Comparison

MEGA vs impcat

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

Head to head
About

MEGA

Securely store, sync, and share your files with end-to-end encryption. Communicate privately with encrypted chat and video calls. Access your data from any device, anywhere.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted cloud storage
  • Secure one-on-one and group chat
  • Encrypted audio and video calls
  • File upload, download, and sharing
  • Real-time folder updates
  • Cross-device access
Features
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MEGA is one app for everything private. Securely store, back up, share files, and chat, protected by true zero-knowledge encryption. Only you can access your files. Not even us. Store & back up - 20 GB of free encrypted cloud storage, no credit card required - Automatic camera backup for your photos and videos - Access your files from any device, anywhere, anytime - Restore previous versions with file version history Share & collaborate - Share files and folders with secure, password-protected links - Set expiry dates on shared links for time-limited access - Collaborate in real time with folder sharing - Transfer large files to anyone, no MEGA account needed Chat & meet privately - End-to-end encrypted one-on-one and group chats - Encrypted audio and video calls - Chat history synced automatically across all your devices Privacy by design - Zero-knowledge encryption, your data is encrypted and decrypted on your device only - MEGA cannot read your files, messages, or calls - Open-source code, publicly available and independently audited on GitHub - Your account recovery key ensures only you can access your data Start free with 20 GB of private cloud storage. Upgrade anytime for more space at mega.io/pricing Subscriptions renew automatically for successive periods of the same duration at the same price as the initial period chosen. You can cancel the automatic renewal of your MEGA subscription no later than 24 hours before your next subscription payment is due, via your Apple account settings page. All MEGA client-side application code is published on GitHub, for transparency. The code of our iOS mobile app is located at: https://github.com/meganz/ios App permissions (optional): Contacts: MEGA accesses your contacts so you can add them from your device. Microphone: MEGA accesses your microphone when you capture a video, make a call or record voice messages inside the app. Camera: MEGA accesses your camera when you capture a video or photo or make a call inside the app. Face ID: MEGA accesses Face ID to allow you to easily unlock the app's passcode when you enable this option. Local network: MEGA accesses your local network so you can place and receive calls through devices that are on the same Wi-Fi or other local network. Location: MEGA accesses your location when you share it with your contacts in chat. Add photos to photo library: MEGA accesses your photo library to add photos and videos to your device gallery. Photo library usage: MEGA accesses your photos and videos when you upload them, share them through the chat and when camera uploads are enabled. MEGA’s Terms of Service: https://mega.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://mega.io/privacy

About

impcat

This app simulates photorealistic painting results for gaming and tabletop miniatures. It allows users to customize miniature sections with colors they own or plan to buy, using manufacturer-promoted palettes. The simulation includes base coloring, layering, shading, and highlighting.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic painting simulation
  • Customizable miniature sections
  • Manufacturer-promoted color palettes
  • Automated color complement recommendations
  • Shopping list generator
  • Custom color creation and mixing
  • Color scheme inspiration randomizer
Features
Currently charting
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impcat (short for Interactive Miniature Painting Catalogue) is a simulator for photorealistic painting results on gaming and tabletop miniatures. This tool gives you a variety of miniature images with individually customizable body sections, that you can paint with colours you own or perhaps wish to purchase. It works with predefined colour palettes, using names and values as promoted by their manufacturers. To achieve a high quality result the system simulates a four step painting process: Base colouring, layering, shading and highlighting. Features: - A set of 6 built-in miniatures, by Artel "W", with up to nearly 30 individually paintable sections - A set of built-in colour palettes, as well as additional palettes from our DLC server (around 1000 paints to choose from, and growing) - A file handling system for importing custom image and paint templates (visit impcat.de/faq for instructions) - Access to a growing online library of free DLCs (visit impcat.de/about for full list of contents) - An automated complement recommendation mode that lets you select a base colour and then automatically applies harmonizing layer, shade and highlight paints, which you can then customize at will. - A photorealistic simulation of the applied paints. - A shopping list generator that collects the data of all applied colours and gives you the links to the corresponding shop pages - Saving and loading options for your colour configurations - A colour creating tool, for creating opaque and metallic paints of any colour you like - A colour mixing tool, for testing mix results of your paints - A randomizer, for getting colour scheme inspiration by letting impcat ramdomly distribute a set of colours across the model

