MiniPaints vs Mini Painting Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniPaints
This app helps miniature painters find and mix paints, create color schemes, and organize their paint collections. It features a paint mixing simulator, color capture from photos, and a barcode scanner for easy inventory management.
- Save and share paint recipes
- Paint mixing simulator
- Analogous and complementary color finder
- Color capture from photos
- Color scheme generator
- In-stock and wishlist tracking
- Barcode scanner
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● SAVE AND SHARE PAINT RECIPES* A brand new module to save and share paint recipes and organise them into projects. You can share, scan and import paint recipes with YouTube video, Dropbox or Google Drive image, notes and Social network infos, using the MiniPaints QR Code system. ● PAINT MIXER* A paint mixing simulator with proportions and medium dilution. A gradient paint mode allow you to display colors as on palette. ● ANALOGOUS & COMPLEMENTARY COLORS MiniPaints helps to find analogous colors in the different ranges and complementary colors. ● COLOR CAPTURE ON PHOTOS* Capture and save colors on images or photos and find similar colors in all the paint ranges. ● PHOTO FILTERS* Apply photo filters on image to help you to bring out highlights of a painted miniature (available filters : Contrast, Black & White, Sepia, Invert). ● COLOR PICKER The color picker allows to find paints from the Color Wheel by automatic hexadecimal color code. ● COLOR SCHEMES* The brand new Color Schemes help to find color harmony on the Color Wheel (Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Split-Complementary, Triad, Tetrad, Square). It's possible to search for paints directly from the schemes elements and to find variants by changing the brightness. ● IN-STOCK LIST and WISHLIST help you to track paints. ● BARCODE SCANNER (FREE!) Quickly add your paints by scanning barcodes. ● SIMPLE SEARCH A very simple to use search engine helps to find paints with only one text input. You can also combine color and manufacturer criteria for even faster filtering. You can even directly enter hexadecimal color code (with the # symbol) to launch search. ● PAINT RANGES (about 4000 references)** The current version contains the most used paints in the miniature painting community and few old ranges to find matches: - Ak Interactive® 3rd Gen - Citadel® (includes New Citadel Contrast, Air, Base, Spray Paints and old Citadel colors) - Coat d’arms (Fantasy Colours, Super Washes, Military Colours, World War II Colours) - Green Stuff World® (Acrylic Paints, Metallic Paints, Acrylic Inks, Acrylic Fluor Paints) - Kimera Kolors® (Pure Pigments Acrylics, Danilo Cartacci Signature Set, Michal Pisarski NMM Signature Set) - Nocturna® N-Paints (Aux, Basic, Ink, Metal) - Prince August® (Classic, Air, Games, Games Air, Panzer Aces, Mecha Color) - Privater Press® Formula P3 (Paints, Ink, Wash) - Molotow One4All® - Monument Hobbies Pro Acryl® - Reaper®(MSP, MSP Bones, MSP Pathfinder) - Scale 75® (Acrylic Paint, Fantasy & Games, Instant Colors, Artist, Warfront, FX Fluor Experience, Mystic) - The Army Painter® (Acrylic Warpaints, Metallics Warpaints, Quickshade, Washes) - Vallejo® (Model Color, Model Air, Game Color, Game Air, Game Color Effects, Game Color Extra Opaque, Game Color Inks, Wash Game Color, Nocturna, Panzer Aces, Mecha Color, The Shifters) - WarColours™ (Fluorescent, Gem, Glaze, Inks...) More to come: - Other paint ranges will be added (Tamiya, Turbo Dork, Pro Color, Secret Weapon, Alclad II, AMMO by MIG Jimenez, Andrea Color, Darkstar, Liquitex) - Data export *Available for those who support the development of MiniPaints. All other features (like barcode scanner, analogous and complementary color list, all paint ranges) are free. **All trademarks or registered trademarks are ® or ™, and/or © of their respective owners.
Mini Painting Tracker
Track your miniature painting backlog, manage paint collections, and log your hobby sessions. This app helps you organize models by project and save paint recipes for consistent results. It's designed to turn your overwhelming hobby backlog into a satisfying progression system.
