iModelKit Light 17+

I think the ideas are there

Good ideas in general but it is not intuitive, very confusing.
If you want to have an inventory, it will cost you $22!!!
Mostly I would use it for paint stock, and equivalent colour between brands, but I don't get this one.
Paint mixer is hard to get, how do you change the mix proportions?
I think there is potential for a really good solid app but it's far from being there, and the cost is very high for what it does.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your review of iModelKit.

The interface has become more complex as a lot of new features, requested by our users, have been added. It's hard to make complex things simple and we tried (and are still trying) hard to do achieve that goal. Indeed, there are a few things to learn to use the App comfortably. That's why contextual help is available by tapping on each screen title. By the way, to change the mix proportions, there is an up and down arrow on each colour of the mix (you can also pinch to increase/decrease the parts number). We are still working on a number of ways to simplify the App while still adding features.

To be fair, we have to say that paying for the inventory release also gives a lot of other features such as automatically computed paint equivalences, more mix abilities, no ads... See http://www.id6.ch for a complete listing.

You also have concerns about the App price, especially if you compare it with more general iPhone Apps such as games. You have to be aware that iModelKit is a quality App that is costly to develop in a very small market. We would really like to propose a better price, but id6 is a small company and we have to earn money from our hard work, simply to live.
• Our hobby is a small potential market and we all pay the price for it whenever we buy modelling products : simply compare the price of iModelKit with a few paint jars, a quality paintbrush, a model kit, an upgrade set or even a decal sheet
• Notice that iModelKit has been available for more than 5 years and that upgrades are free
• The App is fast enough profitable by using equivalences and the mixer (to save paints) and the inventory feature (to save from buying products you already have).

Any questions ? Our support is available at info@id6.ch

Great app but needs improvement

Really useful app with a lot of features. Unfortunately they can be hard to find and aren’t intuitive.

The help is OK but needs to be flesh out more with better examples.

The support on the other hand is fantastic! Any time I had a question they answered it straight away (no matter how many times I asked the same thing ☺️).

I fully recommend this app and am looking forward to its upgrade.

Latest update

This is a very powerful and useful app, however I did find the initial release of version 2 a little too complex for my liking. The latest update has really improved this aspect and it's now easy and intuitive to navigate through the options. There's also a good help screen that explains all the many functions. The developers are very responsive to feedback making this a "must have" app for scale modellers.

Developer Response ,

Sorry for the late reply, but the ability for developers to reply was not available until now.

I'm sorry you disliked our new release.

The brand new v2.0 adds a lot of new features which have been requested by our users. Unfortunately, there is not much ways to add features without adding complexity. However, we have corrected the App so that it feels less complex, especially to access the tools. You can also access the help at anytime by taping any screen's title.

You also have concerns about the fact that there are new interstitial ads. I don't like ads either, but it is the only way we can earn some (very little) money with the free release. Unfortunately, banners are not profitable enough because the small modelling market generates far too few traffic. The only way we have to earn a little more money is by the use of interstitial ads. However, the updated release let's you test the App for an hour without these interstitial ads. Afterwards, one comes every 5 minutes. Then you can buy the full release to get rid of ads if you wish.

You might also have concerns about the App price, especially if you compare it with more general iPhone Apps such as games. You have to be aware that iModelKit is a quality App that is costly to develop in a very small market. We would really like to propose a better price, but id6 is a small company and we have to earn money from our hard work, simply to live.
* Our hobby is a small potential market and we all pay the price for it whenever we buy modelling products : simply compare the price of iModelKit with a few paint jars, a quality paintbrush, a model kit, an upgrade set or even a decal sheet
* Notice that iModelKit has been available for more than 5 years and that upgrades are free
* The App is fast enough profitable by using equivalences and the mixer (to save paints) and the inventory feature (to save from buying products you already have).

I encourage you to test the new release and to write a review back. You can also contact us at info@id6.ch for more information.