Comparison

Undercoat vs Primed

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

Head to head
About

Undercoat

This app helps miniature painters organize their paint collections, track projects, and find color matches across brands. It offers features like inventory management, recipe saving, and progress tracking for models. Get your painting desk organized and stay motivated to finish your projects.

Highlights
  • Paint collection inventory
  • Cross-brand color matching
  • Project tracking & progress logs
  • Color recipe saving
  • Painting stats & streaks
  • Barcode scanning for paints
Features
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Undercoat is the all-in-one workshop notebook for miniature and model painters. Inventory, projects, recipes, cross-brand matching and stats — finally in a single, beautiful app instead of five separate ones. EVERY PAINT, IN ONE RACK • Build your collection from a built-in multi-brand catalog (Citadel, Vallejo, The Army Painter, Scale75 and more) • Add paints by search, by hand, or scan a barcode in seconds • See your whole rack as a grid of real-color swatches • Track what's full, running low, or out — and get an automatic shopping list CROSS-BRAND EQUIVALENCES THAT ACTUALLY WORK • Find the closest paint in any other brand using real color science (CIEDE2000), not rough RGB guesses • "Closest paint in MY stock" — match any color to what you already own PROJECTS THAT KEEP YOU PAINTING • Track every model from bought → assembled → primed → in progress → finished • Progress rings, work-in-progress photo journals, and time logged per session • Watch your army's "% painted" climb across units COLOR RECIPES, LINKED TO YOUR PAINTS • Save your schemes step by step: basecoat, wash, layer, highlight • Every step links to a paint you actually own — no more guessing what you used • A visual swatch fingerprint for each recipe STATS & STREAKS • Models per month, painting streaks, an activity heatmap and badges • The gentle nudge that turns a backlog into finished minis UNDERCOAT PRO A generous free tier lets you build a real collection. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited inventory, projects, army lists and recipes, cross-brand equivalences, low-stock alerts, full stats, export and cloud backup. Available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Your painting desk, organized. — Paint data is for reference only. Brand names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used for compatibility reference, not affiliation. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://develak.com/privacy-policy/

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

Undercoat4 screens
Primed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Primed at none against Undercoat's 3. Undercoat's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Undercoat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Primed asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Undercoat versus Primed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUndercoatPrimed
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevelakQuoc Nguyen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Undercoat

Subscriptions2
  • Undercoat Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Undercoat Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Undercoat Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

Primed

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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