AkzoNobel MIXIT vs ReconPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AkzoNobel MIXIT
Access a vast database of over two million automotive, aerospace, and yacht colors. This cloud-based application provides fast and accurate color identification and formula retrieval, continuously updated with new shades.
- Vast color database (2M+ shades)
- Automotive, Aerospace, Yacht colors
- Cloud-based access
- Fast and accurate search
- Formula retrieval
- Color matching
- Favorites synchronization
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MIXIT™, AkzoNobel's advanced color identification and retrieval application represents a turning point for the industry. Through MIXIT™, users have direct, immediate access to our vast database, which hosts more than two million Automotive, Aerospace and Yacht colors –with more being added every day. MIXIT™ uses a cloud-based system, and can be easily accessed from your mobile phone. Driven by our most sophisticated algorithms, MIXIT™ is capable of delivering fast and accurate search results, and is continuously being updated. All of which makes MIXIT™ your go-to solution for formula retrieval and color matching. The MIXIT™ app is seamlessly integrated with our web based platform. If you found the right match, make sure to mark it as a favorite so you can find it back later on your phone, tablet and desktop.
ReconPro
Streamline automotive service operations with a comprehensive mobile and web solution. Create digital inspections, estimates, work orders, and invoices. Manage customer records, track commissions, and integrate with accounting software.
- Paperless Inspections, Estimates, Work Orders, Invoices
- Configurable Visual Inspections with Interactive Images
- Customer Records Management
- VIN Scanning and Decoding
- Photo Capture and Digital Note Taking
- Accounting Integration (QuickBooks™)
- Real-Time Activity Reporting
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ReconPro™ is a mobile and web-based solution to help automotive service and repair professionals create paperless Inspections, Estimates, Work Orders, and Invoices, enforce process, and manage back-office activities. Notable features include: - Mobile Inspections, Estimates, Work Orders, and Invoices - Configurable Visual Inspections, and with interactive interior and exterior splat images - Customer records management - VIN Scanning and Decoding - Photo Capture - Digital Note Taking - OEM Paint Codes support - R&I and Labor times - Parts Lookup - Accounting Integration QuickBooks™. - Web-based Real-Time Activity Reporting - Commission Tracking - Service Requests and Scheduling - Dealer Lot Walk functionality with bulk or line-item approvals - Receive approvals on-device, via quick-link, or email - Configurable Services, Packages, Pricing - Device Location Monitoring allows you to save history of the device for any day. - Print from your mobile device with or without Internet access - Native app is fully functional on your device without Internet connection. All data is synched to your back-office when Internet connection is restored. - Multiple Hail Matrix services simplify work with hail damage. - Seamless integration with Body Shop Crash systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AkzoNobel MIXIT at 4.0 against ReconPro's 2.6. ReconPro's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 17%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
AkzoNobel MIXIT holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of AkzoNobel MIXIT's written reviews are positive against 33% of ReconPro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AkzoNobel MIXIT ships an update every 3 weeks, ReconPro monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | AkzoNobel MIXIT | ReconPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (21 ratings) — better | 2.6 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. | AutoMobile Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
AkzoNobel MIXIT
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In-app purchases
AkzoNobel MIXIT
No in-app purchases
ReconPro
No in-app purchases
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