Mix Paint vs Mixable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mix Paint
This app assists artists in precisely mixing paint colors. It features a visual and photo-based color picker, an intelligent recipe generator for exact mixing ratios, and the ability to create and save custom palettes and recipes.
- Visual Color Picker
- Photo Color Picker
- Intelligent Recipe Generator
- Custom Palettes
- Save Recipes
- Intuitive Interface
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Mix Paint is a paint mixing companion that helps artists mix paint colors with precision. Features: • Visual Color Picker Select any color you want to match using intuitive hue and lightness controls. • Photo Color Picker Upload a photo and match a color directly from the image. • Intelligent Recipe Generator Get exact mixing ratios using colors from your palette. Our advanced algorithm calculates the optimal ratios of paint to achieve your desired color. • Create colors Explore and create color mixes by adjusting ratios of paints in your palette. • Custom Palettes Work with your actual paint colors. Create custom palettes that match the paints you have on hand, ensuring accurate mixing guidance. • Save Your Recipes Never lose a perfect color mix again. Save unlimited recipes for easy reference. • Clean, Intuitive Interface Focus on your art, not learning complicated software. Mix Paint's simple design gets out of your way and lets you create. How it works: 1. Choose a target color using the visual picker 2. Get a mixing recipe using colors from your palette 3. See the exact proportions needed for each paint 4. Save recipes for future reference Perfect for: • Oil painters • Acrylic artists • Watercolor enthusiasts • Art students • Professional artists Start mixing with confidence. Download Mix Paint today. © 2026 Gina Heidel. All rights reserved.
Mixable
This app helps artists mix custom paint colors using the paints they already own. It provides precise mixing ratios for watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints, with options to pick target colors from photos or a color wheel.
- Build custom paint palettes
- Mix colors from owned paints
- Precise mixing ratios
- Target color selection (camera, photo, color wheel)
- Support for watercolor, acrylic, oil
- Browse paints by pigment code
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Mix any color from the paints you actually own. Mixable is a paint mixing guide built for artists who work with watercolor, acrylic, or oil. Pick any target color — from your camera, a photo, or a color wheel — and Mixable calculates the best possible match using only the paints in your palette, with exact ratios. How it works: • Build your palette by selecting the paints you own from real product lines • Choose a target color using your camera, photo library, or color picker • Get a precise mixing recipe with exact ratios from your paints • See how close the match is with a side-by-side comparison and Delta E accuracy score Real brands, real pigments: Mixable includes paints from Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Schmincke, Golden, Gamblin, Liquitex, Van Gogh, and more — each mapped to its actual pigment composition. The mixing engine uses Kubelka-Munk color theory to predict how pigments blend, the same science used in paint manufacturing. Browse by pigment: Explore paints organized by their Color Index pigment codes. See which paints across different brands share the same pigments — and understand what's actually inside your tubes. Features: • 2-paint and 3-paint mixing recipes • Pick a target color from camera, photo, or color wheel • Support for watercolor, acrylic, and oil • Mixing tips tailored to each recipe • Save and revisit your favorite recipes • Browse paints by brand or by pigment code Try Pro for 7 days: Every new install includes 7 days of Mixable Pro with no payment required and no commitment — unlimited palette size, unlimited 3-paint mixing, unlimited saved recipes, and a starter palette so you can begin mixing right away. Free tier: After your trial, continue free with a palette of up to 10 paints, unlimited 2-paint mixing recipes, and 3 free 3-paint mixes per day — no account required. Mixable Pro — $2.99/month, $29.99/year, or $69.99 once for lifetime access: Unlock unlimited palette size, unlimited 3-paint mixing, and unlimited saved recipes. Brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Mixable is not affiliated with or endorsed by any paint manufacturer. Privacy Policy: https://salvabar.github.io/mixable-support/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://salvabar.github.io/mixable-support/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mixable at 4.9 against Mix Paint's 4.2. Mixable also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Mix Paint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Mixable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mix Paint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mixable holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Mix Paint's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mixable's.
Mix Paint ships an update every 3 days, Mixable every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mix Paint | Mixable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GINA JAY HEIDEL | Salvatore Barone |
Customer experience
Mix Paint
Mixable
In-app purchases
Mix Paint
No in-app purchases
Mixable
- Mixable Pro$2.991 Month
- Mixable Pro$29.991 Year
- Mixable Pro Lifetime$69.99







