handles as orange, etc. I presume this inaccuracy is due to the limitations of the hardware so the author can't really be blamed for that. HOWEVER, it does appear useful for detecting greens and browns at least some of the time, and so does have uses for colour blind users like me. It is also free, unlike other similar apps on here with the exact same problems, and doesn't suspiciously ask for internet access or any other permissions that it shouldn't need.

Good idea, poorly implemented. Rectangle is too big. Color perception depends heavily on ambient lighting. Yellow wall is dim grey, green couch is slate grey, white ceiling is pink?

Can't save results? Please!

Works nicely. Needs an option to turn on the flash: so th colour that's read is less dependent on the ambient light

Awesome concept. The rectangle is a bit large. Hard to target a specific area of an object without hold the camera right up to it. 5 stars if fixed.

Works well, with the right lighting.

It tells me that white is grey, sometimes silver. Green is grey. Not very useful. Needs a lot of work.

Amazing! So many colors!

quite good kinda handy if you're colourblind

Everything is grey.

Could be useful, but flawed As with all apps of this kind I've tried on Android, the colour detected is greatly influenced by lighting and the surface. Accuracy really isn't that great, it detects my hand as grey in most lighting conditions (I am not an alien!) detects wooden handles as orange, etc. I presume this inaccuracy is due to the limitations of the hardware so the author can't really be blamed for that. HOWEVER, it does appear useful for detecting greens and browns at least some of the time, and so does have uses for colour blind users like me. It is also free, unlike other similar apps on here with the exact same problems, and doesn't suspiciously ask for internet access or any other permissions that it shouldn't need.

Good idea, poorly implemented. Rectangle is too big. Color perception depends heavily on ambient lighting. Yellow wall is dim grey, green couch is slate grey, white ceiling is pink?

Can't save results? Please!

Works nicely. Needs an option to turn on the flash: so th colour that's read is less dependent on the ambient light

Awesome concept. The rectangle is a bit large. Hard to target a specific area of an object without hold the camera right up to it. 5 stars if fixed.

Works well, with the right lighting.

It tells me that white is grey, sometimes silver. Green is grey. Not very useful. Needs a lot of work.

Amazing! So many colors!