The Paint Picker vs Inkventory
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.
Inkventory
Organize your hobby paint collection with this app. Scan barcodes to add paints, explore new colors, and manage favorites and wishlists. Syncs across devices for easy access.
- Manage paint collection
- Scan paint bottle barcodes
- Explore new colors
- Mark favorite paints
- Create wishlists
- Sync across devices
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Welcome to Inkventory, the essential app for hobbyists to manage, explore, and discover paints effortlessly. Whether you're a miniature painter, artist, or hobby enthusiast, Inkventory is your go-to tool for organizing your paint collection and exploring new colors. Over 13,000 paints from Vallejo, Citadel, AK Interactive, AMMO, The Army Painter, Tamiya, Scale75, Reaper Miniatures, Pro Acryl, Green Stuff World, Liquitex, Mr. Hobby, Revell, Angelus, Turbo Dork, Two Thin Coats, The Colour Forge and Dirty Down — colors, references and barcodes, all built into the app and searchable offline. Scan a barcode to add a pot to your stock in seconds. Mark favorites, keep a wishlist, and find the closest match to any color across every brand. Save your paint recipes layer by layer, so a scheme you painted months ago is still repeatable. Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud. Download now and take control of your paint inventory!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inkventory at none against The Paint Picker's 3. Inkventory also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). The Paint Picker's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 11) and review sentiment (89% vs 79%). On price, rating 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. The Paint Picker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Inkventory asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inkventory holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Paint Picker has 90 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of The Paint Picker's written reviews are positive against 79% of Inkventory's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Paint Picker ships an update every 5 weeks, Inkventory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Paint Picker | Inkventory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (90 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Tunney | Unleashed Soft. |
Customer experience
The Paint Picker
Inkventory
In-app purchases
The Paint Picker
- Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$2.99
- Enormous Tip$4.99
Inkventory
No in-app purchases
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