Oriora Muster vs paintRack
Muster tracks armies, paint recipes, your paint inventory and the unbuilt backlog, on your device, with a recap written from your own numbers. paintRack is a paint library built on a catalogue of over 29,000 paints, with a Full Unlock purchase. Here is how they differ, with every claim about paintRack linked to their own listing.
Written by Oriora, the maker of Oriora Muster. Every claim about paintRack is taken from Courageous Octopus LLC's own published pages, linked per row, and was last checked on 6 September 2026. paintRack is the name of Courageous Octopus LLC's product and is used here only to identify it.
- Oriora Muster tracks armies and factions, paint recipes, a paint inventory and the pile of shame, with points painted versus unpainted and how long each unit has been in progress. No subscription.
- In Muster any paint can be added as free text, including indie brands and custom mixes. paintRack's library is built on its catalogue of over 29,000 paints.
- paintRack's Full Unlock, listed at $5.99, adds a wish list, barcode scanning and colour tools. Muster has a shopping list free and no barcode scanning.
Feature by feature
“Verify” opens the paintRack page each row was read from.
| Feature | paintRack | Oriora Muster | Has it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free download; Full Unlock listed at $5.99.Price as listed on the US App Store on 6 September 2026.Verify ↗ | Free app, no subscription. Tracking is free; only the AI collection recap is billed per use. | Different |
| Paint inventory | Yes: a library of over 29,000 paints from top brands.Verify ↗ | Yes: brand, name, type, colour family and quantity, entered as free text. | Both |
| Add a paint that is not in a catalogue | The library is built on the catalogue; adding paints outside it is not described on the listing.Verify ↗ | Yes. Every paint is free text, so indie lines and custom mixes go in. | Muster |
| Paint sets and recipes | Yes: custom paint sets or recipes.Verify ↗ | Yes: ordered multi-step schemes attached to units. | Both |
| Wish list or shopping list | Yes, in the Full Version.Verify ↗ | Yes, free. | Both |
| Barcode scanning of bottles | Yes, in the Full Version.Verify ↗ | No. | paintRack |
| Colour matching tools across brands | Yes, in the Full Version.Verify ↗ | No. | paintRack |
| Armies, units and the backlog | Not on the listing; paintRack is a paint app.Verify ↗ | Yes: a board from unbuilt to painted, points painted versus unpainted, per-army rollups, days in progress per unit. | Muster |
| Recap written from your own numbers | Not on the listing.Verify ↗ | Yes. | Muster |
| Platforms and data | iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision.Verify ↗ | iPhone, Mac and the web, data on your device with backup to your own cloud and CSV export. | Different |
- ✓You track armies and the backlog, not only paints.
- ✓You use paints that are not in anyone's catalogue.
- ✓You want it on the web too, on your device, with no unlock to buy.
paintRack has a catalogue of over 29,000 paints, barcode scanning and cross-brand colour matching. Muster has none of those.
Questions people ask
Is Oriora Muster a paint catalogue like paintRack?
No. paintRack is a paint library of over 29,000 paints. Muster is an army, backlog and paint tracker where every paint is free text, so any brand or custom mix can be added.
Is Muster free?
Yes. Tracking is free with no subscription; only the AI collection recap is billed per use. paintRack is free with a Full Unlock listed at $5.99.
What does paintRack have that Muster does not?
The 29,000-paint catalogue, barcode scanning of bottles and cross-brand colour matching tools.
The paintRack column is read from Courageous Octopus LLC's own App Store listing, in-app purchase list and privacy policy, not from reviews or third-party articles, and was last checked on 6 September 2026. The Oriora Muster column is read from the app as shipped. Where paintRack's listing does not mention a feature, the row says so rather than claiming they lack it. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by the Oriora team. If anything here is out of date, write to [email protected] and it will be corrected.