Model Paints vs Dive Vault & Maintenance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Dive Vault & Maintenance
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Track your gear and the maintenance for said gear. Download your logs and manage logs for multiple dives. Track divers, their certifications, and their insurance. Keep track of the dive shops you use and the prices of their services. Keep a journal of your trip so you can know exactly how much the trip cost you, any tips or tricks to remember for next time, and what the name of the restaurant you at at was.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dive Vault & Maintenance at none against Model Paints's shown. Dive Vault & Maintenance also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and Dive Vault & Maintenance sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Model Paints ships an update every 2 months, Dive Vault & Maintenance fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Model Paints | Dive Vault & Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valentin Ozerov | Jennifer Cooper |
In-app purchases
Model Paints
- Annual subscription$2.991 Year
- Remove Ads$5.99
Dive Vault & Maintenance
- Full Version$4.99
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