# Model Colors — Making your modelling fun

> Hobby paint collection and project management tool. (iPhone/iPad app by D-Pointer Oy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/model-colors/id1200319954 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [D-Pointer Oy](https://appshunter.io/developer/433372709)
- Category: Utilities, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 445 App Store ratings · 192 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 70 MB
- Languages: American English, Czech, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and 3 more
- Released: 2017-01-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/model-colors/id1200319954/reviews.md

## What is Model Colors?

Model Colors is an application for helping you keep track of your hobby model colors and projects. Have you ever ended up buying the wrong colors because you didn’t remember the exact code of the color you needed or forgot to get that pesky Dunkelgelb that you needed to finish that glorious tank you’re working on? If so, then Model Colors helps you keep track of the colors that you own and the colors that you need to buy. The application contains lists of all colors from a set of brands and you can browse these lists and mark the ones you already own and the ones you need to buy. Currently the app has over 50000 colors included from most big and many small manufacturers.

The lists of your own colors and colors that you need to buy can be easily shared via mail, iMessage etc.

If you mainly use some particular color types or individual colors you can set them as favorites and easily access them from the main menu.

You can check for colors that are similar to a certain color either via color standards like FS, RAL, RLM etc, or via industry standard CIE deltaE 2000 calculations.

Various colors can also be grouped together for quick access into custom color lists.  You can keep the colors you normally use for US airplanes in one list and colors you use for fantasy miniatures in another, making them easy to find.

Some of the included brands: Abteilung 502, Agama, AKAN, AK Interactive, Alclad II, Ammo, Andrea, AOK Silveroaks, Apple Barrell, Arcus Hobby Colors, Army Painter, Badger, Bits of War, Coat D'Arms, Colour Forge, Craft Smart, Createx, Creature Caster, Daler-Rowney, Darkstar Miniatures, Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy, Dwarven Forge, E7, Fantasy Flight Games, Faskolor, Fire Scale Modeler, Flames of War, Flory Models, ForgeWorld, Gaia, Gamescraft, Games Workshop, Golden, Gravity Colors, Green Stuff World, Hannants, Hataka, Heller, Hobby Mio, Huge Miniatures, Humbrol, ICM, Instar, Italeri, Jo Sonja's, Jumpwind, Kimera Models, Lefranc Bourgeois, LifeColor, Liquitex, Meng, Microscale, MIG Productions, Minuteman Scale Models, Mission Models, Modellers World, Modo, Monkey Modelling Paints, Monument Hobbies, Mr. Hobby, MR Paint, Nocturna Models, Paasche, Pacific88, Pactra, Pledge, Prince August, Privateer Press, ProScale Paints, Rackham, Reaper, Rembrandt, Revell, Rust-Oleum, Scale75, Scale Colors, Scale Modellers Supply, Sovereign Hobbies, Splash Paints, Tamiya, Testors, Titans Hobby, Tru-Color, True Earth, TT Combat, Turbo Dork, Ultimate Modelling Products, Vallejo, Vantage Modelling Solutions, Warcolours, Wargames Foundry, Warlord Games, Wilder, Winsor & Newton.

You can also add the models that you are working on or plan to build in the future. For each model you can register the colors that are required and make sure that you don't forget to buy any essential colors. Each model can have a photos associated with it as well as notes. Using the notes and photos it is easy to keep a build diary or just keep track of things that you need to do at some point.

Model Colors requires iCloud and iCloud Drive to be enabled for the app to work. iCloud Drive is used to save photos and documents for our models.

Model Colors uses a subscription in order to support the application development and there's a trial period that lets you evaluate the app.

Please see the link https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ for the End User License Agreement.

## Key features

- Track owned and needed paint colors
- Browse over 40,000 colors from various brands
- Share color lists via email and messaging
- Set favorite colors for quick access
- Find similar colors using standards or calculations
- Create custom color lists for projects

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 year subscription | $5.99 | per year |
| 1 month subscription | $0.99 | per month |
| 3 month subscription | $1.99 | per 3 months |
| 6 month subscription | $3.49 | per 6 months |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 192)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/model-colors/id1200319954/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Outstanding

*2026-05-30, version 5.4*

This is an outstanding app for managing my paints. I use the shopping list when buying paints at the model shop.

### 1/5 — Not free anymore,

*2026-05-12, version 5.2*

It’s no longer free to use.  Spent a lot of time inputting the data. Move it to a spreadsheet

### 1/5 — Used to be my go to until they charged

*2026-03-08, version 4.15*

This app used to be my go to to manage my huge paint collections but then once they started charging to access the data, I was out.

