Inkventory vs GreyPile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkventory
Organize your hobby paint collection with this app. Scan barcodes to add paints, explore new colors, and manage favorites and wishlists. Syncs across devices for easy access.
- Manage paint collection
- Scan paint bottle barcodes
- Explore new colors
- Mark favorite paints
- Create wishlists
- Sync across devices
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Welcome to Inkventory, the essential app for hobbyists to manage, explore, and discover paints effortlessly. Whether you're a miniature painter, artist, or hobby enthusiast, Inkventory is your go-to tool for organizing your paint collection and exploring new colors. Over 13,000 paints from Vallejo, Citadel, AK Interactive, AMMO, The Army Painter, Tamiya, Scale75, Reaper Miniatures, Pro Acryl, Green Stuff World, Liquitex, Mr. Hobby, Revell, Angelus, Turbo Dork, Two Thin Coats, The Colour Forge and Dirty Down — colors, references and barcodes, all built into the app and searchable offline. Scan a barcode to add a pot to your stock in seconds. Mark favorites, keep a wishlist, and find the closest match to any color across every brand. Save your paint recipes layer by layer, so a scheme you painted months ago is still repeatable. Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud. Download now and take control of your paint inventory!
GreyPile
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The pile grows. The pile always grows. GreyPile is the companion app for tabletop miniature painters who have more grey plastic than painted models — and finally want to do something about it. TRACK YOUR PILE • Log every miniature in your collection, army by army • Follow each model through the full hobby pipeline: Packed → Built → Primed → In Progress → Painted • Track multi-model units model by model — give each model in a unit its own painting stage and watch the unit's weighted progress bar fill in • Built-in catalog with 2,300+ units for the most popular sci-fi and fantasy wargames — or add fully custom units for any game system • Notes, unit types and point costs for every entry STAY MOTIVATED • Grimdark-flavoured reminders that guilt-trip you back to the painting desk (frequency and time of day are up to you) • Painting streak tracking — don't break the chain • Campaign Metrics: total force size, painted percentage, points completed and your current pile level BUILT FOR HOBBYISTS • No account required — jump straight in, your data lives on your device • Optional sign-in (Apple, Google or email) for cloud backup and sync across devices • Works offline — changes sync automatically when you're back online • Export all your data as JSON, any time • Dark, terminal-inspired interface that feels right at home next to your hobby desk GO PRO — ONE TIME, NO SUBSCRIPTION The free version includes one full army. GreyPile Pro unlocks unlimited armies with a single lifetime purchase. No subscriptions, no recurring fees. Your backlog isn't going to paint itself. But now it can at least be organised. — GreyPile is an independent fan project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Games Workshop Limited. Warhammer 40,000™ and Age of Sigmar™ are trademarks of Games Workshop Limited. All unit names are used solely for identification purposes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inkventory at none against GreyPile's 1. GreyPile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. GreyPile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Inkventory asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inkventory ships an update every 2 weeks, GreyPile every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Inkventory | GreyPile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Unleashed Soft. | Andrea Caserini |
In-app purchases
Inkventory
No in-app purchases
GreyPile
- GreyPile Pro$5.99









