impcat

Name: impcat
Rating: 2.7 (48 reviews)
Author: Design Bench - Immersive Agency

by Design Bench - Immersive Agency

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $2.99

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Productivity
Role Playing
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Price: $2.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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2.7 48 ratings · App Store

3/5Great for what it is but recent update broke functionality
A recent update on the iPad version made it such that I can no longer select zones on the model with my Apple Pencil. This is a critical bug and is a major deterrent to using the app. If you can find the time, PLEASE FIX IT 🙏 As many have already stated, this app is awesome. So many of us in the hobby suffer from paralysis analysis and are hesitant to paint because we don’t know what we want. Similarly there are folks that want to sketch out their ideas ahead of time. This app lets you do both. Is it perfect? No, but it’s paving the way and definitely on the right track. I’m glad it exists and I’m an avid user. My feedback for the developer (speaking as one dev to another) is its clear the UI/UX was designed by a dev. My recommendation would be to find yourself a solid UI designer, and this app could go from good to absolute greatness!

kalmryde · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great tool for experimenting with color schemes
As someone who is very indecisive about color schemes and wants to get them just right before painting a whole army, this app is fantastic for me. The rendering looks very realistic and I think it gives you a great look at what a scheme would look like on the model. I love that I can make small tweaks in the app without having to paint multiple test models just to see how something will look. As some other reviews have alluded to, it definitely does take a bit of setup to get up and running. That said, once the initial setup is done you don’t have to worry about it again. If you have trouble with setting it up, the impcat subreddit has lots of useful resources and has been helpful for me with any questions I’ve had. I absolutely recommend this for anyone who likes to fine tune their paint schemes!

Joe8463927 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Buyer Beware
App is probably not what you think it is. I suspect most people who pay and download never actually use it for the purpose they downloaded it for. I assumed it was going to be an easy process. Select the models I want to paint from a list. Maybe download them. Paint in the app and see what I like before committing to a color scheme. That is NOT what this app does. It is a powerful tool when used properly, but it is not intuitive or user friendly. You will need to go out of your way to source the files yourself, and download them to the files app. It’s a pain in the rear. Just paint the minis. Skip the app. As you can see by a “developer response” to another users review the dev team doesn’t seem to take criticism kindly and do not respond in the most professional manner. Another reason to save your money.

komowoyo · 31 Jul 2026
5/5It’s gotten better since the old reviews
So even after reading the reviews I decided to give this thing a shot. I happen to have found it via a google search which let me to a page to read about and and gave me the instructions on how to get the files I was looking for from impcat’s redit page. Once I did that it was fairly simple to use. Even the uploading the file it required to use wasn’t hard unless you just don’t know much about technology. All in all the app is what you think it is it helps you plan out your paint scheme without wasting hours on painting to just figure out you don’t like the pattern you made.

Helalien · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Iffy for warhammer
If you want to use this for warhammer minis I would be cautious. There is a subreddit you can look at to find a list of models they have for you to work with (which requires an entirely separate download and import) but the list is not all encompassing and is missing allot of models. In some cases there are fan made or proxy models that are so far off base that it’s useless if you wanted to see how your model would look. ( I’m looking at you, weird spider leg tyrant guard). If you can find your models in the mega link from the sub Reddit and go through the process of importing it then yea the app works pretty well but otherwise you more than likely aren’t getting a SVG and you just wasted 3$

Sunflash2152 · 31 Jul 2026

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1.0
1.1
Fixes: - Updated from UIWebView to WKWebView - Layout adjustments of the Save and Load prompts - Colour Mixer tool was modified for more realistic representations of mixed paints - Metallic bug resolved: The Colour Picker tool now also gets the metallic intensity of the tapped section and applies it to the selected section(s) - iOS Status Bar now merges with the UI: Dark background, light content New Features: - Image Selector now has an "import SVG" button for direct template imports from your device's storage - Imported SVG templates (the ones without a preview thumbnail) are being listed alphabetically - All colour palettes are being sorted alphabetically - The first found colour list is now being activated on start-up, allowing you to set up a preferred default palette (e.g. by changing its name to start with an "a") - Save and Load files are being listed alphabetically - Image softener: Borders of individual sections no longer have super sharp edges, giving the rendering a more photorealistic result Unresolved: - No "Import XLSX" option for colour palettes: These still need to be manually copied into the "Colour-Palettes" folder in your Files app - External URL links open a new Safari browser window, but reload the app when you return, erasing your entire paint session. Therefore the store links from the shopping list have been disabled, until this problem can be resolved
1.2
Version 1.2 introduces the following (visit https://www.impcat.de/2022/03/31/impcat-ios-1-2-update/ for full details): Fixes: - Significantly improved pinch-zoom behaviour - Colour adjustments (of built-in palettes) - Alphabetical order of colour palette selection list - Improved image template quality - Randomizer Auto Mode switch Changes: - Layout adjustments (including iPad optimization) - Tutorial update - AV paint palette structure New Features: - “Select” hub - Import XLSX - Find paint - Edit “my Paints” - Create colour sets - Shifting paints support
1.2.1 · 8 Jan 2026
Age restriction specifications update

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