Paint Pals Reviews: What Painting Contractors Say
Paint Pals is estimating and job management software for painting contractors. Here's what painters who use it say, in their own words. Every written review on this page is a five-star Google review, quoted word for word (a few are shortened).
What painters say about Paint Pals
"At Paint Right Denver, we use Paint Pals every day to help us land more jobs. It's been an incredible upgrade for our business, and we're closing jobs we never thought would be possible. Paint Pals has completely changed the way we present estimates to customers and has become a huge part of our sales process. We couldn't recommend it enough!"
Britton Lancaster, Paint Right Denver
"Paint Pals has made a huge difference for me as a newer painting business owner. It has taken a process that could easily feel overwhelming and made it simple. I can build accurate estimates, give customers on-the-spot proposals that are ready to sign, and once the contract is signed, everything flows smoothly with automated invoicing and payment. I can also see when a customer has viewed a contract, paid a deposit, or submitted final payment, which helps me stay organized without constantly following up."
Dustin Wimer, In The Paint Co., Columbus, Ohio
"Paint Pals by Prosperity Painting Consultants has changed the way we do business. Streamlined estimates to closed job. Streamlined payments and accounting. Couldn't run our business without it."
Dean Whaley
"The app is simple to use yet very detailed. I was able to create an interior estimate for a home offering options like one-color walls and ceilings, two-tone designs, different colors in the bedrooms and different paint options to fit the customer's budget."
Manuel Chavez, Quality Coat Painting
"I haven't run a live job through PaintPals on a client site yet, but I've been putting it through its paces with test estimates and dialing in the production rates to match my standards.
So far, I'm really impressed. The software is intuitive, easy to adjust, and when I compared my sample estimates against real-world job standards in my local market, the numbers were spot on. It gives you a great baseline while still allowing the flexibility to tweak variables for your specific business setup.
Highly recommended for anyone looking to streamline their estimating process or standardize their pricing."
Allen Clendenning
Read every review on Google. They're listed under Prosperity Painting Consultants, the company behind Paint Pals: 5.0 stars from 12 reviews as of November 2026.
Watch: "basically done in 15 minutes"
Dustin Hunter of Ace of Diamonds Painting recorded a 39-second video review:
"The first time I used the Paint Pals app, it was so much easier, so quick. I was able to present quicker, basically done in 15 minutes."
Dustin Hunter, Ace of Diamonds Painting
Watch Dustin's video on the Paint Pals home page
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New software, long road
Paint Pals launched in 2026, but the person and the numbers behind it go back a lot further.
- 2006: Shane Walter starts painting.
- 2010: He starts his own painting company. It still runs today, and it prices its jobs in Paint Pals, so every number gets tested on real work.
- 2018: He starts the Prosperity Painting Consultants YouTube channel to help other painters with estimating and growing their business. He gives away his production standards and a free starter CRM, and sells estimating spreadsheets built on the standards his own crews were timed against.
- Along the way: Painting Business Pro, one of the biggest coaching programs in the painting industry, licenses his estimating standards for its students.
- The missing piece: he never had the tools to code his own software. He looked for a developer to partner with and didn't find the right fit. He built tools for painters on other companies' platforms, but when those platforms changed, the tools broke. So he waited until he could build software he controls.
- 2026: Paint Pals launches, with the same standards, the same estimating method and the way his own company runs its jobs, built into one app.
What painters said before Paint Pals existed
These Google reviews are about Shane's estimating spreadsheets, the tools that came before the software:
"I have used Shane's paint estimate software for over a year now, and it's really helped me do professional bids and contracts that come in on target every time with clients and the production costs. He does a great job with educating users and business owners in the industry."
Adam Nolan
"The pricing spreadsheet is a game changer for me starting my business. All of the included video tutorials are brilliant also. Shane's customer service is excellent and he always responds to any questions I have about the spreadsheet."
Peter Jones
"I've been in business for nearly seven years, and using Shane's interior and exterior estimator spreadsheets has taken my company to the next level. These tools have been essential in keeping my business competitive while also helping me accurately track how long each job should take."
SM Painting, Chico, California
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