Comparison

impcat vs Jedox

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

Jedox

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Stay on top of your rota with ease. This app helps you manage your schedule, stay organized, and keep all your important work documents in one place. Upload & Store Documents – Securely upload essential files for quick access and admin review. Request Time Off – Easily submit day-off requests right from the app. Confirm Shifts – Confirm your upcoming shifts with a single tap. Stay Notified – Get real-time notifications about your assigned services and schedule updates. Whether it’s tracking your shifts or managing your documents, this app keeps your work life simple, clear, and stress-free.

Screenshots

impcat4 screens
Jedox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Jedox at Free against impcat's $2.99. Jedox also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). impcat's advantage is chart position (#39 vs unranked). On 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

impcat ships an update every 18 months, Jedox monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
impcat versus Jedox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterimpcatJedox
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDesign Bench - Immersive AgencyJedox Couriers Ltd

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

Jedox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

impcat

No in-app purchases

None

Jedox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is impcat free?
impcat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jedox free?
Jedox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do impcat or Jedox have ads?
Neither impcat nor Jedox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, impcat or Jedox?
impcat ships an update every 18 months, and Jedox monthly. Most recently, impcat was updated on October 12, 2026 and Jedox on October 1, 2026.

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