Comparison

Smarty Paints vs Artventures

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

Head to head
About

Smarty Paints

This app helps watercolor artists manage their paint collections, find substitute colors, and match tutorial supplies. It simplifies tracking what you own, identifying dupes, and ensuring your paints align with class or tutorial requirements.

Highlights
  • Track watercolor paint collections
  • Find close-enough paint dupes
  • Match tutorial supplies to your stash
  • Compare paint properties across brands
  • Create digital palette layouts
  • Searchable paint database
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Watercolor paints, simplified: track what you own, find close-enough dupes, match your stash to any class supplies list, and finally remember which blue is *that* blue. - Can't remember which watercolor paints you already have at home? - Forgot which red you put in that palette, or whether it stains, granulates, or glazes? - Following a video tutorial and not sure your paint substitutes will behave the same way? - Or if you could *mix* a substitute with paints you already own? Smarty Paints can help. It's your watercolor sidekick: a searchable, stash-organizing, tutorial-matching watercolor app for anyone who's ever said "Shoot, which one's Quin Gold again?" *Search, Discover & Learn* Browse a growing database of 3000+ paints. Filter paints by brand, pigment code, transparency, granulation, and more. Go on, nerd out. *Palette Layouts That Match Real Life* Drag and drop your digital palette to match your real one—so you're not guessing which little paint pot is which. No more cross-referencing paint tubes or binders of hand-labeled swatches. *Color Theory Fast Track* Every palette gets the wheel treatment. Your paints plotted, so the missing slot is obvious at a glance. Find the gap. Plan the next pick. Finally see what "warm blue" means. *Follow Any Video Tutorial With Your Paints* Paste a link or browse tutorials right in the app. Smarty Paints maps every tutorial's paint to your collection — own it, have a dupe, or need to grab it — with property-level comparison so you know *why* a substitute works (or won't). No more pausing to wonder if your Phthalo Blue is close enough to the instructor's Prussian Blue. *Find Dupes (or Mix One Yourself)* Smarty Paints compares transparency, granulation, staining, pigment, and lightfastness across brands, so you can see exactly where a match holds up and where it doesn't. When it doesn't, find a mix recipe using paints you already own. No new tubes required. *Collection & Wishlist Tracking* See what you've got. Spot what you're missing. Track usage, log your favorites, and never buy the same paint twice. (Unless you meant to.) Free features: - Full paint database search - Compare swatches and paint properties across brands - Find dupes and suggested mixes - Browse and match video tutorials to your collection - Create one drag-and-drop palette Want more? Go premium for unlimited palettes, cross-device sync, single-pigment filtering, and palette customization. Watercolor is easier for Smarty Paints. Just hear it from some of the smartest: “I love this app!! It’s so fun to keep track of everything!!” - Michelle S. “I used the app this morning to see if I had a color that matched the one used in the tutorial I was watching. Thankfully I had one that was almost perfect. So it’s a very handy app.” - Barbara H. “I've been looking for an app like this for years. Finally something I can really use to track the pigments I use for each painting. I love it!“ - Tim G.

About

Artventures

Features
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Artventures is an AI-powered app designed to help you: • Explore the world of art through a personalized experience, or • Create your own artwork for home or office. Immerse yourself into the magic of art!

Screenshots

Smarty Paints4 screens
Artventures3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artventures at none against Smarty Paints's 2. Smarty Paints's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Smarty Paints sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Artventures asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smarty Paints ships an update every 11 days, Artventures every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smarty Paints versus Artventures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmarty PaintsArtventures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNeural Appworks LLCWiktor Charytoniuk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Smarty Paints

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Premium Features$39.99
None

Artventures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smarty Paints free?
Smarty Paints is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artventures free?
Artventures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smarty Paints or Artventures have ads?
Neither Smarty Paints nor Artventures shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smarty Paints or Artventures?
Smarty Paints ships an update every 11 days, and Artventures every 4 months. Most recently, Smarty Paints was updated on November 6, 2026 and Artventures on November 4, 2026.

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