Cans vs paintRack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cans
Explore comprehensive color charts from popular graffiti spray-paint brands. Find similar paint cans when a specific color is unavailable or identify paint colors directly from a photo to match your artistic vision.
- Extensive color charts from major spray paint brands
- Find similar paint cans for replacements
- Search for paint colors within photos
- Customizable search settings for similar cans
- Identify paint colors from image pixels
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The app contains color charts of all popular graffiti spray-paint brands. The list of color charts: - Montana Black - Montana Gold - MTN 94 - MTN Hardcore - Molotow Premium - Ironlak - Ironlak Sugar - Arton - Kobra High Pressure - Kobra Low - Flame Blue - Flame Orange - Loop Colors - NBQ Slow - NBQ Fast - OneTake - Dope Classic - Dope Supreme There is a possibility to find similar cans. For example, you need to replace a can that has ended and is nowhere available. Find this can in the "Color charts" tab, tap the "Search" button and the app will display a list of the most similar cans. The search will be made in color charts, which can be changed in settings. Another useful feature is the search by colors in a photo. For example, you need to determine which cans are needed to paint a picture on a wall. On the "Search" tab, select the desired picture from the library or take a new one, tap on a pixel and the application will display the most suitable can.
paintRack
Manage your miniature paints with a comprehensive digital library. Track your collection, create custom paint sets, and discover matching colors. Features barcode scanning for quick additions and a wish list to monitor needed supplies.
- Extensive paint library
- Custom paint set creation
- Barcode scanning for adding paints
- Color matching tools
- Wish list management
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FEATURES: LIBRARY: track your paints with over 30,000 paints from top brands! SETS: create custom paint SETS (or recipes) for your models WISH LIST: helps you track paints you need *RAPID SCAN: most bottles can be added by scanning barcodes on bottles *COLOR TOOLS: will help you find the best matching paint colors *Available in Full Version Supported paint lines include: - Abteilung 502 - Aero Color (Schmincke) - AK Interactive - Alclad II - AMMO by MIG Jimenez - Andrea Color - Apple Barrel - Archive-X - Army Painter (Warpaints) - Badger Minitaire - Battlefront (Colours of War) - Bear Cavalry - Citadel - Coat d'Arms - Colour Forge - Craft Smart - Createx - Cuttlefish Colors by Cephalopod Studios - CVLTCRAFT (CPOP) - Darkstar - DecoArt - Delta Ceramcoat - Dirty Down - Folk Art - Forge World - FREAKflex - FW Inks - Gaianotes - GarageKits.US - Golden - Green Stuff World - Hataka - Huge Miniatures - Humbrol - ICM - Instar - IONIC (AMMO) - Italeri - Jo Sonja's - Kaleido ColorWorks - Kimera Kolors - Lifecolor - Liquitex - Metalsmith - Mindtaker Miniatures - Mission Models - Model Master - Molotow - Mr. Hobby (Gunze) - Mr. Paint (MRP) - Nocturna - NuWorlds (Iwata-Medea) - P3 (Privateer Press) - Pactra - Pokorny (Dwarf Forge) - Pro Acryl (Monument Hobbies) - Reaper - Revell - Scale Modellers Supply - Scale75 - Secret Weapon - Splash Paints - Stynylrez - Tamiya - Testors - TTCombat - Turbo Dork - Two Thin Coats - Ultracryl - Vallejo - Villainy Inks - Warcolours - Wargames Foundry - Warhammer Colour - Winsor & Newton In-app colors are approximate, usually as provided by the brands themselves.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cans at none against paintRack's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. paintRack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cans asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cans against 4.9 for paintRack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 186 and 219 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Cans's written reviews are positive against 93% of paintRack's.
Cans ships an update every 3 months, paintRack every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cans | paintRack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (186 ratings) — better | 4.9 (219 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 186 | 219 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Akopov | Courageous Octopus |
Customer experience
Cans
paintRack
Bugs and requests
Cans
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
paintRack
Reported bugs
2 issues- Certain paint brands not appearing in megafilter
- Scanning issues with some barcodes
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to upload and attach photos to paint sets/projects
- Improved sorting and organization options for paint libraries
- Bulk add/import functionality for entire paint ranges
- Personal paint mixing/recipe notes section
In-app purchases
Cans
No in-app purchases
paintRack
- Full Unlock$5.99









