Comparison

Mini Paint Recipe Manager vs MeepleVault

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

Head to head
About

Mini Paint Recipe Manager

Features
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Stop losing track of your paint collection and forgetting the mixes that worked. Mini Paint Recipes keeps your paints and mixing recipes in one place, with a camera scanner for adding paints fast. AT YOUR WORKBENCH • Create Detailed Recipes – Record mixing ratios as exact percentages, with photos of the result • Recipe Cards – Turn any recipe into a clean card you can share anywhere • Paint Scanner – Point your camera at a paint label to add it to your collection • Track 2,400+ Paints – Mark what you own and what you want, across all major brands AT THE HOBBY STORE • Check Your Inventory – See which paints you already own before you buy • Browse Your Wishlist – Keep your planned purchases at hand while shopping • Add New Paints – Scan new purchases straight into your collection KEY FEATURES • 2,400+ paint database – Citadel, Warhammer Tone Pro, Vallejo, Army Painter, AK Interactive, Reaper and more • Paint label scanner – Camera recognition to find and add paints quickly • Recipe cards – Shareable layouts with your photos and mix percentages • Photo-based recipes – See every mix at a glance • Inventory and wishlist – Track what you own and what to buy next • iCloud sync – Your recipes, photos and collection on all your devices • Search and filter – Find paints by name, brand or type, or show only the ones you own SUPPORTED PAINT RANGES Citadel (Base, Layer, Shade, Contrast, Dry, Technical, Air) • Warhammer Tone Pro • Vallejo Model Color, Game Color, Game Air and Panzer Aces • Army Painter, including Speedpaint 2.0 and Masterclass • AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Real Colors and QuickGen • Reaper MSP Great for Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, D&D miniatures, scale modeling and any hobby painting. Whether you own dozens of paints or hundreds, Mini Paint Recipes keeps them organized.

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MeepleVault

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MeepleVault – Your board game collection, finally under control. If you own a lot of board games, you know the pain: games pile up in boxes, in the basement, on shelves – and on game night you can't find the one game you wanted. MeepleVault fixes that. How it works Stick a QR code on each storage bin, scan it with the app, and start filling it. MeepleVault handles the rest: scan a game's barcode and you're done. Title, player count, play time, and cover art are detected automatically and assigned to the right bin. Catalog games in seconds • Barcode scan (EAN/UPC) recognizes the game automatically • Data from BoardGameGeek: player count, play time, cover image • No match? Add it manually in seconds • QR codes for your bins – every box uniquely tagged Find everything • Full-text search across your entire collection • Instantly see which bin a game lives in • Overview dashboard of your whole library • Filter by player count and play time Your data, your control • Works fully offline – no account required • Optional sync across multiple devices • Backup & restore anytime • No tracking, no ads Who's it for? For heavy gamers, collectors, board game cafés, and anyone who wants to stay on top of their games – whether you own 20 titles or 500. No more searching. Scan, store, find. --- Download MeepleVault now and bring order to your game collection.

Screenshots

Mini Paint Recipe Manager4 screens
MeepleVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeepleVault at none against Mini Paint Recipe Manager's 1. MeepleVault also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). 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. Mini Paint Recipe Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MeepleVault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Paint Recipe Manager ships an update monthly, MeepleVault every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Mini Paint Recipe Manager versus MeepleVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Paint Recipe ManagerMeepleVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiotr PlutaDigitmedia e.K.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mini Paint Recipe Manager

One-time1
  • Full Version Lifetime Unlock$8.99
None

MeepleVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Paint Recipe Manager free?
Mini Paint Recipe Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeepleVault free?
MeepleVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini Paint Recipe Manager or MeepleVault have ads?
Neither Mini Paint Recipe Manager nor MeepleVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Paint Recipe Manager or MeepleVault?
Mini Paint Recipe Manager ships an update monthly, and MeepleVault every 3 days. Most recently, Mini Paint Recipe Manager was updated on October 28, 2026 and MeepleVault on October 28, 2026.

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