Warhammer Mini Tracker vs Hobby Codex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Warhammer Mini Tracker
Track your miniature painting backlog, manage paint collections, and log your hobby sessions. This app helps you organize models by project and save paint recipes for consistent results. It's designed to turn your overwhelming hobby backlog into a satisfying progression system.
- Track miniature progress through six stages
- Save and reuse paint recipes
- Manage paint collection and generate shopping lists
- Log painting sessions and track streaks
- Organize models by project
- Supports various tabletop gaming miniatures
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Every miniature painter has one. The Pile of Shame - boxes of unbuilt kits, half-primed sprues, armies started and abandoned. Sprue is the hobby tracker that turns that overwhelming backlog into a satisfying progression system. -- TRACK EVERY MODEL -- Log every miniature from the moment you crack open the box to the day you seal the varnish. Six distinct stages - On Sprue, Assembled, Primed, In Progress, Painted, and Showcase - give you a clear picture of where everything stands. Watch your Pile of Shame number drop with every session. -- SAVE YOUR PAINT RECIPES -- This is the feature that saves hours. When you are on model number thirty of your Intercessor Squad, you need to remember exactly how you painted number one. Add step-by-step recipes to each project: Basecoat Mephiston Red, wash with Agrax Earthshade, layer Evil Sunz Scarlet. Never start from scratch again. -- MANAGE YOUR PAINT COLLECTION -- 230+ paints from Citadel, Vallejo Model Color, and Army Painter - pre-loaded with accurate color swatches and equivalents across brands. Add paints to your inventory with one tap. Track what is running low, what needs restocking, and what is on your wishlist. With Pro, your shopping list is grouped by brand before your next hobby store visit. -- LOG EVERY SESSION -- Record what you painted, how long you spent, which techniques you used. Watch your weekly streak build. The hobby dashboard shows your Pile of Shame count, stage breakdown across all models, and recent activity - everything you need to stay motivated and keep moving. -- ORGANIZE BY PROJECT -- Group models into projects: Blood Angels 2000pts, Stormcast Vanguard Chamber, D&D Party - Curse of Strahd, Fellgor Ravagers Kill Team. Track army-level progress with completion bars. See exactly how close you are to a fully painted force. -- FOR EVERY CORNER OF THE HOBBY -- Warhammer 40,000. Age of Sigmar. Kill Team. Horus Heresy. Warcry. D&D and Pathfinder miniatures. Star Wars Legion. Bolt Action. Marvel Crisis Protocol. Malifaux. Historical miniatures. Board game figures. If it has a sprue, Sprue tracks it. -- COMMANDER'S PACK (PRO) -- Unlock the full arsenal with a Pro subscription: - Unlimited models, projects, paints and recipes - Hobby stats: minis painted, sessions and hours at the desk - Shopping list grouped by brand - Full painting session history - Multi-photo WIP gallery per model Free tier: up to 50 models, 3 projects, 30 paints in your collection and 3 recipes per project, plus the full hobby dashboard and paint equivalents - enough to track a whole army. -- DESIGNED FOR THE HOBBY -- Dark mode by default. Serif typography that feels like a campaign journal. Gold accents on deep slate. Built by a hobbyist, for hobbyists who paint under a lamp at 11pm and know the difference between a glaze and a drybrush. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hobby Codex
Organize your miniature painting hobby with this app. Catalog your collection, save paint recipes, manage your paint inventory, and track project progress. Designed for mobile use on your painting desk.
- Catalog miniatures
- Save paint recipes
- Manage paint inventory
- Track project progress
- Log painting sessions
- Built-in paint catalog
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Hobby Codex is a mobile app for miniature painters. It keeps your collection, paints, color schemes, projects, and painting journal in one place. Once boxes start piling up, notes get scattered, and you can no longer remember which paints or steps were planned, it becomes hard to keep track. Hobby Codex helps you follow a miniature from the box to the finished model. Start by scanning a box Scan its barcode, or search by name, to find its contents and add its miniatures to your collection in a few taps. No need to enter every reference one by one. The catalogue also lets you browse available factions and boxes. This feature is available with a subscription. You can also add a miniature manually, whether it comes from a box that is not in the catalogue or is a custom reference. Organize your collection Track the miniatures you own or want to buy, along with their assembly and painting progress. Add your own photos, notes, and details to keep a useful record of every model. Plan your painting - create color schemes; - break a miniature down into parts and painting steps; - keep track of the paints and techniques you use; - see which pots are missing from your inventory. Move your projects forward Group related miniatures into projects or campaigns. Track their progress and keep a clear view of what remains to be done. Keep a record of your sessions The journal records your painting sessions: time spent, miniatures worked on, calendar, and progress over time. Pick up where you left off without having to reconstruct your plans. Your collection stays on your device by default. If you create an account, you can choose to back up your data and photos to the cloud and restore them on another device. Hobby Codex is available in French and English, with no ads. Catalogue subscription Tracking features are free. Access to the box catalogue requires an account and a Hobby Codex Catalogue subscription, monthly or yearly, that renews automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nicolaslabrousse.github.io/hobby-codex-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hobby Codex at 100% against Warhammer Mini Tracker's 0%. Hobby Codex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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. Warhammer Mini Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hobby Codex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hobby Codex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Warhammer Mini Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hobby Codex's.
Warhammer Mini Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Hobby Codex every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warhammer Mini Tracker | Hobby Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karol Jaworski | Labrousse Nicolas |
Customer experience
Warhammer Mini Tracker
Hobby Codex
In-app purchases
Warhammer Mini Tracker
- Sprue Pro$4.991 Month
- Sprue Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Sprue Pro$39.991 Year
Hobby Codex
No in-app purchases
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