The Paint Picker vs Model Paints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Paint Picker
This app assists miniature painters in selecting optimal paint schemes for their armies. It leverages color theory to suggest visually striking combinations, helping users find matching paints and complementary colors.
- Select starting color
- Find matching paints
- Discover complementary paints
- Save and share schemes
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The Paint Picker is designed to help wargamers choose the perfect paint scheme for their armies. The app utilises the principles of color theory to suggest paint schemes that will really pop on the battlefield. Features: • Select a starting color from the color wheel. • Find the nearest matching paint from a variety of manufacturers. • Discover complementary paints. • Save and share the results.
Model Paints
This app helps scale model builders by providing a comprehensive database of over 20,000 paints from various manufacturers. It offers tools for browsing paint charts, matching colors from photos or the camera, and calculating scale conversions.
- Extensive paint database (20,000+ paints)
- Color matching from photos and camera
- Browse manufacturer and standard paint charts
- Scale calculation
- Paint blending for new colors
- Automatic database updates
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A database of paints from most of the manufacturers designed for modellers (more than 20000 paints). Model Paints simplifies scale model builder work by providing a set of easy to use and comprehensive tools. With Model Paints you can: - Browse paint charts from colour standards and model kit paint manufacturers; - Matching paints from whole database or your favourite paints only; - Matching from selected photo from you library; - Online matching from camera; - Get detailed information about paint; - Scale calculation; - Paint matching for a manually specified color - Search for paints by barcode - Paints lists support - Lightening result can depends scale - Getting new colors when blending paints - Database automatically update Current paint manufactures are include: - Abteilung 502 - Agama - AK Interactive - AMMO by Mig Jimenez - Andrea Miniatures - Arion Models - Aztek - Badger - Citadel Paints - Coat D'Arms - Createx Colors - CreateFX - Flames Of War - Floquil - Forge World - Gianonotes - Gravity Colors - Hannants - Hataka - Heki - Heller - Humbrol - Italeri - IPP - Jim Scale - Lefranc Bourgeois - LifeColor - Meng - Mig Productions - Mission Models - Model Master - Molotow - mr.Hobby - Mr.Paint - Pactra - Privateer Press - Pro Acryl - RailMatch - Reaper Miniatures - Revell - Scale75 - Scalecoat - Scale Colors - SMS Paints - Sovereign Hobbies - Splash Paints - Tamiya - Testors - The Army Painter - Vallejo - Wargames Foundry - Wilder - Winsor & Newton - [ ARM.PNT ] - Акан - Моделист - ZIPMaket - Zvezda ... and more References Charts: - Army-Navy Aeronautical (ANA) - British Standard 381C - British Standard 4800 - Federal Standard 595C - RLM - RAL Classic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Paint Picker at none against Model Paints's shown. The Paint Picker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (89% vs 81%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. The Paint Picker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Model Paints sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Paint Picker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of The Paint Picker's written reviews are positive against 81% of Model Paints's.
The Paint Picker ships an update every 5 weeks, Model Paints every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Paint Picker | Model Paints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (90 ratings) — better | 4.3 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Tunney | Valentin Ozerov |
Customer experience
The Paint Picker
Model Paints
In-app purchases
The Paint Picker
- Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$2.99
- Enormous Tip$4.99
Model Paints
- Annual subscription$2.991 Year
- Remove Ads$5.99
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