Unbelievable, more info than I even expected
I’ve been painting with watercolor long enough to know what I’m doing but still have areas where I’d like to learn more. This app is WILD with so much information! I’m seeing swatches of a paint pigment from 10+ manufacturers, making it easier to see whose version I like more. You’re shown the pigments in a specific paint so you can mix it yourself. And if you don’t have the specific paint to mix with? They give you DUPES for colors! I’m making an inventory of the paints l already own and saving the paints I want. As if there could be more, there are a LOT of painting tutorials. I haven’t watched one yet because I’m obsessed with the swatches and mixing info, but if it performs like it seems it should (the videos), it takes this app from 100% to 110% awesome.
I have the free version but to subscribe is like, $13 a YEAR. I’ll be subbing soon
I have the free version but to subscribe is like, $13 a YEAR. I’ll be subbing soon
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Great App!
This app is great! I really enjoy organizing and learning about watercolor paints. I enjoy learning the pigment codes and qualities of each paint so this app was made for me. From reading the past reviews, it looks like lots of improvements have been made over the last 2 years. One suggestion going forward is to make the app able to be use horizontally as well as vertically. This would be great for iPad users.
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Excellent
So helpful for learning about paint properties and as a quick reference when planning a painting. I also love being able to match my paints to those used by tutorials, so I have the peace of mind that my materials are up to the task at hand and I can focus on the techniques.
Excellent
Love being able to see what paints I have and what videos would be worth while watching based on the paints in my pallet. Never knew an app like this existed but I’m thrilled about it now! Plus when I’m shopping for paint I can open this app and see what I already have. This app is a big win for me
Must need app
I love the continued upgrades, this app just keeps getting better. I began using it to keep my colours referenced in one spot, compare colours/brands and keep a wish list. With the continued improvements it’s become a valuable tool to aid in learning about watercolour paint - making purchasing decisions easier. And the Find a Dupe and colour mixing references are brilliant.
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Amazing customer service
This app is great and provides lots of useful information. I’m impressed with the customer service, the response is super fast.
Incredibly useful
I love how I can search by one or several different brands or by other characteristics, like lightfastness, transparency, staining, and granularity. I also enjoy the fact that it allows me to find replacement pigments.
It also ensures that I know what pains I already have in my collection. And lastly, I can create and store groupings by color, brand, or purpose.
I recommended it to several of my artist friends.
It also ensures that I know what pains I already have in my collection. And lastly, I can create and store groupings by color, brand, or purpose.
I recommended it to several of my artist friends.
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Cannot search by color, cannot buy app
I had high hopes for this, but after purchasing on my iPad, the developer did not create an iPad version, so it’s in a vertical orientation and not landscape, so you can’t use a keyboard. I tried to purchase on my iPhone anyway, hoping that updates would come, but the app crashes immediately. There is good information in the app, but I would like to retain the brands I choose in a search…I’ve never heard of most of these. I would also like to add paints to my “personal collection” that I can choose from to create a palette, but then be able to “shop” for other paints, looking through the entire catalog. It’s nice that I can choose by transparency and granulation, but I’d also like to be able to choose by a color family. Like maybe I want to find a new transparent, non-granulating pink that’s from Daniel Smith. There is no option to choose only pink paints, so you have to view every paint in a catalog, and they’re pretty mixed up. I expected this to be a way that I could keep track of what paints I’ve purchased, but I don’t think that’s what the app is meant to do.
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Response from developer
Thanks so much for your feedback. The recent updates have addressed many of your concerns, including the ability to search and sort by color family and color lean. The purchasing issue has been fixed as well.
Love this app so much.
Yes, it does not sync. And sure that can be a little annoying. But it’s not hard to go through and easily keep track of your paints. So much work went into this app and I greatly appreciate it and the developer.
It’s made my life easier, helped me plan my palettes and organize my colors. It even directs you to a quick search to Amazon for paints you are curious about (does not mean you have to buy from there but I have found some great deals once or twice that way).
The ability to document my palettes, keep them organized easily by name, and plan special palettes for trips and projects is so nice.
Truly love this app and glad I bought it. (Though you can check it out for free).
It’s made my life easier, helped me plan my palettes and organize my colors. It even directs you to a quick search to Amazon for paints you are curious about (does not mean you have to buy from there but I have found some great deals once or twice that way).
The ability to document my palettes, keep them organized easily by name, and plan special palettes for trips and projects is so nice.
Truly love this app and glad I bought it. (Though you can check it out for free).
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Response from developer
Thanks so much for your kind words, and constructive criticism. I'm happy to be able to tell you that sync has finally arrived. Lots of other new features, too. I hope you'll come check them out.
An absolute must for any watercolour painter / pigment collector
I’ve been looking for an app such as this for years and am so impressed with this app I immediately purchased the full app. I have all my palettes and pigments sorted into a neat and cohesive collection now instead of just on paper. The absolute must is the amazing single pigment finder which is a dream. Thankyou devs!
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Not updated enough.
