# Polymer: OctoPrint 3D Printing — user reviews > 176 indexed App Store user reviews of Polymer by Lachlan Bell, rated 4.72/5 from 1,644 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/polymer-octoprint-3d-printing/id1260531874/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/polymer-octoprint-3d-printing/id1260531874.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,365 · 4★ 180 · 3★ 41 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 40 ## What do users think of Polymer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Excellent interface and design - 🚀 Responsive and efficient - 💡 Great features for controlling 3D printers - 🔒 Secure connection to OctoPrint - 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues - 🔍 Missing some advanced features like plugins - ⏱️ Slow response times in some cases - 🔔 Lack of notifications for print completion **Commonly reported bugs** - Camera feed not working consistently - Settings screen not loading properly on some devices - Printer connection issues after app updates **Most requested features** - Landscape mode support for tablets - Temperature graphs and print progress indicators - Ability to remotely control printer via VPN - Push notifications for print status updates ## Newest reviews (19 of 176) ### 4/5 — Gute App - Aber Cam tut nicht mehr. *2024-04-15* An sich gefällt mir die App gut. Habe sie nun ca 3 Jahre genutzt. Allerdings tut die Webcam seit einigen Wochen nicht mehr. In anderen Apps funktioniert diese noch problemlos. Ausserdem dauert es manchmal etwas lange bis die App mit dem Drucker eine Verbindung hergestellt hat. ### 3/5 — Nice app but stopped working *2024-04-07, version 4.0.10* Nice app, and worked fine when I was running OctoPrint in a Debian VM, but would refuse to connect when I moved over to a dedicated OctoPi instance ### 3/5 — Beautiful but stale *2024-03-21, version 4.0.10* I love this app’s design and simplicity, but its feature set is really lagging behind the free and open-source OctoPod app and plugin. If I could wave my hand and have Polymer support WebRTC streaming (“new stack”), DisplayLayerProgress, Cancel Objects, iOS Live Activities, and push notifications, to name a few, I’d certainly use it over the OctoPod app, which I simply don’t find to be as “nice.” Any of these on the roadmap? ### 3/5 — Was good, no updates in a year though. *2024-03-17, version 4.0.10* No notifications or Live Activities support makes this tough to recommend dropping $10 on. ### 4/5 — Missing one item *2023-12-17, version 4.0.10* Does not have an app for Apple TV like OctoPod, which I can check on the printers if I’m watching TV. besides that it works very well with my iPad and iPhone. Thanks. ### 4/5 — Good app but *2023-09-01* Really good app, unique design, functional. Free with ability to support. However, OctoApp has support for plugins as well. I think the dealbreaker for this app is the lack of support for plugins, at least some should be supported, like a filament spool manager, cost estimation. If you do not need plugins, this app is better than OctoApp. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2023-07-14, version 4.0.10* it works so well, Thank you to all the hard working people working on this project. ### 5/5 — Great app, but needs work *2023-07-07, version 4.0.10* Seems as the developer no longer works on this app. Which is a shame cause it’s probably the best octoprint app ### 5/5 — It works *2023-06-12, version 4.0.10* I wanted an easy way to keep an eye on my octoprint instance and this fits the bill. ### 5/5 — Beautifully clean interface! *2023-06-03, version 4.0.10* Polymer is my favorite OctoPrint app for iOS. It’s a nicely designed, great-looking app that’s responsive and highly functional. ### 3/5 — Missing notifications *2023-06-02, version 4.0.10* I can’t find notifications when a job is complete, which feels like a very basic expectation. Other wise it’s a strong app ### 4/5 — Pretty good! *2023-01-13, version 4.0.10* There is only 1 thing I do not like. It doesn’t have a option to rotate a camera horizontally or vertically. Might be fixed at a later date. I do not know. ### 5/5 — Excellent app for controlling OctoPrint *2023-01-11, version 4.0.10* Love this app. It is great to use with Octopi/OctoPrint and the printer. Considering paying £8.99 for the extended features, too! ### 5/5 — A genuinely good app with a genuinely good dev *2023-01-02, version 4.0.10* Yes, it’s not perfect, but it’s by far the easiest way to check on my print without the headache of mobile web interfaces. The developer is super active, very friendly, and takes our opinions/suggestions seriously which is great to see! Can’t wait to see what this app holds in the future 😁 ### 4/5 — When it works, it's rather great *2022-12-05, version 4.0.10* On initial installation, the app connected right away to the OctoPrint instance. It worked like a charm. Today, though, I'm