Comparison

Painter Values Check vs Real Paint mixing tools PRO

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

Head to head
About

Painter Values Check

Analyze the lightness and darkness of colors in your artwork or images in real-time using your device's camera. It generates simplified versions to help you assess contrast and focal points, and allows exporting results.

Highlights
  • Real-time value checking via camera
  • Analyze imported images
  • Generate simplified value versions
  • Export result images
  • Histogram-based value categorization
Features
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Values are the colors' relative lightness or darkness. They define the contrast and variety in a painting and create a focal point. If you want your painting to work and pop the main shapes should have different values. Painter Values Check allows you to check values in realtime through your device camera and also analyze it or any other image imported from Photo Gallery. The app will generates 3 versions from your original image: the values version and two more simplified values images in order to check if your painting or image is working. Also, you'll be able to export any of the result images :) How does it work? Painter Values Check calculates the histogram of every captured frame and reorganize the values into "Dark", "Middle dark", "Middle light" and "Light" categories in order to help you to check the variations in your painting, drawing or picture. In order to work properly the app needs camera permission — Subscription details 1 year without ads — US$9.99 per year, renewing automatically. Prices may vary by region. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pineappslab.com/privacy.html

About

Real Paint mixing tools PRO

This tool helps painters calculate precise paint mixing recipes from their own images. It supports numerous commercial paint brands and color spaces, aiding art students and professionals. Reduce wasted paint, time, and money with accurate color matching.

Highlights
  • Color picking from images
  • OPAQUE paint mixing recipes
  • Support for many commercial paint brands
  • Multiple color spaces (sRGB, CMYK, Lab, etc.)
  • Various mixing strategies
  • Exact and rounded recipe options
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Painters can pick colors from their own images and have the OPAQUE paint mixing recipe computed for many commercial brands! Great for art students, painters with color vision difficulties or for those working in the painting conservation and restoration fields. Paint, time and money waste can be greatly reduced! Color Spaces included: sRGB, Display P3, CMYK, HSL, HSV/B, Lab, Lch-ab, Luv, Lch-uv, XYZ, xyY and Munsell coordinates. The Munsell coordinates are computed from the original/extrapolated Renotation Data with great precision even around the neutral axis. Included one Ideal Paint set (8 colors) and 25 commercial Paint Sets: 1 Chartpak Grumbacher MAX Water Mixable Oils (45 colors) 2 Chartpak Grumbacher Pre-tested Professional Oils (44 colors) 3 Createx Illustration Opaques (11 colors) 4 Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil Colours (22 colors) 5 Daler-Rowney System3 Original Acrylics (29+3 colors) 6 Ferrario 1919 Oil Colors (30 colors) 7 Ferrario Pen Colors (26 colors) 8 Gamblin Artist Oil Colors (46 colors) 9 Gamblin Conservation Colors (42 colors) 10 Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Colors (35 colors) 11 Golden Matte Fluid Acrylic Colors (27 colors) 12 Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Colors (22+15 colors) 13 Maimeri Polycolor (33 colors) 14 Royal Talens Rembrandt Extra-Fine Artists’ Oil Colors (40 colors) 15 Royal Talens Van Gogh Oil colors (25 colors) 16 Schmincke Norma Professional finest artist’s oil colors (21 colors) 17 Schmincke Mussini Artists' Resin Oil Colours (35 colors) 18 Schmincke Primacryl (32 colors) 19 Sennelier Extra Fine Oils (46 colors) 20 Vallejo Acrylic Studio Colours (27 colors) 21 Winsor&Newton Artisan Water Soluble Oils (32 colors) 22 Winsor&Newton Artists' Oil Colors (62+4 colors) 23 Winsor&Newton Designers Gouache Colours (48 colors) 24 Winsor&Newton Galeria Acrylic Colors (30 colors) 25 Winsor&Newton Professional Acrylic Colours (60 colors) You can select up to 15 colors (white + up to 14 colors) of each Paint Set. Without a subscription you can use the app only with the Ideal Paint Set. RPaintPro use measured paint spectral information of painted samples. Big part of the RGB/P3 space can be mixed, but not all RGB/P3 colors. This is not a limitation of the apps, just physics. There are also many colors which can be mixed even if they don't belong to the RGB/P3 color space (you can find these by varying manually the paint amount on the "mixing" page). Paint recipes can use several Mixing Strategies: - “B and W + 2 Colors”: a gray is mixed using Black and White first, then 2 colored bases set Hue and Saturation. - “B or W + 3 Colors”: 3 colored bases are used to set Hue and Saturation and Black OR White set the Value - “at least one opaque”: all possible opaque mixing combinations are shown - “no Black used”: opaque mixing combinations without Black Each recipe can be Exact or Rounded: - “Exact recipe” means that each base has an amount with a precision of 0.01 units. If you need % values of each paint base amount, just enter 100 as amount. Exact setting is helpful for weight based measurements using a scale. - “Rounded recipe” means that each base has an integer number as amount. The recipe will have the minimum possible overall amount computed adding all paint base amounts. The rounded recipes are useful for volume based measurements, like drops, using spoons or squared paper with paint squeezed directly from tubes. Please note that color of paint coming from various parts of a tube/jar or from different batches of the manufacturer can vary, so mix always small amounts first to be sure that computed recipes meet your needs! Please check the video tutorials on youtube by searching for "Real Paint mixing tools" to see how to use the app in your paintings. Optishade images can also be imported directly from the Optishade by StyleItaliano app. These images can be used to create gum or dental colors for the mockups used by technicians. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.ai4res.com/tos.html

Screenshots

Painter Values Check3 screens
Real Paint mixing tools PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Real Paint mixing tools PRO at 47% against Painter Values Check's 0%. Real Paint mixing tools PRO also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). Painter Values Check's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Real Paint mixing tools PRO sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Painter Values Check asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real Paint mixing tools PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Painter Values Check's written reviews are positive against 47% of Real Paint mixing tools PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Painter Values Check ships an update every 2 months, Real Paint mixing tools PRO every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Painter Values Check versus Real Paint mixing tools PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPainter Values CheckReal Paint mixing tools PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (37 ratings)4.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews47.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel LaoAI4res srl

Customer experience

Painter Values Check

All ratings37 ratings
Positive51.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative45.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Real Paint mixing tools PRO

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative41.2%

In-app purchases

None

Painter Values Check

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Real Paint mixing tools PRO

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month Full Access$2.991 Month
  • 3 Months Full Access$6.993 Months
  • 6 Months Full Access$11.996 Months
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  • 1 Year Full Access$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Painter Values Check free?
Painter Values Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Paint mixing tools PRO free?
Real Paint mixing tools PRO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Painter Values Check or Real Paint mixing tools PRO?
Real Paint mixing tools PRO is rated higher. Painter Values Check averages 3.1 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Real Paint mixing tools PRO averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do Painter Values Check or Real Paint mixing tools PRO have ads?
Painter Values Check shows ads; Real Paint mixing tools PRO does not.
Which is updated more often, Painter Values Check or Real Paint mixing tools PRO?
Painter Values Check ships an update every 2 months, and Real Paint mixing tools PRO every 7 months. Most recently, Painter Values Check was updated on October 24, 2026 and Real Paint mixing tools PRO on October 21, 2026.

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