Features & Capabilities

Watercolor paints, simplified: track what you own, find close-enough dupes, match your stash to any class supplies list, and finally remember which blue is that blue.

  • Can't remember which watercolor paints you already have at home?
  • Forgot which red you put in that palette, or whether it stains, granulates, or glazes?
  • Following a video tutorial and not sure your paint substitutes will behave the same way?
  • Or if you could mix a substitute with paints you already own?

Smarty Paints can help.

It's your watercolor sidekick: a searchable, stash-organizing, tutorial-matching watercolor app for anyone who's ever said "Shoot, which one's Quin Gold again?"

Search, Discover & Learn Browse a growing database of 3000+ paints. Filter paints by brand, pigment code, transparency, granulation, and more. Go on, nerd out.

Palette Layouts That Match Real Life Drag and drop your digital palette to match your real one—so you're not guessing which little paint pot is which. No more cross-referencing paint tubes or binders of hand-labeled swatches.

Color Theory Fast Track Every palette gets the wheel treatment. Your paints plotted, so the missing slot is obvious at a glance. Find the gap. Plan the next pick. Finally see what "warm blue" means.

Follow Any Video Tutorial With Your Paints Paste a link or browse tutorials right in the app. Smarty Paints maps every tutorial's paint to your collection — own it, have a dupe, or need to grab it — with property-level comparison so you know why a substitute works (or won't). No more pausing to wonder if your Phthalo Blue is close enough to the instructor's Prussian Blue.

Find Dupes (or Mix One Yourself) Smarty Paints compares transparency, granulation, staining, pigment, and lightfastness across brands, so you can see exactly where a match holds up and where it doesn't. When it doesn't, find a mix recipe using paints you already own. No new tubes required.

Collection & Wishlist Tracking See what you've got. Spot what you're missing. Track usage, log your favorites, and never buy the same paint twice. (Unless you meant to.)

Free features:

  • Full paint database search
  • Compare swatches and paint properties across brands
  • Find dupes and suggested mixes
  • Browse and match video tutorials to your collection
  • Create one drag-and-drop palette

Want more? Go premium for unlimited palettes, cross-device sync, single-pigment filtering, and palette customization.

Watercolor is easier for Smarty Paints. Just hear it from some of the smartest:

“I love this app!! It’s so fun to keep track of everything!!” - Michelle S.

“I used the app this morning to see if I had a color that matched the one used in the tutorial I was watching. Thankfully I had one that was almost perfect. So it’s a very handy app.” - Barbara H.

“I've been looking for an app like this for years. Finally something I can really use to track the pigments I use for each painting. I love it!“ - Tim G.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Neural Appworks LLC
Rating:
4.60
(27)
0.10
Version:
1.0.22 Last updated: 2026-06-04
Version code:
886518020
Creation date:
2023-12-21
Compatible devices:
Size:
110.69MB
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-11
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Developed by:
Neural Appworks LLC
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smarty-paints/id6472111419
Website:
https://smartypaints.app/

User Reviews

So helpful for learning about paint properties and as a quick reference when planning a painting. I also love being able to match my paints to those used by tutorials, so I have the peace of mind that my materials are up to the task at hand and I can focus on the techniques.
by ae*****, 2026-04-27

Love being able to see what paints I have and what videos would be worth while watching based on the paints in my pallet. Never knew an app like this existed but I’m thrilled about it now! Plus when I’m shopping for paint I can open this app and see what I already have. This app is a big win for me
by Po*****, 2026-04-22

This app is great and provides lots of useful information. I’m impressed with the customer service, the response is super fast.
by ch*****, 2026-03-12
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