Comparison

Model Paint 42 vs Military Modelling

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

Head to head
About

Model Paint 42

A comprehensive database of over 9500 paints from 29 manufacturers for modelers and artists. Easily search, compare equivalent colors across brands, and manage your paint stock. Create custom lists and add notes for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Extensive paint database (9500+ paints)
  • 29 manufacturer support
  • Cross-brand color equivalents
  • Customizable paint lists
  • Stock management
  • Search by color, name, code, finish, type
  • Notes and sorting options
Features
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A database of over 9500 paints from 29 manufacturers designed for modellers and artists. Whether you paint or build model aircraft, ships, railway, cars, trucks, boats, figures, wargames (in fact anything!) this database is for you. Contains paints from: - Abteilung - AK Interactive - Akan - Alclad - Ammo by Mig - Andrea - Army Painter - Badger - Citadel - Floquil - Hataka - Humbrol - Italeri - LifeColor - Meng - Mig - Mission Models - Model Master - Monument - Mr Hobby - Privateer Press - Railmatch - Reaper - Revell - Scale75 - Tamiya - Testors - Vallejo - Winsor & Newton You can turn each manufacturer and range (e.g. Humbrol enamel) on or off at any time so that you see only the lists you want. You can save your own views so that you can set the lists you want to see and the order you want to see them quickly. You can see details of each paint plus equivalent colours from all the included ranges. Or you can select to see equivalents from only the ranges you have switched on, the same medium or the same finish. You can search across all the paints by colour, name, code, manufacturer, finish (e.g. gloss, matt), paint type (e.g. acrylic, enamel) and paints you have in stock. You can create your own lists from any paints in the database. You can lock the lists (to save accidental changes) and these lists can be set as stock lists (you have these paints). You can make notes against the list itself or the individual colours and you can sort the lists and colours any way you want. Paints you have added to any of your stock lists are indicated in the ranges, the equivalents and the search results so you can see what paints you have when you do a search. Saves a lot of wasted money buying the same colours twice and handy when you go shopping (you can have a shopping list too)! An invaluable reference database for any artist or modeller.

About

Military Modelling

This app offers a digital version of a long-standing UK magazine for military model enthusiasts. It features detailed articles on tanks, AFVs, model soldiers, and diorama building, along with techniques for conversion, painting, and weathering. Users can purchase individual issues or subscribe for access to a digital archive.

Highlights
  • Detailed articles on tanks and AFVs
  • Techniques for conversion, painting, and weathering
  • Features on model soldiers and busts
  • Diorama building guides
  • Full-size photo references
  • Digital archive access for subscribers
Features
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Published 13 times a year, Military Modelling magazine is the longest established UK magazine for military modellers and since 1971 has built up a loyal readership that is respected for having a balanced, informative, inspiring and historically accurate content. Inside you’ll find a variety of features on Tanks and AFVs in all the popular model scales. All the techniques you’ll need to know on how to convert, super-detail, paint and weather these models are covered in great detail. Articles are also regularly included on building and painting Model Soldiers and Busts from all periods of military history. Other supporting features take in diorama building, tools and techniques, full-size photo references and show reports. The magazine’s website at www.militarymodelling.com has quickly grown to become a large and very friendly site with over 15,500 members. The site is more than just a forum and has an extensive free library of articles, reviews, a huge gallery plus a digital archive of issues (for subscribers) and much more. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

Screenshots

Model Paint 424 screens
Military Modelling1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Military Modelling at Free against Model Paint 42's $1.99. Military Modelling also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Model Paint 42's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Military Modelling is free to download; Model Paint 42 costs $1.99 up front. Military Modelling sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 3 months. Model Paint 42 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Military Modelling holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Model Paint 42's written reviews are positive against 100% of Military Modelling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Model Paint 42 ships an update every 3 months, Military Modelling every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Model Paint 42 versus Military Modelling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel Paint 42Military Modelling
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (15 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better11.2
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPoints AlignDoolittle Media Ltd

Customer experience

Model Paint 42

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral46.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral24.6%
Negative11.6%

Military Modelling

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Model Paint 42

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Comparisons between paints are not totally accurate
  • Mistakes in the paint list with colors
  • New ranges can’t go into my lists
  • Can’t Add Notes to Colors in List
  • No clear way to close the keyboard
Show 7 more
  • Keyboard covers 'Add to List' button
  • Cannot move between screens
  • Colors added to lists are not linked
  • Search function is junk
  • Search function is not intuitive
  • Data does not synchronize between devices
  • App is clunky in navigation

