Comparison

PaintMyMinis vs Le Bench Remote

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

Head to head
About

PaintMyMinis

This app helps miniature painters meticulously track their color schemes, paint mixtures, and painting progress for consistent results. Save custom recipes, manage paint collections, and plan future projects with ease.

Highlights
  • Plan project color schemes with colorwheel
  • Track painting techniques and paint mixtures
  • Share materials and techniques
  • Manage colors and create shopping lists
  • Bookmark painting status for each mini
  • Supports multiple paint ranges
Features
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Did it ever happen to you, after taking a break from one of your miniature/army painting projects that you couldn’t get a hold of the right painting order? What kind of mixtures did you create to paint that cool metal blade? What kind of inks did you use and in which order? Was it the „late summer green 123“ or „autumngras 345“ flock for the bases? With PaintMyMinis you can keep track of all these questions and keep it for future projects and expansions. It provides your tabletop army/miniature painting with consistency throughout the whole painting process. Never lose sight again of your painting order, the thereby used colors and bookmark your painting status at every mini in progress. ********* "Fantastic iPhone app to keep track of the mixes and color recipes used in your minis." - Karaikal Painting Studio (Multi Golden Demon Winner) "The perfect app for recording your color choice." - Studio Akaranseth (Multi Golden Demon Winner) ” (…) Well, PaintMyMinis is that (note)book, except that it resides on your iPhone, and it becomes your notebook on steroids, with some serious awesomesauce thrown in.” - Bill’s Raving Rant ********* Key features: - Plan your project color scheme with the integrated colorwheel* (optionally with auto color harmony) - Keep track of all your painting techniques, paint mixtures and ratios - Share your materials and techniques with your friends and the world - Keep track of your colors* and add them to an integrated shopping list - One app, all your projects, all your minis, custom materials that can be shared by your minis - Bookmarks and percentile painting process for each mini - For your convenience the Vallejo (Game Color, Model Color and Model Air)*, new and old Games Workshop Citadel* paint line, Badger Minitaire*, The Army Painter*, Scale75*, Coat d'arms*, Wargames Foundry*, PrivateerPress Formula P3* and the Reaper Master Series* paint ranges are available for download! *The color representation does not reflect real pigmented colors and is only a simulation. Be sure to test your colors and color schemes in reality before applying them to your project and decide if you like them. The colors in this app can only act as a rough guide for your real color choice. *All data seen in these screenshots is only for illustration purposes. The data has to be provided by the user himself. *All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. *Miniatures on screenshots by Corvus Belli

About

Le Bench Remote

Features
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The Le Bench Remote app connects to your Bench via Bluetooth Low Energy wireless connection. From the main MENU, choose among the available programs the one corresponding to your need to test or tune-up your vehicles and engines for Slot Car Racing. The Bench options allow you to adjust - The motor test voltage from 12V to 18V, - Define the type of motor controlled (3-pole for most 1/32 scale motors or 5-pole for some 1/24 scale motors) - As well as define the program selected by default when starting your Bench (useful if you chain the running-in of several engines). The MANUAL program allows you to adjust the engine setpoint of the vehicle or engine under test from 0 to 100%. Engine stop by maximum braking or coasting. Displays motor speed in RPM as well as electrical characteristics (voltage, current, and power) in real time. The CHECK program offers two test functions for rapid vehicle diagnostics. The LIGHT TEST is used to check the lighting of the vehicle under test: brightness, holding time, behavior in the event of a runway departure. The test lasts 15 seconds and achieves a succession of accelerations and periods of engine shutdown. The SIMU DRIVE test verifies the vehicle's dynamic behavior by simulating driving on the track and performing a succession of laps. The test consists of the infinite repetition of a 13s sequence reproducing a sequence of acceleration and braking typical of a lap of the track. The RODAGE program allows you to perform the automated running-in of an engine or vehicle. The SHORT RODAGE exerts the motor from 10% to 100% set in 8 steps over a period of 30 minutes. The LONG ROD exercises the motor from 10% to 100% set in 14 steps over a period of 6 hours. The ENGINE program allows you to measure, record and compare the characteristics of an engine. The measured data are the speed and engine power at rated speed (e.g., 12V) as well as the speed curve as a function of the engine speed captured at 20 measuring points, i.e., every 5%. The recording and comparison of engine characteristics makes it possible, for example, to evaluate the ageing of an engine by measuring it before the race and during the race. It also makes it possible to compare several engines alone, or mounted on vehicles, with each other, to evaluate their performance.

Screenshots

PaintMyMinis4 screens
Le Bench Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Le Bench Remote at Free against PaintMyMinis's $3.99. Le Bench Remote also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Le Bench Remote is free to download; PaintMyMinis costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PaintMyMinis versus Le Bench Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintMyMinisLe Bench Remote
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB19 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperMarius HerzogRATIO TECH INGENIERIE

In-app purchases

None

PaintMyMinis

No in-app purchases

None

Le Bench Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaintMyMinis free?
PaintMyMinis costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Le Bench Remote free?
Le Bench Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaintMyMinis or Le Bench Remote have ads?
Neither PaintMyMinis nor Le Bench Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaintMyMinis or Le Bench Remote?
PaintMyMinis ships an update every 2 months, and Le Bench Remote every 2 months. Most recently, PaintMyMinis was updated on November 6, 2026 and Le Bench Remote on October 27, 2026.

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