Comparison

Kitpick vs StashIQ

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

Head to head
About

Kitpick

Organize your scale model kit collection, track your building progress with photos and notes, and get random project suggestions. This app offers a comprehensive way to manage your hobby inventory and build history.

Highlights
  • Stash and wishlist management
  • Build progress tracking with photos
  • Random next build suggestions
  • Collection stats and overview
  • PDF build journal export
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable themes
Features
Currently charting
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Your scale model stash, organized. Kitpick is a personal kit manager for scale model builders. Track your stash, document builds with photos and notes, and let the app pick your next project when you can't decide. STASH & WISHLIST - Add kits with photos, brand, scale, category, and price - Filter and browse in grid or list view - Search kits on Scalemates and eBay - Keep a wishlist for kits you're planning to buy BUILD TRACKING - Start a build from your stash with one tap - Document progress with timestamped photo updates and notes - Pause builds and pick them up later - Mark builds complete with ratings and notes - Export your build journal as a PDF PICK NEXT BUILD - Can't decide what to build next? Let Kitpick pick for you - Daily random kit suggestion from your stash - Exclude kits you're not ready to build yet STATS & COLLECTION OVERVIEW - See your stash at a glance: counts, brands, categories - Track completed builds and ratings - View your longest-sitting kits and newest additions - Stash value overview THEMES & CUSTOMIZATION - Multiple dark and light themes - Grid layout options (2, 3, or 4 per row) - Grid and list view modes CURATED RESOURCES - Discover tab with hand-picked YouTube channels and modeling resources Kitpick is fully offline. No ads, no accounts, no data collection, no internet required. Your collection stays on your device.

About

StashIQ

This app helps scale model builders and collectors catalog their kits, manage wish lists, and avoid duplicate purchases. It features a large database of kits, barcode scanning for instant identification, and price comparison tools.

Highlights
  • Catalog owned kits
  • Build want lists
  • Search 88,000+ kits
  • Barcode scanning
  • Compare retailer prices
  • Avoid duplicate purchases
Features
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StashIQ is the pocket companion for plastic scale model builders and collectors. Whether you build aircraft, armor, ships, cars, figures, or sci-fi, StashIQ helps you catalog what you own, plan what you want, and never buy a duplicate kit again. BROWSE A HUGE CATALOG Search a catalog of 88,000+ scale model kits across every major manufacturer, scale, and subject. Find the exact kit, see its details, and jump straight to retailers when you're ready to buy. SCAN TO IDENTIFY ANY KIT Point your camera at a kit's barcode and StashIQ identifies it instantly — then add it to your stash or want list in one tap. Can't find it? Share a link or add it manually, and it gets reviewed to grow the catalog for everyone. TRACK YOUR STASH Log every kit you own in one organized place. Know your collection at a glance — no more standing in a hobby shop wondering if you already have that Spitfire. BUILD A WANT LIST Keep a running wish list of the kits you're after. When you're browsing or scanning, you'll always know what's still on your list. FIND THE BEST PRICE See where to buy the kits you want and compare retailers, so you can grab the deal when it's right. MADE FOR MODELERS StashIQ was built by scale modelers who were tired of tracking their stash in spreadsheets. It's fast, focused, and designed around how hobbyists actually shop and build. SUBSCRIPTIONS StashIQ is free to start. Upgrade for higher stash and want-list limits, unlimited barcode scans, and an ad-free experience: • Collector — $0.99/month • Trader — $2.99/month • Professional — $4.99/month Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@iqsuite.co. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.knotsoftware.com/stashiq/privacy

Screenshots

Kitpick4 screens
StashIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kitpick at 100% against StashIQ's 0%. Kitpick also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). StashIQ's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On 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

StashIQ is free to download; Kitpick costs $0.99 up front. StashIQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Kitpick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kitpick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kitpick's written reviews are positive against 0% of StashIQ's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Kitpick versus StashIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitpickStashIQ
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB53 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJussi SeppalaCHRISTOPHER BRYAN DECKER

Customer experience

Kitpick

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StashIQ

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kitpick

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StashIQ

Subscriptions3
  • StashIQ Collector3 Months trial$0.991 Month
  • StashIQ Trader3 Months trial$2.991 Month
  • StashIQ Professional3 Months trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Kitpick free?
Kitpick costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StashIQ free?
StashIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitpick or StashIQ?
Kitpick is rated higher. Kitpick averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while StashIQ averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Kitpick or StashIQ have ads?
StashIQ shows ads; Kitpick does not.

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