diff --git a/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/add_insufficient_memory_board.sh b/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/add_insufficient_memory_board.sh
index 6423bb79e6..557afebccb 100755
--- a/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/add_insufficient_memory_board.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/insufficient_memory/add_insufficient_memory_board.sh
@@ -12,18 +12,53 @@ if [ -z $1 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if tput colors &> /dev/null && [ $(tput colors) -ge 8 ]; then
+    COK="\e[1;32m"
+    CBIG="\e[1;34m"
+    CNORMAL="\e[1m"
+    CSKIP="\e[1;36m"
+    CERROR="\e[1;31m"
+    CWARN="\e[1;33m"
+    CRESET="\e[0m"
+else
+    COK=
+    CBIG=
+    CNORMAL=
+    CSKIP=
+    CERROR=
+    CWARN=
+    CRESET=
+fi
+
 BOARD=$1
 RIOTBASE=$(dirname $0)/../../..
-PROJECTS+=$RIOTBASE/examples/*/Makefile
-PROJECTS+=" "
-PROJECTS+=$RIOTBASE/tests/*/Makefile
+APPLICATIONS+=examples/*/Makefile
+APPLICATIONS+=" "
+APPLICATIONS+=tests/*/Makefile
 
-for i in $PROJECTS; do
-    test=$(dirname $(realpath $i));
-    if make BOARD=$BOARD -j -C $test 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep -e overflowed -e "not within region" > /dev/null; then
-        echo $(basename $test) is too big for $BOARD
-        make -f Makefile.for_sh -C $(dirname $0) DIR=$test BOARD=$BOARD Makefile.ci > /dev/null
+# Use a standardized build within Docker and with minimal output
+export BUILD_IN_DOCKER=1
+export DOCKER_MAKE_ARGS="-j4"
+export RIOT_CI_BUILD=1
+
+for app in ${APPLICATIONS}; do
+    application=$(dirname ${app})
+    printf "${CNORMAL}%-40s${CRESET}" ${application}
+    output=$(make BOARD=${BOARD} -C ${RIOTBASE}/${application} 2>&1)
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+        if echo ${output} | grep -e overflowed -e "not within region" > /dev/null; then
+            printf "${CBIG}%s${CRESET}\n" "too big"
+            make -f $(dirname $0)/Makefile.for_sh DIR=${RIOTBASE}/${application} BOARD=${BOARD} Makefile.ci > /dev/null
+        elif echo ${output} | grep -e "not whitelisted" -e "unsatisfied feature requirements" > /dev/null; then
+            printf "${CWARN}%s${CRESET}\n" "not supported"
+        else
+            printf "${CERROR}%s${CRESET}\n" "build failed"
+        fi
     else
-        echo $(basename $test) is OK
+        if echo ${output} | grep -e "skipping link step" > /dev/null; then
+            printf "${CSKIP}%s${CRESET}\n" "skipped"
+        else
+            printf "${COK}%s${CRESET}\n" "OK"
+        fi
     fi
 done