# paintRack

> A virtual paint rack

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1490523130](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1490523130)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1490523130`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Courageous Octopus
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (217 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.45.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-22
- **First published:** 2020-06-13
- **Size:** 70 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paintrack/id1490523130)
- **Website:** [https://www.courageousoctopus.com](https://www.courageousoctopus.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.courageousoctopus.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.courageousoctopus.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

paintRack is a Chrome extension that helps hobbyists track their miniature paint collection. It offers a library of over 27,000 paints from top brands, rapid barcode scanning, and the ability to save custom paint sets (recipes) for your models.

Color tools help you find the best matching shades across brands, and the wishlist keeps track of paints you need. In-app colors are approximate as provided by manufacturers.

## Rankings

- #99,239 — Overall

## Review summary

PaintRack excels at organizing a paint library with fast barcode scanning, precise color matching, a robust database, and handy recipe/notetaking for mixes. Users praise responsive support and ongoing updates that add ranges based on feedback. However, recurring concerns focus on database gaps—many paints or brands aren’t recognized by the scanner, limiting reliability—and on color accuracy issues where on-screen swatches don’t always match the real paint. Some reviewers also note that building the initial library can be tedious. Overall, strong utility with room for database and color bookkeeping improvements.

### Pros

- Efficient inventory management with barcode/scan to quickly add paints
- Accurate color matching to inventory for planning and selecting shades
- Robust database and organization features that help track, avoid duplicates, and plan purchases
- Recipe/notetaking for custom mixes and project notes
- Responsive support and ongoing updates adding new paint ranges based on user feedback

### Cons

- Unrecognized paints and incomplete database coverage; many brands/lines aren’t recognized by the scanner, reducing reliability.
- Color display/representation sometimes does not match the actual paint colors, making color planning less accurate.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1490523130)