Comparison

BrushLog vs PaintKeep

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

Head to head
About

BrushLog

Features
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Never forget a paint mix again. BrushLog is a miniature painting recipe manager for tabletop hobbyists. "Was it Mephiston Red and Corax White at 2:1, or 3:1?" Stop guessing. Record every recipe β€” paints, ratios, layers, and notes β€” linked to each miniature you own. 【What you can do with BrushLog】 β–· Record Paint Recipes Save the paints used, mix ratios, layer order, and step notes for every recipe. Attach multiple recipes to one mini (base coat, shade, highlight, etc.). Duplicate recipes or copy them to another miniature. β–· Link Paints to Minis β€” Both Ways See exactly which paints went on any mini, and which minis use any given paint. Finished works are shown in a clean grid view. β–· 5,900+ Color Presets Citadel, Vallejo, Mr. Hobby, and more β€” built right in. Pick from the library or set any custom hex color with the color wheel. β–· Track Progress & Painting Time Four stages: Backlog β†’ Building β†’ Painting β†’ Done. Log time spent on each mini. A banner alerts you when any paint is running low. β–· Export & Import Your Data (Free) Export paints, miniatures, and recipes as a single CSV β€” or as a ZIP that includes photos. Import the same formats to add data back on this device. β–· Before & After Photo Comparison Swipe a slider to compare the miniature before and after painting. Watch your skills improve over time. Supports both camera and photo library. β–· Project / Army Management (Pro) Group minis into armies, collections, or any project you choose. β–· Share Recipes as Images (Pro) Generate shareable recipe images for social media or your painting group. β–· Painting Reminder (Pro) Set a weekly local notification on your preferred day and time. No server required β€” runs entirely on your device. 【Who it's for】 Β· Warhammer 40K / Age of Sigmar hobbyists painting multiple minis at once Β· Anyone who keeps forgetting their Citadel paint mix ratios Β· Collectors who lose track of which paint goes on which mini Β· Hobbyists who want to share recipes with friends 【Japanese & English UI】 The interface follows your device language (Japanese or English). 【All data stays on your device】 Recipes, photos, and paint data are stored only on your iPhone / iPad. No external servers. No account required. 【Pricing】 Β· Free: up to 5 minis & 20 paints, including CSV/ZIP export & import Β· Pro (one-time purchase): unlimited minis & paints, project management, recipe image sharing, painting reminder Not a subscription. Buy once, use forever. Less than the price of two Citadel paints. ------------------ Developer: Kore Apps Support: support@kore-apps.com ------------------

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PaintKeep

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The guide calls for a colour you don't own. Again. PaintKeep answers the question every other paint app dodges: not "what is the equivalent in some other range", but "what is on my shelf right now that will actually work". Record the pots you own once. From then on, any colour named in a tutorial, army list or painting guide resolves to a ranked list of substitutes from your own rack β€” scored by perceptual colour distance, so a true swap is visibly different from a close-enough. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Add the paints you actually own from a catalogue of thousands of colours across nineteen ranges. β€’ Name the colour a guide asked for β€” search it, or lift it straight out of a photo of the tutorial. β€’ Read the match rail. Every paint you own is plotted by real perceptual distance, with the closest one shown butted edge to edge against the target so you can judge the join yourself. β€’ Save the swap into a project, and find it again three weeks later when the model comes back off the shelf. WHY THE DISTANCE IS THE POINT Most colour tools compare paints in RGB, which is not how eyes work β€” it will happily tell you two dark browns are further apart than two bright yellows that look identical. PaintKeep uses CIEDE2000 in CIE Lab space, the same perceptual difference model used in colour-critical printing and manufacturing. Every result is scored and sorted into four honest bands: Match, Close, Usable, Different. When nothing on your shelf lands close, it says so, and names the nearest thing anyway. WORKS WITHOUT A SIGNAL The whole colour catalogue ships inside the app. No account, no sign-in, no network calls at all. It works at a club table, in a basement, or on a plane. ABOUT THE COLOUR DATA Colour values are derived from published manufacturer swatch data and community conversion tables. They approximate a physical pigment under unknown lighting β€” they are not spectrophotometer readings, and thin or heavy application shifts them further. Matches tell you what to reach for first, not what is guaranteed to be identical. Metallics, washes and inks carry an extra caution, because a single flat colour value can't describe how they behave on a model. FREE AND PLUS Free gives you a shelf of up to 25 paints, unlimited lookups, and the top three matches for any colour. PaintKeep Plus removes the ceiling: β€’ Unlimited paints on your shelf β€’ The complete ranked list, not just the top three β€’ Project recipes you can create and edit β€’ Pick a colour straight out of a photo PaintKeep Plus is $2.99 per month, or $14.99 per year with a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed or cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://killex00.github.io/tos2 Privacy Policy: https://killex00.github.io/privacy-policy2

Screenshots

BrushLog4 screens
PaintKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BrushLog at 3 against PaintKeep's 1. BrushLog also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. BrushLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PaintKeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
BrushLog versus PaintKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrushLogPaintKeep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size58 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuki korenoriMarek Sokol

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BrushLog

One-time1
  • BrushLog Pro$5.99
2 purchases

PaintKeep

Subscriptions2
  • PaintKeep Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PaintKeep Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is BrushLog free?
BrushLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaintKeep free?
PaintKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrushLog or PaintKeep have ads?
Neither BrushLog nor PaintKeep shows ads.

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