- Track miniature progress through six stages
- Save and reuse paint recipes
- Manage paint collection and generate shopping lists
- Log painting sessions and track streaks
- Organize models by project
- Supports various tabletop gaming miniatures
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Every painter has a pile. Boxes still in shrink wrap, sprues half clipped, a squad primed two winters ago. Sprue turns that pile into something you want to open every evening: a bench that slowly fills with colour as you paint. EVERY MINI, FROM SPRUE TO SHOWCASE Track each model or unit through On Sprue, Built, Primed, Painting, Painted and Showcase, plus a Wanted list for kits you haven't bought yet. Drag cards across the board, move a whole squad in one tap, and watch your pile tumble on the Desk as you tilt your phone. 3D prints and resin are welcome too. There is no limit on how many models you track. PAINT WITH A TIMER Start a session and follow your recipe one step at a time. The timer and the current step sit on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never have to pick up the phone with paint on your fingers. Start from Control Center, a widget or Siri. When you finish, log what you painted and move models to their next stage. YOUR PAINT RACK, ALL OF IT Sprue knows 3,687 paints from Citadel, Vallejo, The Army Painter, AK Interactive, Monument Hobbies, Scale75, Reaper, Green Stuff World, Kimera Kolors and Formula P3. Add the pots you own, count duplicates, mark what's running low, and stop buying a third pot of the same wash. Metallics shimmer and washes look like washes. RECIPES THAT REMEMBER Save each scheme as steps: basecoat, shade, layer, highlight. On model thirty of a squad, you'll paint it exactly like model one. Recipes know which paints are on your rack and which you still need. PROJECTS AND ARMIES Group models into projects with a points target, a cover photo and colours taken from your recipes. Paste an army list from New Recruit or another list builder, or import a CSV, and Sprue creates every unit for you. PHOTOS AND PROGRESS Add a photo at each stage, compare before and after, and keep a streak that forgives a missed day. The calendar is painted in the colours you actually used. Set a pledge for the month, like ten minis or twenty hours at the desk. SHARE YOUR WORK Make cards for a recipe, your pile report, your streak, an army or a finished model, sized for stories and posts. At the end of the year, get your Year in the Hobby. WIDGETS The Pile, Hobby Streak and Paint Next widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. YOURS, IN YOUR ICLOUD Everything syncs through your own iCloud and moves with you to a new iPhone. Export a backup or a CSV of your models any time, for free. No account needed, no ads, no tracking. SPRUE PRO - The ledger: painted vs bought vs gifted, money spent, hours, and the date you'll clear the pile at your pace - Shelf of Glory: finished minis cut out of their photos and lined up on lit shelves - Can I paint this tonight? Checks your rack before you start and suggests substitutes you already own - Equivalents: the closest paint in every other range, matched by colour and paint type - Rack scan: point the camera at your shelf and add every pot it reads - Smart shopping list grouped by brand - Unlimited recipes (5 are free) and a full photo gallery - Your own stage names, army deadlines for events, and share cards without the Sprue mark - Scheme ideas built from real paints, the ones on your rack first Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and you can manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Paint colours are approximate; screens and pots differ. Sprue is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Games Workshop or any paint manufacturer. All trademarks belong to their owners. Privacy Policy: https://237LR.github.io/app-legal/sprue/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MiniPaints at 4.6 against Mini Painting Tracker's 3.7. MiniPaints also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 50%) and ratings volume (62 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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. MiniPaints sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Mini Painting Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MiniPaints holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MiniPaints has 62 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of MiniPaints's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mini Painting Tracker's.
MiniPaints ships an update every 2 weeks, Mini Painting Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiniPaints | Mini Painting Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (62 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Garreau | Karol Jaworski |
Customer experience
MiniPaints
Mini Painting Tracker
Bugs and requests
MiniPaints
Reported bugs
5 issues- App won't open
- App won't load past 'loading paints please wait'
- Camera function not working
- No way to contact developer
- No landscape mode for iPad
Requested features
19 requests- Add new paints and brands (Vallejo Game Color, Two Thin Coats, Duncan, Tamiya, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress, Culturehustle, Reaper)
- Share to text feature
- Additional characters for notes
- Allow users to update paint lists
- Add Duncans, Two Thin Coats, line of paints
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- Add Tamiya paints
- Add picture at each paint step instead of just a completed sub part
- Add Citadel Shades and Contrasts when released
- Add Vallejo line of Xpress paints
- Add Australian paint retailers
- Ability to manually add paints into inventory
- Search by RGB/Pantone
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Alternate views on paints (grids, smaller icons)
- Data management using iCloud or Dropbox
- Share paint list with another user
- Add Culturehustle paints
- Compare any color to any other color
- Dark mode option
Mini Painting Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MiniPaints
- Silver Sponsor (discounted)$1.99
- Bronze Sponsor$3.99
- Silver Sponsor$5.99
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- Gold Sponsor$8.99
- Platinum Sponsor$17.99
Mini Painting Tracker
- Sprue Pro$2.991 Month
- Sprue Pro$19.991 Year
- Sprue Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Sprue Pro Lifetime$49.99
Questions
Is MiniPaints free?
Is Mini Painting Tracker free?
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