# SupaPick vs Pika

Pick Pika if you want a free, open-source color picker with editable values, foreground and background pairs, and WCAG and APCA contrast. It is a very good app. Pick SupaPick if you paste colors into code: it copies Tailwind classes, NSColor and UIColor as well as SwiftUI and OKLCH, and exports a palette as Swift, CSS variables or a Tailwind theme, for $4.99 once.

| | SupaPick | Pika |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free from GitHub or Homebrew; $2.99 on the Mac App Store |
| Pricing model | One-time purchase. One license for three Macs, every 1.x update included | Free and open source (MIT) |
| Free use | 7-day trial; after it, the loupe, HEX copy and HEX history stay free | Everything, for free |
| Platforms | Mac (macOS 14 or later), Apple silicon and Intel | Mac (macOS 14 or later); the App Store build needs an M1 or later |
| Loupe | 15 × 15 pixel zoom, arrows move 1 px, Shift 10 px | Pro picker loupe, arrows move 1 px, Shift 10 px (opt-in) |
| Formats | HEX, rgb(), hsl(), oklch(), SwiftUI (sRGB and Display P3), NSColor, UIColor, CSS variable, Tailwind v4 class | Hex, RGB, HSB, HSL, LAB, OpenGL, OKLCH, Display P3, SwiftUI |
| Contrast | WCAG 2 ratio, APCA Lc, AA and AAA badges | WCAG and APCA, with the text sizes each level suits |
| Palettes | Favorites and your own, exported as Swift, CSS variables or Tailwind v4 `@theme` | Named palettes. Export as code: not documented |
| Where your colors live | One file on your Mac. No account | Not documented. The App Store listing says no data is collected |

Pika details are from superhighfives.com/pika, its GitHub repository and the US Mac App Store, checked November 11, 2026.

## Price

Pika is free. You can download it from its website or GitHub, or install it with Homebrew, and the code is open under the MIT license. The Mac App Store version costs $2.99. SupaPick is $4.99 once for three Macs, with every 1.x update included. After its 7-day trial, the loupe, HEX copy and your HEX history keep working for free. If you only need HEX, both cost you nothing.

## What each one is built around

Pika is built around a foreground and background pair. Press `⌥⌘D` to grab both, read the contrast, then click a value to type, scrub or step it with the arrow keys. It names colors, keeps a history with undo, and can be driven from scripts through `pika://` links. SupaPick is built around one pick that ends on your clipboard. Press `⌃⌥C`, click, and the color is copied in your default format, whether that is `sky-600`, `oklch(…)` or a `Color(.displayP3, …)` initializer. It doesn't edit values; it copies them.

## Palettes into code

Both apps keep palettes. SupaPick names each pinned color after its nearest Tailwind class, lets you rename it, and exports the palette as a SwiftUI `extension Color`, a `:root` block of CSS variables or a Tailwind v4 `@theme` block, namespaced by palette so two palettes don't overwrite each other. Copy it, or save it as a file. Pika can copy all its colors as text or JSON, but we found no documented palette export to Swift, CSS or Tailwind.

## Privacy

Both need Screen Recording to read pixels with a loupe; Pika asks only if you turn on its Pro picker. SupaPick keeps history and palettes in one file in your Library folder, with no account. It goes online only to check for updates and to activate a license key. Pika's App Store listing says it collects no data, and because it is open source you can read exactly what it does.

## Questions and answers

**Is SupaPick a subscription?**

No. SupaPick is $4.99 once for three Macs, with every 1.x update included. There is no account and nothing to renew.

**Pika is free. Why pay for SupaPick?**

Pay only if the formats and exports save you time. SupaPick copies Tailwind classes, NSColor and UIColor and exports palettes as Swift, CSS or a Tailwind theme. If you don't need those, Pika is an excellent free choice.

**Can I try SupaPick first?**

Yes. Everything is unlocked for 7 days, no account needed. After that the loupe, HEX copy and HEX history keep working for free.

- [Download the free trial](https://download.supapick.app/SupaPick-1.0.0.zip)
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