Requested features

72 requests
  • Update with recent paints
  • Improve accuracy of paint comparisons
  • Add ability to make corrections or add missing colors
  • Restore general search function
  • Search based on FS number
Show 67 more
  • Add Humbrol acrylics
  • Include AK Real Colours Air paints
  • Add missing paint ranges (e.g., Humbrol, AK Real Colours)
  • Allow users to add missing colors or make corrections
  • Add new ranges to user lists
  • Include Hannants paints (Xtracolour, Xtracrylic)
  • Allow adding notes to colors in lists
  • Clear way to close keyboard when adding notes
  • Update for more recent paints
  • Add Polly Scale, Vallejo 'Nocturna', Citadel Contrast Paints, old Citadel Inks
  • Add Winsor Newton oils
  • Add Gunze Mr Aqueous Color
  • Include newer colors from different brands
  • Dedicated iPad display
  • Add MiG colors
  • Update paint ranges
  • Complete Vallejo lines
  • Add Privateer Press, Reaper, Andrea, Scale75, Wargames Foundry, Coat d’arms, Colour party paints
  • Add artist paint ranges (e.g., Windsor & Newton, Daler Rowney)
  • Track old Humbrol codes
  • Add Hataka paints
  • Add Ammo and Mr Hobbies
  • Add weathering paints
  • Add Vallejo Game Air, Army Painter Zombicide colors
  • Search by RLM numbers
  • Add P3, Foundation, Reaper, Citadel paints
  • Add newer Citadel paints
  • Add Foundry and P3 paints
  • Update with new Humbrol & Tamiya paints
  • Improve collection tool usability
  • Allow moving between screens
  • Link colors added to lists
  • Improve similar color reference
  • Add AK Interactive paints
  • Show equivalences with paint mixtures
  • Add Vallejo pigments
  • Add Andrea acrylics
  • Add Vallejo Game Color
  • Add spray paints (e.g., Tamiya TS- series)
  • Add Testor paints
  • Improve interface
  • Improve search function
  • Add scale color tools
  • Allow data synchronization between devices
  • Allow users to add custom swatches
  • Show 'highlight of', 'shade of', 'complimentary colour to' relationships
  • Allow sharing inventories between users
  • Add ability to add notes to colors
  • Add ability to select multiple paints and add to list
  • Add shopping list feature
  • Allow comparison of colors side-by-side
  • Add RGB listing for colors
  • Allow transfer of database to other devices
  • Add barcode scanning for search
  • Allow users to create their own entries
  • Add ability to organize user lists by name, number, etc.
  • Add drag and drop for adding paints to lists
  • Add default list option
  • Add ability to see several colors at the same time for comparison
  • Add Xtracolour and Xtracrylic paints
  • Add ability to share lists
  • Use camera to match colors
  • Add shopping list feature
  • Enhance with more brands
  • Add modeling tools (e.g., pliers, tweezers, brushes)
  • Improve equivalences
  • Add Vallejo paint charts

Military Modelling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Model Paint 42

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Military Modelling

Subscriptions3
  • Military Modelling Auto-Renewable Subscriptions$12.993 Months
  • Military Modelling Auto-Renewable Subscriptions$19.996 Months
  • Military Modelling Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$34.991 Year
One-time9
  • 2nd August 2013 (id:739174)$4.99
  • 15th March 2013 (id:736997)$4.99
  • 18th January 2013 (id:738906)$4.99
Show 6 more
  • 7th December 2012 (id:739177)$4.99
  • 19th October 2012 (id:736657)$4.99
  • December 5th 2014 (id:747193)$4.99
  • Vol. 46 No 4 (id:750508)$4.99
  • Vol. 46 No 10 (id:750520)$4.99
  • 160 Aug 19 (id:768524)$4.99

Questions

Is Model Paint 42 free?
Model Paint 42 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Military Modelling free?
Military Modelling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Model Paint 42 or Military Modelling?
Military Modelling is rated higher. Model Paint 42 averages 3.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Military Modelling averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Model Paint 42 or Military Modelling have ads?
Neither Model Paint 42 nor Military Modelling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Model Paint 42 or Military Modelling?
Model Paint 42 ships an update every 3 months, and Military Modelling every 10 months. Most recently, Model Paint 42 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Military Modelling on October 23, 2026.

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