Paint Warhammer vs FM Solar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
FM Solar
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Mobile Application for FM Solar customers. Customers can register for push notifications, see their loadshedding schedules as well as historical messages sent to them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FM Solar at none against Paint Warhammer's shown. FM Solar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Paint Warhammer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). 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.
Paint Warhammer ships an update every 5 weeks, FM Solar every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint Warhammer | FM Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (547 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 547 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Games Workshop Limited | SolrBoost Pty Ltd |
Bugs and requests
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
FM Solar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paint Warhammer
No in-app purchases
FM Solar
No in-app purchases
