Comparison

Model Colors vs Resin Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Model Colors

This app helps hobbyists manage their paint collections for models. Track colors you own, colors you need, and easily share lists. Find similar colors and organize them into custom lists for different projects.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Resin Control

Control your 3D resin printer remotely from your iOS device. Monitor prints in real-time, transfer files wirelessly, and manage your printing projects with ease. Features include live camera feeds, print history, and multi-printer support.

Highlights
  • Real-time printer status monitoring
  • Wireless file transfer
  • Live camera video and snapshots
  • Print control (start, pause, resume, stop)
  • Print history tracking
  • Multi-printer support
  • Resin inventory control
Features
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Transform your iOS device into a powerful control center for your 3D resin printer. Resin Control offers seamless wireless connectivity and comprehensive monitoring capabilities for your 3D printing projects. Take complete control of your 3D printer from anywhere in your local network. Monitor prints in real-time, manage files, and ensure perfect results every time. KEY FEATURES: • Real-time printer status monitoring • Wireless file transfer (.ctb, .gcode and .goo files) • Live camera video and snapshots • Print control (start, pause, resume, stop) • Print history tracking • Multi-printer support • iPad optimization with dedicated interface • Inventory control of your resins ADVANCED CAPABILITIES: • Instant printer discovery on local network • Real-time print progress tracking • Comprehensive printer status information • Easy file management system • Camera monitoring with live feed and snapshot • Intuitive print controls • Detailed print history • Customizable settings with notifications Perfect for: • 3D printing enthusiasts • Professional makers • Design studios • Educational institutions • Prototype developers • Anyone with a compatible 3D resin printer Compatible with printers supporting the SDCP (Smart Device Control Protocol) protocol. Download now and take your 3D printing experience to the next level. Any feedback is always welcome in our website. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Model Colors4 screens
Resin Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Model Colors at Free against Resin Control's $2.99. Model Colors also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (447 vs 22). Resin Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (80% vs 61%). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Model Colors is free to download; Resin Control costs $2.99 up front. Model Colors sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Resin Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Model Colors holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Model Colors has 447 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Model Colors's written reviews are positive against 80% of Resin Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Model Colors ships an update monthly, Resin Control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Model Colors versus Resin Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel ColorsResin Control
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (447 ratings) — better4.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings447 — better22
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD-Pointer OyPedro Soria Martinez

Customer experience

Model Colors

All ratings447 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative35.8%

Resin Control

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Model Colors

Subscriptions4
  • 1 month subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 3 month subscription14 Days trial$1.993 Months
  • 6 month subscription1 Month trial$3.496 Months
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  • 1 year subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Year
None

Resin Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Model Colors free?
Model Colors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resin Control free?
Resin Control costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Model Colors or Resin Control?
Model Colors is rated higher. Model Colors averages 4.6 out of 5 from 447 ratings, while Resin Control averages 4.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Model Colors or Resin Control have ads?
Neither Model Colors nor Resin Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Model Colors or Resin Control?
Model Colors ships an update monthly, and Resin Control every 3 weeks. Most recently, Model Colors was updated on October 17, 2026 and Resin Control on October 18, 2026.

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