I have had my paid version of this app for several months. I wrote to the developers in May of 2024 asking how often they updated their color swatches. No answer and no updates…
Response from developer
Thanks so much for the feedback and I'm happy to say that we've added lots of new brands over the last couple of months and are updating often. If you see a paint or brand that's missing, you can reach out at contact@neuralappworks.com, or add the paint directly via a new feature in the app.
Love this app!
I’ve love this app! It is so handy to have. I have created several palettes and educated myself just through this app.
There are just a few things to work through so that it why it is 4 stars. I do realize this is a fairly new app and hopefully improvements will come. For me it was worth the purchase!
There are just a few things to work through so that it why it is 4 stars. I do realize this is a fairly new app and hopefully improvements will come. For me it was worth the purchase!
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A Great App It Is A Game Changer
It is well worth the one off cost to upgrade this app to Premium. I used to do long searches trying to find information on my many paints but now it is all in one place and I can drop any colour into my made-to-measure virtual palettes. This is the answer I have been looking for on how to keep track of what colours go where. Thanks so much to the developers as you have saved me hours of search time 💗.
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Does not sync
I bought the palette because the free one does not really do a whole lot. For the price, the app should come with instructions and should be able to sync with my other devices instead of paying again. The search is not extensive which does not include my kuretake colors. I’ll keep it anyway since I’ve already paid. It’s overpriced for limited functionality.
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Response from developer
Thanks for hanging in there with me: Sync has finally arrived. Lots of other new features, too. I hope you'll come check them out.
Love this app!
Was so pleased I found this app to create many personal palettes for all of my watercolour paints.
Love that it has all the paint properties on the swatch without having to click further.
So pleased it is a one-off purchase price for the pro version as subscriptions are an immediate turn off.
Love that it has all the paint properties on the swatch without having to click further.
So pleased it is a one-off purchase price for the pro version as subscriptions are an immediate turn off.
Beware, you can't sync data between your iPhone and iPad
This will maybe someday be a great app, maybe, but for now it has some serious limitations. Here are the 3 I've discovered so far.
You can't sync data between devices (I confirmed this w customer support who is basically the app developer herself?) This means that any palette you create on your phone, will not appear on your iPad. It also doesn't seem to recognize on my other device that I bought the "pro" version.
Using this on my iPhone means the color swatches are teeny tiny. To drag and move a square around a palette, you'd have to tap an even tinier little "=" icon at the top of each square. If you don't hit the icon JUST right, you can't drag that swatch. If could go the moving around on my iPad, life would be less frustrating. To do so now means recreating all my palettes AGAIN, and paying for the the pro version AGAIN. No, thanks.
My favorite palette is 9 columns across and 4 rows down. The app only allows max of 8 columns across, so I had to build it sideways, if that makes sense. Not ideal. My workspace is such that pivoting my palette 90 degrees is not an option.
The watercolor enthusiast world is HUGE! I belong to many Facebook groups, one of which has over 44,000 members. The market for a GOOD palette database is enormous. And we share our great finds. I can't say this is one of them yet.
You can't sync data between devices (I confirmed this w customer support who is basically the app developer herself?) This means that any palette you create on your phone, will not appear on your iPad. It also doesn't seem to recognize on my other device that I bought the "pro" version.
Using this on my iPhone means the color swatches are teeny tiny. To drag and move a square around a palette, you'd have to tap an even tinier little "=" icon at the top of each square. If you don't hit the icon JUST right, you can't drag that swatch. If could go the moving around on my iPad, life would be less frustrating. To do so now means recreating all my palettes AGAIN, and paying for the the pro version AGAIN. No, thanks.
My favorite palette is 9 columns across and 4 rows down. The app only allows max of 8 columns across, so I had to build it sideways, if that makes sense. Not ideal. My workspace is such that pivoting my palette 90 degrees is not an option.
The watercolor enthusiast world is HUGE! I belong to many Facebook groups, one of which has over 44,000 members. The market for a GOOD palette database is enormous. And we share our great finds. I can't say this is one of them yet.
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Response from developer
Thanks for hanging in there with me: Sync has finally arrived. I've also made some improvements to the palette organization and taken your advice to get rid of the little "=" icons. Now you can try long-pressing to drag and drop. Lots of other new features, too. I hope you'll come check them out.
Saves me time and money!!
I just learned about this app! Nearly immediately it provided me more efficiency when choosing a color, prepping for a workshop, and ordering more tube stock. The ability to create a palette for any groups of paints is lifesaving. I made a palette for my paints by manufacturer. The sorting options within a palette are great; transparent, pigment, reds, etc. While reviewing a workshops supply list I encountered colors unknown to me. So on the app I looked up the formula, searched for similar formulas that I own (via the manufacturer palettes I created) and found that mixing two of my owned paints kept me from needing to buy any paint for the workshop!
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Finally, someone nailed it!!!
I've been looking for something like this for years. Finally something I can really use to track the pigments I use for each painting. I love it! The link to Amazon for buying each color is brilliant, too!
