Model Paints vs Molor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Model Paints
This app provides a comprehensive database of over 20,000 paints from numerous manufacturers, assisting scale model builders. It offers tools for browsing paint charts, matching colors from photos or the camera, and calculating scale conversions. The database is automatically updated with new colors and paint information.
- Extensive paint manufacturer database
- Color matching from photos and camera
- Scale calculation tools
- Paint blending for new colors
- Automatic database updates
- Search by barcode
- Paints lists support
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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
Molor
This app helps model making enthusiasts manage their paint collections. Users can easily find desired colors or identify paints directly from images.
- Manage paint collections
- Search for specific colors
- Identify paint from images
- Model making enthusiast tool
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Use this app, specifically developed for model making enthusiasts. You can conveniently manage your paints, find the colors you want, or directly select the paint you want from a picture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Molor at 5.0 against Model Paints's 4.3. Molor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Model Paints's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Model Paints sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Molor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Molor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Model Paints has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Model Paints ships an update every 2 months, Molor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Model Paints | Molor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valentin Ozerov | 禺 李 |
Customer experience
Model Paints
Molor
In-app purchases
Model Paints
- Annual subscription$2.991 Year
- Remove Ads$5.99
Molor
No in-app purchases
