Comparison

Painterly Impressions vs Mixable

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

Head to head
About

Painterly Impressions

Explore a vast and growing library of artistic landscape paintings in a dynamic, painterly style. Discover new content weekly, engage with a community of art lovers, and enjoy live painting events. Access exclusive member content and enjoy unlimited viewing across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Growing library of painting videos
  • New paintings added weekly
  • Search and filter by interest
  • Exclusive member content
  • Community of art admirers
  • Live painting events
Features
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Painterly Impressions is your source to enjoy artistic impressions of powerful and magical landscapes in painterly style. -Large and growing library of painting videos -New paintings every week with fresh content -Search and filter based on your interests -Over half of the library is exclusive to members -Participate in a community of like-minded art admirers -Attend live events to watch painting in real-time PAINTERLY is an art style characterized by big, bold, loose, colorful, brushstrokes to capture energy and motion. The satisfying illusion of detail and what some call “je ne sais quoi”. IMPRESSION is a visual artistic representation more concerned with feeling than aesthetic accuracy. Often capturing a focus on light, movement, energy, and tactile textures. LANDSCAPES from our imaginations or in the natural world hold great power. Some call this “mana”. Others simply call it beauty. For all, it is unbound inspiration and intrigue. --- ▷ Already a Member? Sign-In to access your subscription. ▷ New? Subscribe in the app to get instant access. Painterly Impressions offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://painterlyimpressions.uscreen.io/terms -Privacy Policy: https://painterlyimpressions.uscreen.io/privacy

About

Mixable

This app helps artists mix custom paint colors using the paints they already own. It provides precise mixing ratios for watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints, with options to pick target colors from photos or a color wheel.

Highlights
  • Build custom paint palettes
  • Mix colors from owned paints
  • Precise mixing ratios
  • Target color selection (camera, photo, color wheel)
  • Support for watercolor, acrylic, oil
  • Browse paints by pigment code
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Mix any color from the paints you actually own. Mixable is a paint mixing guide built for artists who work with watercolor, acrylic, or oil. Pick any target color — from your camera, a photo, or a color wheel — and Mixable calculates the best possible match using only the paints in your palette, with exact ratios. How it works: • Build your palette by selecting the paints you own from real product lines • Choose a target color using your camera, photo library, or color picker • Get a precise mixing recipe with exact ratios from your paints • See how close the match is with a side-by-side comparison and Delta E accuracy score Real brands, real pigments: Mixable includes paints from Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Schmincke, Golden, Gamblin, Liquitex, Van Gogh, and more — each mapped to its actual pigment composition. The mixing engine uses Kubelka-Munk color theory to predict how pigments blend, the same science used in paint manufacturing. Browse by pigment: Explore paints organized by their Color Index pigment codes. See which paints across different brands share the same pigments — and understand what's actually inside your tubes. Features: • 2-paint and 3-paint mixing recipes • Pick a target color from camera, photo, or color wheel • Support for watercolor, acrylic, and oil • Mixing tips tailored to each recipe • Save and revisit your favorite recipes • Browse paints by brand or by pigment code Try Pro for 7 days: Every new install includes 7 days of Mixable Pro with no payment required and no commitment — unlimited palette size, unlimited 3-paint mixing, unlimited saved recipes, and a starter palette so you can begin mixing right away. Free tier: After your trial, continue free with a palette of up to 10 paints, unlimited 2-paint mixing recipes, and 3 free 3-paint mixes per day — no account required. Mixable Pro — $2.99/month, $29.99/year, or $69.99 once for lifetime access: Unlock unlimited palette size, unlimited 3-paint mixing, and unlimited saved recipes. Brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Mixable is not affiliated with or endorsed by any paint manufacturer. Privacy Policy: https://salvabar.github.io/mixable-support/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://salvabar.github.io/mixable-support/terms

Screenshots

Painterly Impressions3 screens
Mixable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Mixable at freemium against Painterly Impressions's subscription. Mixable also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). Painterly Impressions's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Painterly Impressions sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Mixable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Painterly Impressions against 4.9 for Mixable. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mixable has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Painterly Impressions ships an update every 5 weeks, Mixable every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Painterly Impressions versus Mixable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPainterly ImpressionsMixable
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJoseph GuerraSalvatore Barone

Customer experience

Painterly Impressions

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mixable

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Painterly Impressions

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Membership (iOS)$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership (iOS)$14.991 Year
  • New Monthly Subs$29.991 Month
3 purchases

Mixable

Subscriptions2
  • Mixable Pro$2.991 Month
  • Mixable Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mixable Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Painterly Impressions free?
Painterly Impressions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mixable free?
Mixable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Painterly Impressions or Mixable?
Painterly Impressions is rated higher. Painterly Impressions averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mixable averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Painterly Impressions or Mixable have ads?
Neither Painterly Impressions nor Mixable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Painterly Impressions or Mixable?
Painterly Impressions ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mixable every 3 weeks. Most recently, Painterly Impressions was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mixable on October 28, 2026.

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