Comparison

paintRack vs Primed

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

Head to head
About

paintRack

Manage your miniature paint collection digitally. Track thousands of paints from various brands, create custom sets, and find matching colors. Features include barcode scanning for quick entry and a wish list for paints you need.

Highlights
  • Extensive paint library with over 27,000 paints
  • Create custom paint sets and recipes
  • Barcode scanning for rapid paint entry
  • Wish list to track needed paints
  • Color matching tools
  • Support for numerous paint brands
Features
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FEATURES: LIBRARY: track your paints with over 30,000 paints from top brands! SETS: create custom paint SETS (or recipes) for your models WISH LIST: helps you track paints you need *RAPID SCAN: most bottles can be added by scanning barcodes on bottles *COLOR TOOLS: will help you find the best matching paint colors *Available in Full Version Supported paint lines include: - Abteilung 502 - Aero Color (Schmincke) - AK Interactive - Alclad II - AMMO by MIG Jimenez - Andrea Color - Apple Barrel - Archive-X - Army Painter (Warpaints) - Badger Minitaire - Battlefront (Colours of War) - Bear Cavalry - Citadel - Coat d'Arms - Colour Forge - Craft Smart - Createx - Cuttlefish Colors by Cephalopod Studios - CVLTCRAFT (CPOP) - Darkstar - DecoArt - Delta Ceramcoat - Dirty Down - Folk Art - Forge World - FREAKflex - FW Inks - Gaianotes - GarageKits.US - Golden - Green Stuff World - Hataka - Huge Miniatures - Humbrol - ICM - Instar - IONIC (AMMO) - Italeri - Jo Sonja's - Kaleido ColorWorks - Kimera Kolors - Lifecolor - Liquitex - Metalsmith - Mindtaker Miniatures - Mission Models - Model Master - Molotow - Mr. Hobby (Gunze) - Mr. Paint (MRP) - Nocturna - NuWorlds (Iwata-Medea) - P3 (Privateer Press) - Pactra - Pokorny (Dwarf Forge) - Pro Acryl (Monument Hobbies) - Reaper - Revell - Scale Modellers Supply - Scale75 - Secret Weapon - Splash Paints - Stynylrez - Tamiya - Testors - TTCombat - Turbo Dork - Two Thin Coats - Ultracryl - Vallejo - Villainy Inks - Warcolours - Wargames Foundry - Warhammer Colour - Winsor & Newton In-app colors are approximate, usually as provided by the brands themselves.

About

Primed

Features
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Primed is the all-in-one companion for tabletop miniature painters — track every paint you own, plan your projects, save your recipes, and finally clear that backlog. Your paint rack, organized. Log what you own, what's running low, and what's on your wishlist. Search by brand, finish, or color, and tap any color to find cross-brand equivalents so you can paint with what you already have — and never buy a duplicate again. Beat the Pile of Shame. Give every model a project card with photos and faction tags, then move it through a clear pipeline: Backlog, Assembled, Primed, Work in Progress, Done, and Based. Watch your progress add up instead of piling up. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Paint rack with owned / running-low / wishlist status and color swatches • Cross-brand paint equivalents across major hobby paint ranges • Project backlog ("Pile of Shame") with photos, faction tags, and a full status pipeline • Recipes — build step-by-step painting recipes (paint + technique + dilution) • Smart shopping list from your wishlist, low paints, and recipe gaps • Session timer to track how long your projects really take • Stats and progress at a glance • Localized in 20 languages FREE & LIFETIME Primed is free to start. A one-time Lifetime Unlock removes ads and opens everything — unlimited projects, unlimited paint rack, unlimited army tags, recipe export & sharing, and CSV export. No subscription, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your projects, photos, and paint inventory stay on your device — no account, no cloud. The free version shows ads to keep it supported; the Lifetime Unlock removes them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nemostation90.github.io/app-support/apps/primed/#terms Privacy Policy: https://nemostation90.github.io/app-support/apps/primed/#privacy

Screenshots

paintRack4 screens
Primed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Primed at none against paintRack's 1. paintRack's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price 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. paintRack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Primed asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
paintRack versus Primed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpaintRackPrimed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (218 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings218 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCourageous OctopusQuoc Nguyen

Bugs and requests

paintRack

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Certain paint brands not appearing in megafilter
  • Scanning issues with some barcodes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to upload and attach photos to paint sets/projects
  • Improved sorting and organization options for paint libraries
  • Bulk add/import functionality for entire paint ranges
  • Personal paint mixing/recipe notes section

Primed

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

paintRack

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$5.99
None

Primed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is paintRack free?
paintRack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Primed free?
Primed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do paintRack or Primed have ads?
Primed shows ads; paintRack does not.

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