Smudge
Smudge is a Developer Colour Palette Application designed to convert and organise colour palettes with assistance from a built-in AI. It features an integrated ...
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What is Smudge?
Developer Colour Palette is a color management app for Apple devices that helps users choose, convert, organize, and share colors for design and development projects. It includes a built-in color picker, supports direct color value entry, and converts colors into HEX, RGB, and Swift code for easy use in projects.
The app is designed around reusable palettes. Users can save recently used colors, mark favorites, group colors into separate palettes for different projects or brands, and add names and notes to colors and palettes for better organization.
Smudge also focuses on collaboration. Palettes can be shared with teammates or clients, and each invited person can be given specific permissions such as read, add, edit, or remove access. Shared palettes and incoming palette invitations are managed inside the app.
A major feature is its AI help. Users can generate palettes from words or objects, extract dominant colors from images, logos, or style guide files, and create a new palette from the extracted results with one tap. It is aimed at developers, designers, and creative teams who want a practical way to manage project color systems on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Smudge pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
The app offers a 14-day free trial. After the trial, the subscription automatically renews unless canceled. AI features, including the AI Palette Assistant and AI Image Colour Extraction, require an active subscription and are limited to 100 uses per month, with the limit resetting on the 1st day of each month. Subscriptions are charged to the user’s iTunes account, renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and can be canceled at any time. Price may vary by location.
Smudge pros
- Built-in color picker
- Manual color value entry
- HEX conversion
- RGB conversion
- Swift code conversion
- One-tap code copying
- Recently used colors view
- Favorites for frequently used colors
- Multiple palettes per project
- Palettes organized by brand
- Color naming support
- Notes on colors
- Notes on palettes
- Cloud sync across Apple devices
- Palette sharing with teammates
- Client sharing support
- Granular share permissions
- Read, add, edit, and remove access controls
- Incoming palette invitations
- AI palette generation from prompts
- AI image color extraction
- Dominant color detection from images
- Palette creation from extracted colors
- Automatic palette naming from prompt
Smudge cons
- Apple-only platform support
- AI features require an active subscription
- AI features limited to 100 uses per month
- Monthly usage limits can change
- Fair use restrictions apply
- Subscription auto-renews after the 14-day trial
- No long-term commitment only applies to cancellation, not free use
- Price may vary by location
Frequently asked questions about Smudge
What does Developer Colour Palette do?
It helps users choose, convert, organize, and share colors for their projects. The app supports color picking, manual color entry, conversion to HEX, RGB, and Swift code, palette organization, and sharing with other people.
How do I convert a color in the app?
You can either choose a color using the built-in color picker or enter color values directly. The app then converts the color into HEX, RGB, and Swift code formats, which can be copied with a single tap.
Can I keep colors for different projects?
Yes. You can create multiple palettes and group your colors by project or brand. The app also lets you name colors and add notes so each palette stays organized and easier to understand later.
Does it sync across devices?
Yes. The colors and palettes you create are automatically synced to the cloud and available across your Apple devices, so you can access the same work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Can I share palettes with other people?
Yes. You can share palettes with teammates or clients and invite others to your palette. The app lets you set permissions for each person, including read, add, edit, or remove access.
How does the AI Palette Assistant work?
You open the assistant from the wand icon, type a prompt phrase, and generate a palette from that idea. The assistant can interpret scenes, companies, animals, flags, and other prompts, then return a set of colors that can be saved as a new palette.
Can the app extract colors from images?
Yes. You can import an image, client logo, or style guide file from your photo library, files, or camera, then use the app to detect dominant colors in the image. After extraction, you can create a palette from those colors with a single tap.
What devices does it support?
Developer Colour Palette is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
What is included in the free trial?
The website says the app includes a 14-day free trial. After that, the subscription renews automatically unless canceled. The AI features specifically require an active subscription and are subject to a monthly usage limit.
Are there limits on the AI features?
Yes. The AI Palette Assistant and AI Image Colour Extraction features are limited to 100 uses per month. The limit resets on the first day of each month, and the website notes that these limits may change and fair use restrictions apply.