Real Paint mixing tools PRO vs Color Maker Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Color Maker Lab
This smart paint mixing assistant helps artists and designers create perfect colors by calculating the optimal blend ratios of basic pigments. Input your desired color via picker, HEX, or RGB, and receive intuitive visualizations and percentage breakdowns for real-world paint mixing.
- Smart paint mixing assistant
- Calculates optimal blend ratios
- Supports acrylics, gouache, oils
- Input via color picker, HEX, or RGB
- Intuitive visualizations and percentages
- Considers common mixing behaviors
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ColorMakerLab is a smart paint mixing assistant designed for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone who wants to create the perfect color using real-world paint. Whether you’re working with acrylics, gouache, oils, or even student-grade paints, this app helps you understand exactly how much of each basic pigment—red, yellow, blue, white, and black—you need to mix to recreate your desired color. Simply choose a color using a color picker, HEX code, or RGB input, and ColorMakerLab calculates the optimal blend ratio. You’ll get intuitive visualizations and a breakdown of percentages for each base paint, making it easy to mix by hand in the real world. The app also considers common mixing behaviors (e.g., how black can desaturate or how white lightens tone), giving more realistic and painter-friendly suggestions. Perfect for painting miniatures, illustrations, home decor, or any craft where precise color matching matters. With ColorMakerLab, you’ll never have to guess your paint mix again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Maker Lab at none against Real Paint mixing tools PRO's 4. Color Maker Lab also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Real Paint mixing tools PRO's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). 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. Real Paint mixing tools PRO sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Color Maker Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Real Paint mixing tools PRO against 5.0 for Color Maker Lab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Paint mixing tools PRO has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Real Paint mixing tools PRO ships an update every 7 months, Color Maker Lab every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Paint mixing tools PRO | Color Maker Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AI4res srl | JUHWAN LEE |
In-app purchases
Real Paint mixing tools PRO
- 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
Color Maker Lab
No in-app purchases
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