### 5/5 — The best organizer

*2026-02-10, version 5.1*

This app is a the best tool I have for my hobby. It’s much easier to use than scale mates imho.

### 5/5 — The perfect Scale Modelling app

*2026-01-13, version 5.0*

Have been using for a couple of years now and the app does everything I need in one place. Tracks my building material stash including paints, glues, weathering materials, etc with barcode scanning built in for adding purchases and a shopping list feature for restocks or needed items.
Keeps track of my kit stash and builds, adds Scalemates links to kit records from box barcode scan.
Included scale converter, paint matcher and colour mix log (including option to share yours or find other modellers submissions).
Constantly updated, brilliant FB and discord group to engage directly with app creator. 
Highly recommend adding it to your scale modelling toolkit.

### 5/5 — Great Tool

*2025-12-25, version 5.0*

This is a great tool for matching paints and managing my paint stash.

### 5/5 — Paint options

*2025-12-08, version 5.0*

As well as keeping inventory of all your model paints, this will details of all model project both past and present. This app is invaluable to track your needs by creating shopping lists.   This app is essential for any modeller of any skill level.

### 5/5 — Good way to keep track of your models and paints

*2025-11-15*

I have use many features like color list. It help you keep track color you mixed and use on other model.

### 5/5 — Cannot model without it - and regular updates

*2025-10-25, version 4.15*

This is probably the most useful app I have ever used. The description says it all, so I am not going to repeat it. The app is actively supported. There are regular updates and any bug that sneaks in is promptly fixed. I have been using it ever since I started modelling and find the ability to document each model I built and the colours used is really helpful. For example when you build a collection of UK Cold War planes from different model manufacturers each recommending different colour brands, it is useful to read the notes and use the exact same colour on all to make them all consistent.
The ability to compare colours with the standard colours is good as you can see how different each manufacturer’s interpretation of a standard is.

### 1/5 — Из России не работает, хотя подписка оформлена

*2025-07-06, version 4.13*

Из России подписка оформлена путем сложных манипуляций, но приложение постоянно меняет сервер на недоступный из РФ. Кол за отзывчивость.

## Frequently asked questions about Model Colors

### What does the Model Colors app do?

Model Colors is designed to help hobbyists manage their paint collections for model building and painting. It allows users to keep track of the colors they own, the colors they need to purchase, and organize them by project or type.

### What are the key features of Model Colors?

Key features include tracking owned and needed paints, browsing a vast database of over 40,000 colors from numerous brands, sharing color lists, setting favorite colors, finding similar colors, and creating custom color groups for specific projects.

### Is Model Colors free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. This means there are optional features or content that can be bought within the app.

### What kind of models or projects can I use this app for?

The app is suitable for a wide range of modeling and hobby projects, including scale models like tanks and airplanes, fantasy miniatures, and any other craft that involves painting with specific color palettes.

### How does the app help me avoid buying the wrong colors?

By allowing you to mark colors you already own, the app prevents you from accidentally repurchasing them. You can also create a 'colors needed' list to ensure you buy only the specific paints required for your current projects.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.0 — 2026-08-25

Model Colors is now on the Mac

The whole app — your stash, shopping list, color lists, mixes and model projects — now runs as a Mac app alongside iPhone and iPad, with real Mac windows, menus and toolbars.

Now in 13 languages

The app, its help and the privacy policy are translated into Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Ukrainian, Czech and Korean. Dates follow your region, and you can switch the app's language from Settings.

Faster

Searching and filtering the color database is far quicker and no longer stalls scrolling, color comparisons are faster, and model photos load from a new local cache.

A fresh look

• Model cards show the cover photo, scale and a color coded build state
• The model info screen now leads with the cover photo, name, brand and scale
• Reworked brands, color lists and attribute views
• A more compact search panel
• Alternate app icons to pick from

Also new

• Give a color mix a preview color, so you can see roughly what it mixes to
• Copy a color's RGB value with one tap
• Jump straight from a color to its brand or color type
• Searchable brand and scale pickers when adding a model
• If the app can't start, it now says why and offers to try again

And a long list of fixes for crashes, layout glitches and sync problems.

### 5.6 — 2026-06-09

New in this version:

* fixes a bug related to loading color mixes.

### 5.5 — 2026-06-04

New in this version:

* the colors in a color list and mix can be sorted.
* improve signing in to reduce unnecessary Sign in with Apple prompts.
* fix date bug for models.
* various other rough edges smoothed out.
* small UI tweaks and improvements.

### 5.4 — 2026-05-19

New in this version:

* fixes a bug related to saving color mixes.
* no new features.

### 5.3 — 2026-05-12

New in this version:

* this is mainly a maintenance version to better use a new backend server.
* many small bugs fixed.

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