Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-27	ae*****	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.
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.
2026-04-22	Po*****	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
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
2026-03-12	ch*****	This app is great and provides lots of useful information. I’m impressed with the customer service, the response is super fast.
This app is great and provides lots of useful information. I’m impressed with the customer service, the response is super fast.
2026-01-06	Ka*****	I love how I can search by one or several different brands or by other characteristics, like lightfastness, transparency, staining, and granularity. I also enjoy the fact that it allows me to find replacement pigments. It also ensures that I know what pains I already have in my collection. And lastly, I can create and store groupings by color, brand, or purpose. I recommended it to several of my artist friends.
I love how I can search by one or several different brands or by other characteristics, like lightfastness, transparency, staining, and granularity. I also enjoy the fact that it allows me to find replacement pigments. It also ensures that I know what pains I already have in my collection. And lastly, I can create and store groupings by color, brand, or purpose. I recommended it to several of my artist friends.
2025-05-09	Ba*****	I had high hopes for this, but after purchasing on my iPad, the developer did not create an iPad version, so it’s in a vertical orientation and not landscape, so you can’t use a keyboard. I tried to purchase on my iPhone anyway, hoping that updates would come, but the app crashes immediately. There is good information in the app, but I would like to retain the brands I choose in a search…I’ve never heard of most of these. I would also like to add paints to my “personal collection” that I can choose from to create a palette, but then be able to “shop” for other paints, looking through the entire catalog. It’s nice that I can choose by transparency and granulation, but I’d also like to be able to choose by a color family. Like maybe I want to find a new transparent, non-granulating pink that’s from Daniel Smith. There is no option to choose only pink paints, so you have to view every paint in a catalog, and they’re pretty mixed up. I expected this to be a way that I could keep track of what paints I’ve purchased, but I don’t think that’s what the app is meant to do.
I had high hopes for this, but after purchasing on my iPad, the developer did not create an iPad version, so it’s in a vertical orientation and not landscape, so you can’t use a keyboard. I tried to purchase on my iPhone anyway, hoping that updates would come, but the app crashes immediately. There is good information in the app, but I would like to retain the brands I choose in a search…I’ve never heard of most of these. I would also like to add paints to my “personal collection” that I can choose from to create a palette, but then be able to “shop” for other paints, looking through the entire catalog. It’s nice that I can choose by transparency and granulation, but I’d also like to be able to choose by a color family. Like maybe I want to find a new transparent, non-granulating pink that’s from Daniel Smith. There is no option to choose only pink paints, so you have to view every paint in a catalog, and they’re pretty mixed up. I expected this to be a way that I could keep track of what paints I’ve purchased, but I don’t think that’s what the app is meant to do.
2024-12-11	Sk*****	Yes, it does not sync. And sure that can be a little annoying. But it’s not hard to go through and easily keep track of your paints. So much work went into this app and I greatly appreciate it and the developer. It’s made my life easier, helped me plan my palettes and organize my colors. It even directs you to a quick search to Amazon for paints you are curious about (does not mean you have to buy from there but I have found some great deals once or twice that way). The ability to document my palettes, keep them organized easily by name, and plan special palettes for trips and projects is so nice. Truly love this app and glad I bought it. (Though you can check it out for free).
Yes, it does not sync. And sure that can be a little annoying. But it’s not hard to go through and easily keep track of your paints. So much work went into this app and I greatly appreciate it and the developer. It’s made my life easier, helped me plan my palettes and organize my colors. It even directs you to a quick search to Amazon for paints you are curious about (does not mean you have to buy from there but I have found some great deals once or twice that way). The ability to document my palettes, keep them organized easily by name, and plan special palettes for trips and projects is so nice. Truly love this app and glad I bought it. (Though you can check it out for free).
2024-08-20	ch*****	I have had my paid version of this app for several months. I wrote to the developers in May of 2024 asking how often they updated their color swatches. No answer and no updates…
I have had my paid version of this app for several months. I wrote to the developers in May of 2024 asking how often they updated their color swatches. No answer and no updates…
2024-08-08	PL*****	I’ve love this app! It is so handy to have. I have created several palettes and educated myself just through this app. There are just a few things to work through so that it why it is 4 stars. I do realize this is a fairly new app and hopefully improvements will come. For me it was worth the purchase!
I’ve love this app! It is so handy to have. I have created several palettes and educated myself just through this app. There are just a few things to work through so that it why it is 4 stars. I do realize this is a fairly new app and hopefully improvements will come. For me it was worth the purchase!
2024-05-27	D *****	I bought the palette because the free one does not really do a whole lot. For the price, the app should come with instructions and should be able to sync with my other devices instead of paying again. The search is not extensive which does not include my kuretake colors. I’ll keep it anyway since I’ve already paid. It’s overpriced for limited functionality.
I bought the palette because the free one does not really do a whole lot. For the price, the app should come with instructions and should be able to sync with my other devices instead of paying again. The search is not extensive which does not include my kuretake colors. I’ll keep it anyway since I’ve already paid. It’s overpriced for limited functionality.
2024-05-01	Pa*****	This will maybe someday be a great app, maybe, but for now it has some serious limitations. Here are the 3 I've discovered so far. You can't sync data between devices (I confirmed this w customer support who is basically the app developer herself?) This means that any palette you create on your phone, will not appear on your iPad. It also doesn't seem to recognize on my other device that I bought the "pro" version. Using this on my iPhone means the color swatches are teeny tiny. To drag and move a square around a palette, you'd have to tap an even tinier little "=" icon at the top of each square. If you don't hit the icon JUST right, you can't drag that swatch. If could go the moving around on my iPad, life would be less frustrating. To do so now means recreating all my palettes AGAIN, and paying for the the pro version AGAIN. No, thanks. My favorite palette is 9 columns across and 4 rows down. The app only allows max of 8 columns across, so I had to build it sideways, if that makes sense. Not ideal. My workspace is such that pivoting my palette 90 degrees is not an option. The watercolor enthusiast world is HUGE! I belong to many Facebook groups, one of which has over 44,000 members. The market for a GOOD palette database is enormous. And we share our great finds. I can't say this is one of them yet.
This will maybe someday be a great app, maybe, but for now it has some serious limitations. Here are the 3 I've discovered so far. You can't sync data between devices (I confirmed this w customer support who is basically the app developer herself?) This means that any palette you create on your phone, will not appear on your iPad. It also doesn't seem to recognize on my other device that I bought the "pro" version. Using this on my iPhone means the color swatches are teeny tiny. To drag and move a square around a palette, you'd have to tap an even tinier little "=" icon at the top of each square. If you don't hit the icon JUST right, you can't drag that swatch. If could go the moving around on my iPad, life would be less frustrating. To do so now means recreating all my palettes AGAIN, and paying for the the pro version AGAIN. No, thanks. My favorite palette is 9 columns across and 4 rows down. The app only allows max of 8 columns across, so I had to build it sideways, if that makes sense. Not ideal. My workspace is such that pivoting my palette 90 degrees is not an option. The watercolor enthusiast world is HUGE! I belong to many Facebook groups, one of which has over 44,000 members. The market for a GOOD palette database is enormous. And we share our great finds. I can't say this is one of them yet.

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