The headline feature
Painting Method Templates
New projects can now begin with sections that match a real miniature-painting workflow instead of a model type.
- Included: Classic, Contrast / Speedpaint and Custom.
- With Plus: Slap Chop, Zenithal, Airbrush, Grimdark and Display / Competition.
- Classic is the default, while Hobby Rack remembers the last method you used when it is still available.
- Existing projects keep their original sections and are never converted or gated.
- Projects made from a Plus template remain fully available if a subscription ends, including duplication.
- Templates create ready-made project sections; they do not include painting lessons or tutorials.
Paint catalogue
- Now covers more than 3,100 paints across over 90 ranges and 11 catalogue brands.
- Added Pro Acryl, Scale75 and Darkstar Miniatures ranges.
- Expanded AK Interactive catalogue coverage and reference data.
- Added catalogue focus for Tabletop & Fantasy Miniatures or Historical & Scale Models.
- Separated Paints, Technical products and Sprays throughout collection and wish-list screens.
- Improved brand, range, code, type and finish searching.
- Correctly places Air Caste Thinner in Technical products.
Matching & scanning
- Prioritises trusted published conversion sources before colour-value fallback matching.
- Uses strict verified-colour thresholds and clearer confidence descriptions.
- Improves paint-finish compatibility and prevents misleading cross-type suggestions.
- Scanner results are split into Best Match and Other Possibilities.
- Nothing is added automatically; every result is reviewed first.
- Improved OCR stability, duplicate-action protection and prompts for hidden catalogue ranges.
My Paints & Wish List
- Added brand filtering and clearer empty states.
- Added swipe and edit actions for removing paints.
- Collection totals now sit directly beneath the final paint section.
- Wish lists are grouped consistently and can suggest useful starter paints.
- Improved list cards, paint-pot alignment and accessibility contrast.
Project planning
- Project paints now present the selected alternative more clearly with a subtle “Using” label.
- Alternative controls appear only when your collection has an alternative to offer.
- Missing paints use a direct wish-list action and remain visibly marked if alternatives are added later.
- The project shopping list is hidden when there is nothing to buy.
- Empty and populated sections now use consistent card widths and spacing.
Plus, settings & support
- Plus now clearly lists Sync & Backup, Unlimited Projects, Painting Method Templates and Project Paint Alternatives.
- Improved subscription loading, purchase feedback, offer-code placement and accessibility behaviour.
- Added optional one-time ways to support Hobby Rack without subscribing.
- Added catalogue statistics, clearer catalogue controls and an in-app What’s New screen.
Reliability
- Fixed scanner and keyboard-related crashes and layout warnings.
- Added regression coverage for catalogue integrity, search, matching, scanner results, project policy and store mutations.
- Added the Xcode Cloud product manifest used by the release build.
- Locked the matching-policy ordering with tests and reference documentation.
Ready to paint