# Kobo Clara Colour

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Kobo Clara Colour and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People like its colour screen for comics and reading, and its openness to alternative software, though critics find the colour display less clear and say colour is mostly a gimmick.

## Why people recommend it

- Colour screen engages readers (2 comments): "the colour screen keeps them engaged (we had black and white e-readers before and it just wasn't the same)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49586976)) "they love them for graphic novels" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50110228))
- Happy, attached owners (2 comments): "I have a love affair with my Kobo Clara Colour" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49764991)) "I'm happy with my Kobo Clara Colour." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393258))
- Runs alternative OS and jailbreaks (2 comments): "I've been trying to find an alt OS for my Clara Colour and this looks great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49391248)) "I love that was even able to load my jailbroken epub library to the Kobo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49512005))

## What people warn about

- Colour screen less clear, lower contrast (2 comments): "I looked at the new color screens and they didn't look as clear to me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392279)) "The color one has a darker screen and less contrast than the bw one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49401394))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Kobo e-reader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-e-reader.md): 154 recommend
- [Onyx Boox e-reader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/boox-e-reader.md): 48 recommend
- [Kobo Clara](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-clara-bw.md): 38 recommend
- [Kindle Paperwhite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kindle-paperwhite.md): 34 recommend
- [Kobo Libra Color](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-libra-colour.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Kobo+Clara+Colour+e-reader&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.kobo.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kobo Clara Colour", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-clara-color/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).