Comparison

impcat vs Hutber's Hammer

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

Hutber's Hammer

Features
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Combine list building and game player!! Everything you need for your next Warhammer 40,000 game, in one place. Hutber’s Hammer helps you prepare armies, run games, follow your results and understand the competitive landscape without jumping between different apps and websites. PLAN YOUR NEXT ARMY * Lets you create and manage army lists using up-to-date faction information and points * Lets you explore units and detachments before committing to a build * Lets you save different versions of your lists for tournaments, practice games or casual play RUN THE GAME FROM YOUR PHONE * Lets you set up the mission and track scoring as the battle unfolds * Lets you record objectives, round-by-round progress and the final result * Lets you score both standard games and Combat Patrol PLAY TOGETHER * Lets you link a game with your opponent * Lets you keep both players on the same live game state from separate devices * Lets you save completed games to each player’s history SEE HOW YOU’RE PERFORMING * Lets you track wins, losses and faction performance over time * Lets you follow your Elo rating and see how each result changes it * Lets you review previous opponents and head-to-head records * Lets you see estimated win probabilities before a game FOLLOW COMPETITIVE 40K * Lets you explore tournament results and competitive army lists * Lets you compare faction performance across the wider meta * Lets you follow how results change across dataslates and editions * Lets you use real event data to prepare for future games ONE PROFILE, ALL YOUR GAMES Create a free account to keep your lists, results and player history together across supported devices. Whether you’re heading to an event, trying out a new army or just getting a game in with a friend, Hutber’s Hammer is built to make Warhammer 40,000 easier to organise, play and track. Hutber’s Hammer is an unofficial community application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or associated with Games Workshop. Links: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Hutber's Terms of Use: https://www.hutber.com/terms Hutber's Privacy Policy: https://www.hutber.com/policy

Screenshots

impcat4 screens
Hutber's Hammer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hutber's Hammer at Free against impcat's $2.99. Hutber's Hammer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). impcat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On ads 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

Hutber's Hammer is free to download; impcat costs $2.99 up front. Hutber's Hammer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. impcat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

impcat ships an update every 18 months, Hutber's Hammer every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
impcat versus Hutber's Hammer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterimpcatHutber's Hammer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#40 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDesign Bench - Immersive AgencyHutber 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

Hutber's Hammer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

impcat

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hutber's Hammer

Subscriptions1
  • Standard$2.991 Month

Questions

Is impcat free?
impcat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hutber's Hammer free?
Hutber's Hammer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do impcat or Hutber's Hammer have ads?
Neither impcat nor Hutber's Hammer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, impcat or Hutber's Hammer?
impcat ships an update every 18 months, and Hutber's Hammer every 2 days. Most recently, impcat was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hutber's Hammer on October 20, 2026.

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