Comparison

Model Train Script vs Miniature Painting

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

Head to head
About

Model Train Script

Features
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ModelTrainScript offers you easy automation of your Z21 or ECoS controlled model train layout. It allows you to configure and run simple automation scripts directly from you iPhone, iPad or Mac. There are a lot of great open source solutions available to automate your layout, however ModelTrainScript has the focus to make automation as easy as possible. We try to do that by offering a user friendly interface for composing scripts and by reducing the amount of physical components you need. No need for a dedicated computer as central unit, just connect your iPhone (or iPad/Mac) and you are ready to go. In short ModelTrainScript has the following features: - Provide easy automation of your layout with scripts - Manual control your layout with graphical representation - Provide a catalog of your vehicle collection - Data is synced via iCloud over all your Apple devices - Ability to use your device camera to control your vehicles ModelTrainScript requires a command station supporting the Z21 or ECoS lan protocol, it supports the following standards: - Feedback: RBus, CBus and LBus (LocoNet) - RailCom (over CBus, LocoNet and ECoSLink) for occupancy detection. For more information visit our website or feel free to contact us in case of any questions or feedback!

About

Miniature Painting

Features
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Zenithal is the miniature painting tracker built on one idea: progress is light. Every model on your shelf starts in shadow and brightens as it moves up the pipeline, so one look tells you where the whole collection stands. Your paints, your minis and your recipes stay on your device. No account, no cloud, no lock-in. THE PAINT WALL • Every pot you own as one wall of colour: brand, range, code, and the colour itself • Owned, running low, or on the wishlist, in one tap • Pot count, opened versus spare, and where you keep it • Your own paints and your own mixes are first class, not an afterthought SCAN THE POT • Point the camera at a barcode and the pot lands in your stash • Bulk mode keeps the camera up, so a whole shelf goes in one pass • A built-in catalog of 3,000+ paints across 13 brands, so most pots scan straight in • Not in the catalogue yet? Add it, teach it its barcode, and it is yours forever THE SHELF, LIT BY WHAT YOU HAVE FINISHED • Unassembled, assembled, primed, painting, based, varnished: skip the stages you do not use • A squad is one card with per stage counts, so a forty model horde is not forty rows • Move five models up a stage at once and watch the card light up • Photos, projects, factions, and a painting session log RECIPES THAT KNOW YOUR STASH • Ordered step lists that link the actual paints you own • Mixes with ratios, flattened to the pots you need to buy • A step whose paint you are missing says so, and offers the shopping list • Reuse one recipe across every unit in the army CROSS BRAND MATCHES, FREE FOREVER • Find a close paint in another brand, ranked by real colour science • Type aware: never a metallic for a matte, never a speedpaint for a base coat • Close, near, or rough. Zenithal never claims two paints are the same, and tells you to check on plastic • Teach it your own preferred swap and it outranks the maths YOURS, ALWAYS • Backup and restore are free, forever: iCloud Drive or any folder you choose • Export to CSV anytime, and import from a spreadsheet or another tracker's export • The paint catalogue ships inside the app, so a scan or a search never leaves your device • Dark and light, on every screen ZENITHAL PRO: ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOR LIFE The catalogue, cross brand matches, backup and export are free. A single lifetime purchase lifts the free limits and unlocks unlimited scanning, shop mode, and the smart shopping list. No subscription. Zenithal is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any paint manufacturer. Brand and paint names are used only to identify the products they name. Terms of Use: https://trueframedigital.app/zenithal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://trueframedigital.app/zenithal/privacy/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Model Train Script and Miniature Painting are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Model Train Script sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Miniature Painting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Model Train Script versus Miniature Painting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel Train ScriptMiniature Painting
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArjan PragtJawahar Natarajan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Model Train Script

One-time2
  • Donation for ModelTrainScript$9.00
  • License$12.99
1 purchases

Miniature Painting

One-time1
  • Zenithal Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Model Train Script free?
Model Train Script is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miniature Painting free?
Miniature Painting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Model Train Script or Miniature Painting have ads?
Neither Model Train Script nor Miniature Painting shows ads.

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