Nanoleaf vs Paint Warhammer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nanoleaf
Control and customize your smart lighting experience with a comprehensive app. Design layouts, set schedules, create dynamic scenes, and integrate with voice assistants for effortless smart home management.
- Virtual Layout Assistant
- One-touch RGB presets
- Full scene customization
- Remote on/off and brightness control
- Scene scheduling and automation
- Voice command integration
- Community scene discovery
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Design, set up, manage, and control your Nanoleaf lights all in one place. From the virtual Layout Assistant, to one-touch RGB presets, to full in-depth customization like you’ve never seen before, prepare for a lighting experience that is Smarter by Design. Simple Control Use the App to scan your lights’ pairing code and get set up in seconds, then enjoy your smart light-switch. Remotely turn your lights on and off, adjust brightness (trust us they go BRIGHT), and select your color Scenes from anywhere within your home. Group your lights together for joint control with Group Scenes (because we love a team player), or segment by room to keep your lights as organized as you wish your life could be. Complete Customization Create custom dynamic Scenes by selecting palettes and colors with the intuitive color wheel, adjusting ratios, and choosing animated motions. Try vibrant RGB hues to set a total vibe, or put the “fun” in functional lighting with the whole range of white color temperatures. Advanced Automations Set Schedules to automate your daily lighting needs, from gentle morning light-alarms, to gradually dimming nightly reminders that Holy **** it’s 2AM again, you need to wake up in 4 hours, PLEASE go to sleep. Now You’re Talking Connect your lights with your smart home assistant (HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Samsung SmartThings) and use voice commands to control them hands-free. Just say “Hey Siri, turn on my TGIF” Scene” and instantly enter full relaxation-mode at the end of a long week. Join the Community Explore the App’s “Discover” tab for a huge collection of incredible Scenes created by users like you. Well, like you, just more creative. But if you too are the creative type, share your own Scenes and show the community what you’ve got! There are endless Scenes to discover for every mood and occasion, all the way from “Ho Ho Holidays” to “Netflix and Chill”. + More With a virtual AR Layout Assistant, curated Scenes and Playlists, Cloud Control (requires Apple home hub), and additional product information, the Nanoleaf App really is your smart lighting one-stop-shop. The Nanoleaf App supports all Nanoleaf manufactured products including by not limited to: Light Panels, Canvas, Shapes, Essentials, Elements, Lines, Blocks, Sense+ Smart Switch and Matter Wi-Fi products. Enjoy it today on the ever superior iOS operating system.
Paint Warhammer
This app assists both new and experienced painters in achieving excellent results for miniatures. It offers guides, high-resolution images, and step-by-step instructions for various painting techniques and color schemes. Organize your projects and manage your paint collection with its helpful features.
- Contrast paint guides
- High-resolution painting reference images
- Project organization
- Step-by-step color instructions
- Miniature basing techniques
- Paint inventory and wishlist
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Sign in with a free My Warhammer account and access the following features: Painting Guides Thousands of guides for using Warhammer Colour AND Warhammer Tone Pro paints organised by colour and faction. Hobby Desk Name your painting projects, track colour schemes and recipes, and add notes. Inventory and Wishlist Build an inventory of the Warhammer Tone Pro and Warhammer Colour paints in your collection, and build a wishlist of the paints you need. Paint Comparison Tool Enter a Warhammer Colour Base or Layer paint to find comparative and complementary colours in the Warhammer Tone Pro range. Warhammer Academy Your My Warhammer account also grants FREE access to Warhammer Academy – your digital gateway to the worlds of Warhammer where you’ll build knowledge, skills, and confidence. https://www.warhammer.com/legal#app-terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nanoleaf at 4.2 against Paint Warhammer's 3.5. Nanoleaf also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (45K vs 550). Paint Warhammer's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 17%). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nanoleaf holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nanoleaf has 45K ratings behind it against 550, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Nanoleaf's written reviews are positive against 50% of Paint Warhammer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nanoleaf ships an update every 2 weeks, Paint Warhammer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nanoleaf | Paint Warhammer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (45K ratings) — better | 3.5 (550 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews | 50.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 550 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nanoleaf | Games Workshop Limited |
Customer experience
Nanoleaf
Paint Warhammer
User reviews
Nanoleaf
From 45K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable lighting
- 💡 Innovative features
- 🎨 Beautiful product design
- 🕰 Scheduling and automation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔌 Unreliable firmware updates
- 🤯 Confusing app UI/UX
- 🕰 Slow response times
- 🔍 Difficult to troubleshoot
Paint Warhammer
From 550 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Comprehensive painting guides
- 🎨 Detailed color schemes
- 📋 Useful inventory and wishlist
- 🔍 Convenient color matching
- 🎥 Helpful tutorial videos
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited model selection
- 🔀 Lack of custom color scheme creation
- 🔄 No sync across devices
- 🔍 Outdated content
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate on smaller screens
Bugs and requests
Nanoleaf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Lights randomly disconnecting
- Firmware updates failing or bricking devices
- Scenes not syncing properly across devices
- App crashes on launch or during use
- Delayed or unresponsive device controls
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app stability and reliability
- More intuitive scene creation and management
- Better integration with other smart home platforms
- Customizable animation speed and effects
- Ability to save and restore custom color presets
Paint Warhammer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when opening certain models
- Background issues causing text to be unreadable
- Inventory and wishlist data loss after updates
Requested features
5 requests- 360-degree model views
- Custom paint scheme creator
- Sync inventory and projects across devices
- More faction-specific color schemes
- Better filtering and sorting options
In-app purchases
Nanoleaf
No in-app purchases
Paint Warhammer
No in-app purchases









