Inkventory vs PleinColorWheel
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!
PleinColorWheel
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Plein Color Wheel — A Plein Air Painter's Color Companion Discover the dark green color of the trees and the light blue color of the sky. Go outside and paint. Design new colors on Mixer, paint on Canvas, and learn Color Theory. Save new colors on Mixer, select from a palette of art pigments named from the art stores, and a daily reminder to paint a new canvas each and every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Inkventory at Free against PleinColorWheel's $0.99. Inkventory also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Inkventory is free to download; PleinColorWheel costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Inkventory ships an update every 2 weeks, PleinColorWheel every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inkventory | PleinColorWheel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unleashed Soft. | Gregory Kojadinovich |
In-app purchases
Inkventory
No in-app purchases
PleinColorWheel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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