Comparison

Smarty Paints vs TabletWeaver Studio

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

TabletWeaver Studio

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Try out TabletWeaver! TabletWeaver is an app for designing, editing and visualizing tablet-weaving (card-weaving) patterns on your iPhone or iPad. It brings traditional tablet weaving together with digital design tools so you can build your patterns before you weave and compare options easily. Weavers, textile designers and craft practitioners can set up a pattern, preview turns and preview the result before they weave. Card threading, hole colors and the full workspace open with a subscription. TabletWeaver can be downloaded free. Without a subscription you can explore the editor and the basic design tools and the preview shows the first 20 picks. A monthly subscription from the App Store unlocks saving and loading projects, printing, PNG export, the pattern catalog, extra preview options, the threading-direction table and the full workspace. LEARN & GET STARTED Tutorials and feature videos: https://www.youtube.com/@tabletweaver FEATURES * Threaded-in pattern design with control over warp setup and structure * Card threading and assigning a color for each hole * Fill holes from the color palette * 3, 4, 6 or 8 holes per card * S/Z orientation * Turning planner: forward and backward turns, idle turns * Card packs and card-holding directions * Threading-direction table on preview (subscription required) * Custom color palettes and a wide color range * Horizontal preview and extra preview repeats (subscription required) * Browse and edit ready-made patterns (subscription required) * Structural fabric preview and on-preview card layout * Save and open local .dnctw project files (subscription required) * Printable production forms (subscription required) * PNG export (subscription required) * Turkish and English interface GET IN TOUCH Privacy policy: https://dncsoft.com.tr/tabletweaver-gizlilik-politikasi.html Contact: info@dncsoft.com.tr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletweaver/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabletweaver

Screenshots

Smarty Paints4 screens
TabletWeaver Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smarty Paints and TabletWeaver Studio 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 · 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 and TabletWeaver Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Smarty Paints versus TabletWeaver Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmarty PaintsTabletWeaver Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeural Appworks LLCDNC SOFT YAZILIM TEKSTIL VE MAKINE SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Smarty Paints

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Premium Features$39.99
3 purchases

TabletWeaver Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Smarty Paints free?
Smarty Paints is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TabletWeaver Studio free?
TabletWeaver Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smarty Paints or TabletWeaver Studio have ads?
Neither Smarty Paints nor TabletWeaver Studio shows ads.

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