Comparison

Hobby Codex vs Primed

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Catalog miniatures
  • Save paint recipes
  • Manage paint inventory
  • Track project progress
  • Log painting sessions
  • Built-in paint catalog
Features
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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

About

Primed

Features
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Primed is the all-in-one companion for tabletop miniature painters — track every paint you own, plan your projects, save your recipes, and finally clear that backlog. Your paint rack, organized. Log what you own, what's running low, and what's on your wishlist. Search by brand, finish, or color, and tap any color to find cross-brand equivalents so you can paint with what you already have — and never buy a duplicate again. Beat the Pile of Shame. Give every model a project card with photos and faction tags, then move it through a clear pipeline: Backlog, Assembled, Primed, Work in Progress, Done, and Based. Watch your progress add up instead of piling up. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Paint rack with owned / running-low / wishlist status and color swatches • Cross-brand paint equivalents across major hobby paint ranges • Project backlog ("Pile of Shame") with photos, faction tags, and a full status pipeline • Recipes — build step-by-step painting recipes (paint + technique + dilution) • Smart shopping list from your wishlist, low paints, and recipe gaps • Session timer to track how long your projects really take • Stats and progress at a glance • Localized in 20 languages FREE & LIFETIME Primed is free to start. A one-time Lifetime Unlock removes ads and opens everything — unlimited projects, unlimited paint rack, unlimited army tags, recipe export & sharing, and CSV export. No subscription, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your projects, photos, and paint inventory stay on your device — no account, no cloud. The free version shows ads to keep it supported; the Lifetime Unlock removes them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nemostation90.github.io/app-support/apps/primed/#terms Privacy Policy: https://nemostation90.github.io/app-support/apps/primed/#privacy

Screenshots

Hobby Codex4 screens
Primed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Primed at none against Hobby Codex's 2. Hobby Codex's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hobby Codex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Primed asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hobby Codex versus Primed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobby CodexPrimed
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabrousse NicolasQuoc Nguyen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hobby Codex

Subscriptions2
  • Box Catalog$2.991 Month
  • Box Catalog$24.991 Year
None

Primed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hobby Codex free?
Hobby Codex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Primed free?
Primed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hobby Codex or Primed have ads?
Primed shows ads; Hobby Codex does not.

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