Trex AR vs PPG Paints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trex AR
Visualize outdoor living spaces with this augmented reality tool. Explore different decking and railing options in your own environment. Design basic deck shapes, estimate square footage, and find local professionals.
- AR visualization of decking and railing
- View entire decking portfolio
- Experiment with railing pairings
- Build basic deck shapes
- Estimate square footage
- Order samples
- Find builders and retailers
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Discover your outdoor inspiration with this unique visualizer. This AR tool is designed to quickly and easily show how Trex® decking and railing can be the perfect platform for outdoor living for years to come. It allows you to develop basic deck shapes in nearly any outdoor or indoor environment to get you started on the journey to building an outdoor oasis. Using the latest in AR technology you can: >> View Trex's entire decking portfolio as a live view either in your backyard space or your living room >> Experiment with the most popular railing offerings to pair with your favorite Trex deck color >> Build basic shapes and get square footage for your design >> Order samples through links in the My Deck page >> Find builders or retailers to help get you started
PPG Paints
This app allows painting professionals to order supplies online, view job-specific pricing, and access color tools. It offers convenient 24/7 ordering, product reordering, and flexible fulfillment options for delivery or store pickup.
- Online ordering for professionals
- View job-specific pricing
- Comprehensive product catalog
- Reorder past purchases
- Store pickup and delivery options
- Color matching and visualization tools
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The PPG Paints app is made exclusively with pros like you in mind. Save time by ordering online, viewing your pricing, and utilizing color tools and services. Conveniently order on the go Order paint anytime, anywhere – 24/7. YOUR Pricing View your job-specific pricing and determine which users can see it too. One-Stop Shopping Browse our more comprehensive product catalog to purchase the necessary items for completing a job or paint project. Reorder Products Easily reorder products from past orders or from customized job shopping lists. Fulfillment Options Easily search by an address to locate a convenient store for pick-up. For delivery, enter an address to have your order delivered directly to a job site. Color Tools and Services Find a paint color match by connecting a data color reader device. View color trends and order color tools for your paint color selection. Submit images and request rendering support to visualize your paint projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PPG Paints at free against Trex AR's free with in-app purchases. PPG Paints also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 6%). Trex AR's advantage is ratings volume (722 vs 22) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trex AR holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trex AR has 722 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of Trex AR's written reviews are positive against 20% of PPG Paints's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Trex AR ships an update every 4 months, PPG Paints every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Trex AR | PPG Paints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (722 ratings) — better | 3.7 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.7% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 722 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 536 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trex Co, Inc | The Pittsburgh Paints Co. |
Customer experience
Trex AR
PPG Paints
Bugs and requests
Trex AR
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera function doesn't work
- Can't save or restart scans
- Deck placement and sizing issues
- Crashes and freezes frequently
Requested features
4 requests- Allow uploading photos to build off of
- Add ability to adjust deck height and add stairs
- Improve visualization and make it more realistic
- Provide more guidance and instructions
PPG Paints
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trex AR
No in-app purchases
PPG Paints
No in-app purchases
