Comparison

Codex Commander vs Brushrage

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

Head to head
About

Codex Commander

This app helps tabletop miniature wargamers quickly build and manage their army lists. It features a dual-screen system, drag-and-drop functionality, and unlimited saves for easy list creation and sharing. Print your final lists with custom notes for deployment.

Highlights
  • Dual Screen System
  • Drag and drop elements
  • Highlight units for fast wargear addition
  • Collapsible elements for clear information
  • Unlimited list saves
  • Printable lists with custom notes
  • Share army lists online
Features
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Codex Commander; the fastest, smoothest list building app for tabletop miniature wargamers. -Use an intuitive Dual Screen System so you can view what to buy on the left and what’s in your list on the right. - Drag and drop elements lets you mix armies, wargear and categories to your hearts content. - Highlight units to add wargear fast and build your army in minutes. - Collapsible elements mean you never compromise on information - know exactly what you can take and exactly what you've got. - Unlimited list saves let's you build a huge garrison. - When it's time to deploy troops print out your list in an easy read text format and add custom notes. - Share your army list online. T&C's can be found on our website; https://wysiwygwizards.com/codexcommander/termsandconditions/ Remove Ads One Time Purchase: - $0.49 with no expiry date. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Our terms of use: wysiwygwizards.com/termsandconditions

About

Brushrage

Organize and track your miniature painting projects, progress, and paint collections. Features a vast paint library, paint set creation, and custom paint mixing with physical-based color calculations. Reference paints in images and share your work.

Highlights
  • Project organization and tracking
  • Model collection management
  • Extensive paint library
  • Paint set and palette creation
  • Custom paint mixing
  • Image paint referencing
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Brushrage is aimed at miniature and model painters to organize and track their projects, progress, model-collection and colours used or in possession. It comes with a huge paint library, helps to find similar paints and can create paint-sets, palettes, a wishlist and inventory or mix custom paints (with physical-based colour calculations). It can also reference paints in images or share them to social media, or even store them from social media for inspiration and reference. ---- Supplied Paint Ranges ---- • Abteilung 502 • AK Interactive • Alclad II • AMMO by Mig • Andrea • Apple Barrel • Artist's Loft • Badger Minitaire • Bear Cavalry • Citadel / Forge World • Coat d'arms • Colour Forge • Creatix • Creature Caster • Cuttlefish Colors • Daler Rowney • Darkstar Molten Metals • Forge World • Formula P3 • Gaahleri / Kaleido • Gaia • Gamblin • Gamescraft • Golden • GreenStuffWorld • Hataka Hobby • Hera Models • Huge Miniatures • Humbrol • Holbein • ICM • Instar • Ionic • Italeri • Iwata • Kimera • LifeColor • Liquitex • MiniaturePaints • Mindwork • Mission Models • Molotow • Montana • Monument Hobbies • Mr. Hobby • MRP - Mr. Paint • Nocturna Models • PKPro • Reaper • Revell • Royal Talens • Scale 75 • Schmincke • Sennelier • ShadowsEdge Miniatures • SMS • Tamiya • Testors • TheArmyPainter • Turbo Dork • Turner • TTCombat • Vallejo • WarColours • Wargames Foundry • Warhammer Colour • Williamsburg • Winsor & Newton Brushrage uses Mixbox (CC-BY)

Screenshots

Codex Commander4 screens
Brushrage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brushrage at 4.8 against Codex Commander's 2.7. Brushrage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Codex Commander's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Codex Commander sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Brushrage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brushrage holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushrage has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Codex Commander's written reviews are positive against 97% of Brushrage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codex Commander ships an update every 2 months, Brushrage weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Codex Commander versus Brushrage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodex CommanderBrushrage
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews97.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings333 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB43 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperW WizardsSebastian Kohl

Customer experience

Codex Commander

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Brushrage

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Codex Commander

Subscriptions2
  • Subscribe Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Subscribe Yearly$2.491 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Brushrage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codex Commander free?
Codex Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brushrage free?
Brushrage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Codex Commander or Brushrage?
Brushrage is rated higher. Codex Commander averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Brushrage averages 4.8 from 33 ratings.
Do Codex Commander or Brushrage have ads?
Neither Codex Commander nor Brushrage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codex Commander or Brushrage?
Codex Commander ships an update every 2 months, and Brushrage weekly. Most recently, Codex Commander was updated on October 29, 2026 and Brushrage on November 3, 2026.

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