Comparison

impcat vs Uniformity

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

Head to head
About

impcat

This app simulates photorealistic painting results for gaming and tabletop miniatures. It allows users to customize miniature sections with colors they own or plan to buy, using manufacturer-promoted palettes. The simulation includes base coloring, layering, shading, and highlighting.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic painting simulation
  • Customizable miniature sections
  • Manufacturer-promoted color palettes
  • Automated color complement recommendations
  • Shopping list generator
  • Custom color creation and mixing
  • Color scheme inspiration randomizer
Features
Currently charting
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impcat (short for Interactive Miniature Painting Catalogue) is a simulator for photorealistic painting results on gaming and tabletop miniatures. This tool gives you a variety of miniature images with individually customizable body sections, that you can paint with colours you own or perhaps wish to purchase. It works with predefined colour palettes, using names and values as promoted by their manufacturers. To achieve a high quality result the system simulates a four step painting process: Base colouring, layering, shading and highlighting. Features: - A set of 6 built-in miniatures, by Artel "W", with up to nearly 30 individually paintable sections - A set of built-in colour palettes, as well as additional palettes from our DLC server (around 1000 paints to choose from, and growing) - A file handling system for importing custom image and paint templates (visit impcat.de/faq for instructions) - Access to a growing online library of free DLCs (visit impcat.de/about for full list of contents) - An automated complement recommendation mode that lets you select a base colour and then automatically applies harmonizing layer, shade and highlight paints, which you can then customize at will. - A photorealistic simulation of the applied paints. - A shopping list generator that collects the data of all applied colours and gives you the links to the corresponding shop pages - Saving and loading options for your colour configurations - A colour creating tool, for creating opaque and metallic paints of any colour you like - A colour mixing tool, for testing mix results of your paints - A randomizer, for getting colour scheme inspiration by letting impcat ramdomly distribute a set of colours across the model

About

Uniformity

Effortlessly design professional military dress uniforms. Input your earned awards, and the app generates an accurate visual preview based on official Department of Defense regulations. Ideal for servicemembers wanting to ensure correct badge placement and a polished appearance.

Highlights
  • Automated uniform creation
  • Visual preview of uniforms
  • Accurate badge placement
  • Based on DoD regulations
  • Intuitive award input
Features
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Uniformity is the ultimate solution for anyone looking to create a crisp and professional-looking military dress uniform with ease. No need to decipher complex regulations or spend hours figuring out badge placement—Uniformity takes the guesswork out of the process. Just input the awards you’ve earned using our intuitive interface, and the app will generate a visual preview of your completed uniform with all items placed according to applicable standards. Uniformity references publicly available Department of Defense uniform regulations (e.g., AR 670-1, DAPAM 670-1) to ensure accuracy in badge placement and measurements. Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by any branch of the U.S. Government or Department of Defense. All information is derived from publicly available military uniform regulations and is intended for personal use only. Whether it’s your first time putting it all on or your last, Uniformity is a must-have tool for any servicemember who wants to look their best.

Screenshots

impcat4 screens
Uniformity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Uniformity at 82% against impcat's 32%. Uniformity also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.7). impcat's advantage is chart position (#69 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Uniformity is free to download; impcat costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Uniformity holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of impcat's written reviews are positive against 82% of Uniformity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

impcat ships an update every 18 months, Uniformity fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
impcat versus Uniformity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterimpcatUniformity
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (48 ratings)4.6 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4869 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDesign Bench - Immersive AgencyJohnathan Riemerspeters

Customer experience

impcat

All ratings48 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral14.6%
Negative54.2%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral17.0%
Negative50.9%

Uniformity

All ratings69 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative6.8%

User reviews

impcat

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for planning paint schemes
  • 💡 Useful for visualizing colors
  • ✨ Realistic rendering
  • 🚀 Helpful community support (subreddit)
  • ✅ Good for beginners

Room to improve

  • 👎 Very limited built-in models
  • 💸 High cost for limited content
  • 🧩 Complicated import process
  • 🤷‍♂️ Lack of clear instructions
  • ⏳ App feels abandoned/no updates

Uniformity

From 69 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for uniform building
  • 👍 Helpful for board preparation
  • 👍 Useful for quick reference
  • 👍 Good for dress uniform details
  • 👍 Free and versatile tool

Room to improve

  • 👎 Army only, lacks other branches
  • 👎 Missing many awards and badges
  • 👎 Inaccurate award order/placement
  • 👎 Female uniforms lack features
  • 👎 Limited foreign award options

Bugs and requests

impcat

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • In-app store not working
  • App restarts when using mixed colors
  • Update broke Apple Pencil functionality on iPad
  • File browser is annoying
  • Importing models on iOS not functional
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  • Touch locations for buttons are off

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more Warhammer 40K .SVG models
  • Include Citadel paint color references
  • Permanent toggle-off for auto mode
  • Landscape mode
  • Easier way to import minis
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  • Add GW paint sets or equivalents
  • Improve UI/UX design
  • Add option to save work as an image
  • Add more paint manufacturers
  • Improve stability and performance
  • Add Apple Pencil support for iPad version
  • Make import process more intuitive

Uniformity

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Order of precedence for Navy awards is incorrect
  • Army of Occupation medal ranked incorrectly
  • Missing WWII and Korean War ribbons
  • Cannot add SSI-MOHC to female uniform
  • Regimental insignia placement issue when covered by lapel
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  • Foreign award measurements are incorrect
  • Rank sometimes doesn't show
  • NCARNG component only has female ASU option
  • Female AGSU's do not have SSI option
  • Cannot add additional of the same ribbon

Requested features

38 requests
  • Add more foreign awards
  • Add Air Force, Navy, Marines uniforms
  • Add AJROTC uniforms
  • Add shoulder sleeve patches
  • Add regimental DUIs
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  • Add more foreign jump badges (British)
  • Add WW2 items
  • Add chords/fourrageres
  • Add specific unit backings
  • Add basic military mountaineering course badge
  • Add OCP uniforms
  • Add more patches and tabs
  • Add ability to turn uniform to view sides
  • Add Navy warfare devices
  • Add Cadet versions for ROTC
  • Add unit patches on sleeves and deployment badges
  • Add more features
  • Add Jungle, Arctic tabs
  • Add badges on the right pocket
  • Add state awards
  • Add USMC awards
  • Add Armed Forces Reserve Medal
  • Add Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
  • Add deployment badges (ASU)
  • Add identification badges (Drill Sergeant, Recruiter, Instructor)
  • Add broadening assignment badges
  • Add foreign marching ribbons
  • Add number of awards and devices to awards
  • Add Master gunner, BAIB badges
  • Add unit deployment awards
  • Include official verbiage in a side menu
  • Add Drill Sergeant badge
  • Add Recruiter badge
  • Add Instructor badge
  • Add ability to add multiple of the same ribbon
  • Add WW2 and Korean War ribbons
  • Add combat patch for female uniform
  • Add ability to offset foreign awards from name tape

In-app purchases

None

impcat

No in-app purchases

None

Uniformity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is impcat free?
impcat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Uniformity free?
Uniformity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, impcat or Uniformity?
Uniformity is rated higher. impcat averages 2.7 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Uniformity averages 4.6 from 69 ratings.
Do impcat or Uniformity have ads?
Neither impcat nor Uniformity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, impcat or Uniformity?
impcat ships an update every 18 months, and Uniformity fortnightly. Most recently, impcat was updated on October 12, 2026 and Uniformity on October 5, 2026.

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