Comparison

Paint Vault vs PosterSplit

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

Head to head
About

Paint Vault

Manage your paint collection for hobbies like miniature painting and scale modeling. Scan paint pots, track what you own, find color matches, and plan projects. Works offline and syncs when connected.

Highlights
  • Scan paint pots with barcode recognition
  • Track owned paints and quantities
  • Color matching from photos
  • Find paint alternatives and harmonies
  • Manage paint sets and missing items
  • Plan projects with palettes and recipes
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Your entire paint collection, in your pocket. Paint Vault is the companion app for miniature painters, scale modellers and hobbyists. Browse a catalogue of 25,000+ paints from 121 brands, track exactly what you own, and never buy the same pot twice. SCAN YOUR POTS Point the camera at a barcode and the paint lands in your inventory. Thousands of references are already matched, paint sets included. KNOW WHAT YOU OWN Your inventory, searchable and filterable, with storage locations, quantities, custom paints for anything not in the catalogue, and stats on your collection. FIND THE RIGHT COLOUR - Colour match: photograph any colour and get the closest paints you already own - Find alternatives: out of stock, or switching brands? Get the nearest equivalent - Harmonies: complementary, triadic and analogous schemes, built from real paints All of it runs on CIEDE2000 colour science, the same maths the printing industry uses. COMPLETE YOUR SETS 2,000+ paint sets are described pot by pot. See what is missing from a box before you buy it. PLAN YOUR PROJECTS Create a project, attach a reference image, pin down its palette and write your mixing recipes so you can repeat them months later. SHOPPING LIST Everything you are missing, in one list, ready for your next order. WORKS OFFLINE The whole catalogue, your inventory and the colour tools work with no connection. Everything syncs when you are back online, and your data is encrypted on the device. Available in 9 languages. Free, with ads. Every feature is free - a single one-time purchase removes the ads for good. No subscription.

About

PosterSplit

Create large-format posters and patterns from photos, PDFs, and SVGs using your everyday printer. This app splits your chosen file across multiple sheets, offering layout options, margin control, and assembly guides for easy printing and assembly.

Highlights
  • Import photos, PDFs, and SVGs
  • Support for multiple paper sizes
  • Grid, finished size, or scale layout options
  • Margin and overlap control
  • Crop marks and assembly instructions
  • High-quality PDF output
  • Project saving and export history
Features
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Print bigger with an everyday printer. PosterSplit is an iPhone and iPad app that splits photos, PDFs, and SVG files across multiple sheets to create poster PDFs that are ready to print and assemble. Use it for large posters, full-size patterns, drawings, life-size displays, banners, and more. Choose your source, set the paper, finished size, or scale, preview the page count and layout, then save, share, or print the PDF with AirPrint. 【Key features】 • Import photos, PDFs, SVG files, camera shots, or a built-in sample • Support for A4, US Letter, A3, Legal, Tabloid, B4, A5, B5, A6, and B6 paper • Set the layout by grid, finished size, or scale • Page placement that accounts for margins and overlap • Crop marks, page labels, check lines, and an assembly instruction sheet • Standard and high-quality PDF output • Modes for full-size patterns, drawing PDFs, life-size displays, and banners • Calibration profiles to correct horizontal and vertical printer scaling • Save, duplicate, rename, and revisit projects and export history • Native layouts for both iPhone and iPad • Interface available in 11 languages 【How it works】 1. Choose a photo, PDF, SVG, camera shot, or sample. 2. Select the paper, finished size, and scale. 3. Preview the page count, overlap, and guides. 4. Generate the PDF, then save it to Files, share it, or print with AirPrint. 【PosterSplit Pro】 The free version supports A4 and US Letter. PosterSplit Pro also lets you select A3, Legal, Tabloid, B4, A5, B5, A6, and B6. PosterSplit Pro is a one-time purchase. The actual price is shown by the App Store. 【Privacy】 Source processing and PDF generation happen on your device. There are no uploads to a proprietary server, no ads, and no account registration. Adjust the paper and size for your project, then turn an everyday printer into a way to create something much larger.

Screenshots

Paint Vault4 screens
PosterSplit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Vault at none against PosterSplit's 1. Paint Vault also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. PosterSplit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paint Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint Vault ships an update every 2 days, PosterSplit every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paint Vault versus PosterSplit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint VaultPosterSplit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryann gillesKojiro Fujisaka

Customer experience

Paint Vault

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

PosterSplit

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paint Vault

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PosterSplit

One-time1
  • PosterSplit Pro One-Time$11.99

Questions

Is Paint Vault free?
Paint Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PosterSplit free?
PosterSplit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paint Vault or PosterSplit have ads?
Neither Paint Vault nor PosterSplit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint Vault or PosterSplit?
Paint Vault ships an update every 2 days, and PosterSplit every 5 days. Most recently, Paint Vault was updated on October 6, 2026 and PosterSplit on October 15, 2026.

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