Screenshots

MEGA4 screens
impcat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MEGA at Free against impcat's $2.99. MEGA also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 18 months). impcat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On monetization model, chart position, 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

MEGA is free to download; impcat costs $2.99 up front. MEGA sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. impcat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MEGA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEGA has 107K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of MEGA's written reviews are positive against 32% of impcat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MEGA ships an update every 2 weeks, impcat every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
MEGA versus impcat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMEGAimpcat
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (107K ratings) — better2.7 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better32.1% of reviews
Number of ratings107K — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#43 — better#95
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMega Networks LLCDesign Bench - Immersive Agency

Customer experience

MEGA

All ratings107,184 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews1,125 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative43.6%

impcat

All ratings48 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral14.6%
Negative54.2%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral17.0%
Negative50.9%

User reviews

MEGA

From 107K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient coding
  • 🔒 Encrypted and decrypted automatically
  • 👍 Easy to organize files into folders
  • 👍 User-friendly interface with flawless functionality
  • 🚀 Generous free storage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Thumbnails take forever to load
  • 🐛 Video playback issues and glitches
  • 🐛 Insufficient transfer quota limits downloads
  • 🐛 Freezing and crashing issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable file uploads and downloads

impcat

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for planning paint schemes
  • 💡 Useful for visualizing colors
  • ✨ Realistic rendering
  • 🚀 Helpful community support (subreddit)
  • ✅ Good for beginners

Room to improve

  • 👎 Very limited built-in models
  • 💸 High cost for limited content
  • 🧩 Complicated import process
  • 🤷‍♂️ Lack of clear instructions
  • ⏳ App feels abandoned/no updates

Bugs and requests

MEGA

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login circle with no reaction
  • Inability to view recent file uploads
  • Incorrect file order in offline downloaded folders
  • Inconsistent behavior when opening links in the app
  • Deleted files not actually removed from account

Requested features

8 requests
  • Background downloading support
  • Ability to delete chats and group chats
  • Custom folder icons
  • Separate camera upload folders for each device
  • Better Apple Files integration
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  • Alphabetic sorting for files
  • Video preview thumbnails
  • Offline file access

impcat

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • In-app store not working
  • App restarts when using mixed colors
  • Update broke Apple Pencil functionality on iPad
  • File browser is annoying
  • Importing models on iOS not functional
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  • Touch locations for buttons are off

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more Warhammer 40K .SVG models
  • Include Citadel paint color references
  • Permanent toggle-off for auto mode
  • Landscape mode
  • Easier way to import minis
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  • Add GW paint sets or equivalents
  • Improve UI/UX design
  • Add option to save work as an image
  • Add more paint manufacturers
  • Improve stability and performance
  • Add Apple Pencil support for iPad version
  • Make import process more intuitive

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MEGA

Subscriptions10
  • PRO LITE Monthly$6.491 Month
  • MEGA PRO I$12.491 Month
  • PRO I Monthly$12.491 Month
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  • PRO II Monthly$24.991 Month
  • MEGA PRO II$24.991 Month
  • PRO III Monthly$37.491 Month
  • PRO LITE Yearly$79.991 Year
  • PRO I Yearly$124.991 Year
  • PRO II Yearly$249.991 Year
  • PRO III Yearly$374.991 Year
None

impcat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MEGA free?
MEGA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is impcat free?
impcat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MEGA or impcat?
MEGA is rated higher. MEGA averages 4.6 out of 5 from 107K ratings, while impcat averages 2.7 from 48 ratings.
Do MEGA or impcat have ads?
MEGA shows ads; impcat does not.
Which is updated more often, MEGA or impcat?
MEGA ships an update every 2 weeks, and impcat every 18 months. Most recently, MEGA was updated on October 10, 2026 and impcat on October 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, MEGA or impcat?
MEGA currently peaks at #43 in the App Store charts, and impcat at #95. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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