Smarty Paints palette view showing watercolor swatches

Finally remember which blue is that blue.

Smarty Paints is a free watercolor app for tracking your paints, finding dupes across brands, and matching your stash to any tutorial's supply list. It's your watercolor sidekick.

If you are...

Kicking yourself for not labeling your palettes in more detail
Watching a tutorial that says burnt sienna but yours seems... different?
Sure you mixed a gorgeous green once, but not sure how to conjure it again
Buying, yet again, that amazing red (you have three of at home)

Looking at your paints and not sure where to start?

Yeah. Me too.

(That's why Smarty Paints exists.)

Browse & Search

3,000+ paints from every major brand.

Filter by transparency, granulation, staining, pigment, and more. Go on, nerd out.

Searching for purple watercolor paints in Smarty Paints

Find a Dupe

Don't have that paint? Find what you do have.

See how any paint stacks up against what you already own. Not just by color, by behavior. Because a "close enough" that stains when you want lifting? Not close enough.

Finding paint alternatives and mix recipes in Smarty Paints

Match to Tutorials

Inside info on any tutorial.

Paste a link, see which of your paints match the instructor's. Where they don't, Smarty Paints tells you why and suggests swaps. Takes 30 seconds and beats winging it.

Browse watercolor tutorials matched to your paint collection

Organize Your Stash

Know what you have before you shop.

Drag-and-drop palettes that match your real-life setup. Track what you own, what you want, and what you definitely don't need a fourth of. (Unless you do?)

Organizing watercolor palettes with drag-and-drop layout

The research is on us.

Browse the full database. Compare paints. Find dupes. Match tutorials. All free, all unlimited, no account required, forever.

You even get a free drag-and-drop palette to try, no strings attached.

Love it? Upgrade for unlimited palettes, sync between devices, and some nerdy extras. One-time purchase or subscription, your call.

“Saves me time and money!! Nearly immediately it provided me more efficiency when choosing a color, prepping for a workshop, and ordering more tube stock.”
Praying Painter CHI, App Store

“This app just keeps getting better. The Find a Dupe and colour mixing references are brilliant.”
KairoKat, App Store

“oh wow ... I’m really impressed. I always struggle in workshops when they use another brand than me to find the matching color in my brand. THANK YOU”
Iris S., Facebook

“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., Email

“Amazing customer service. The response is super fast.”
chitiana, App Store

“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., Facebook

“I’ve been struggling to organize and keep quick records of my new paints, in addition to creating a good balanced palette. Trying to do this analog takes SOooo much time. Your app is a big help.”
Skyler J., Email

“I haven’t found anything anywhere near as good as your app ... the ‘dupe’ function you’ve now added is just brilliant.”
Narelle, Email

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

Built by a human. (hi 👋)

Smarty Paints is built and maintained by one person. I am a watercolor hobbyist, indie app developer, and all around nerd. Like you, I needed a better way to keep track of it all, and this labor of love is the result. Want to talk paints?

contact@neuralappworks.com