no longer able to get this to work reliably. Not sure what changed. Tried disabling all plug-ins, but no luck so far. In comparison, OctoPod is still able to communicate with the printer. It's rather strange. Sadly, that app isn't nearly as nice, though it has more features. I do prefer Polymer when it works. ### 5/5 — Fast and Responsive Access to your Octopi Instance *2022-11-16, version 4.0.10* Does what it says on the tin. Very lightweight and responsive with plenty of features for popping in to check on your prints and getting on with your business. ### 5/5 — Great App !! *2022-10-28, version 4.0.10* Works better that the other Octopod App for me. The other one was “finicky” and refused to connect, this one works flawlessly ! ### 5/5 — Awesome app to check on printer *2022-10-01, version 4.0.10* Very nice user interface everything loads well ### 5/5 — Excellent app for OctoPrint 👌 *2022-05-20, version 4.0.8* Nice native design, has all the features I need, and the developer is very responsive ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Does not work *2023-02-22, version 4.0.10* Never connects or opens web browser ### 1/5 — Plutôt inutile *2022-02-25* Hélas cette application même en version pro n’est pas à la hauteur et n’est pas une bonne application de prise en main à distance de votre octoprint. Je suis sous anet A8 avec octoprint bien à jour et beaucoup de fonctionnalités ne tout simplement marche pas. Bref je suis déçu de mon achat. **Developer response:** Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your experience with the app. I would appreciate it if you could email me at contact@polymer3d.app — I would like to know what features did not work for you, and let you know how to get a refund for your Pro version purchase. ### 1/5 — Nothing works *2022-01-23, version 4.0.5* After 4 or 5 attempts to get my printer authenticated it finally worked but now that I’m connected the settings screen won’t load and the webcam doesn’t work. For reference OctoPod works great so I know it’s not user error. ### 1/5 — No support *2022-01-03, version 4.0.5* I have asked a number of times about not being able to manually rotate the camera with no replies. The old version did it but this version does not. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-10-14, version 4.0.4* I loved this app and purchased when it was octoclient. Since the change to polymer it has lost all functionality. Not to mention the change to a cloud subscription model be a direct connect app. Waste of money. Unable to connect and now must pay a monthly susbscription is you want to stream your print video for more than 2 min. ### 1/5 — No printers installed, wants pro license *2021-09-05, version 4.0.4* Hot garbage… used to work great now it has none of my printers and when i click add a printer the app prompts to spend 10$ ### 1/5 — What a crappie update! *2021-08-15, version 4.0.4* Lost connection to all of my printers and can’t figure out how to restore it. ### 1/5 — No work anymore since Polymer. *2021-08-02* Impossible to connect. My pro version still available? ### 1/5 — What was once great now isn’t *2021-07-25, version 4.0* The newest update breaks the camera in the control tab. Definitely skip this one ### 1/5 — Always disconnects *2020-02-17, version 3.0.4* hardly works, im on the same wifi and all ports are forwarding properly. Somehow it rarely connects. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This is the best app. Nuff said. *2026-08-23, version 4.1* Quite awesome and fully featured. My most used app. ### 5/5 — La meilleure *2025-01-07* La meilleure application pour contrôler mon imprimante avec octoprint ! Simple et efficace. ### 5/5 — Beautiful and simple app *2024-09-21, version 4.0.10* I’ve tried a lot of octoprint apps and this is my favorite by far. Very easy to use and clearly takes advantage of ios design norms, probably implemented in swift. ### 5/5 — Love Polymer! *2024-07-27, version 4.0.10* I’ve been using this app for years for 3D Printing at home, super helpful to control the printer via OctoPrint when you need to quickly access. It’s got a fantastic UI, top work from the developer! ### 5/5 — This is the best app. Nuff said. *2024-06-03, version 4.0.10* Quite awesome and fully featured. My most used app. ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2023-11-08, version 4.0.10* Works flawlessly with zero connectivity issues! Has even given me some motivation to try a webcam. ### 5/5 — great interface *2023-10-02, version 4.0.10* i got this a little while ago and it has been amazing so far! ### 5/5 — Works perfect for Octoprint and my Ender 3 *2023-09-02, version 4.0.10* I have had a flawless experience with this app. It works perfect for Octoprint and my Raspberry pi setup. ### 5/5 — Very well done *2023-08-07, version 4.0.10* I have been using this app with my Raspberry Pi4B and Ender 5 S1. This app makes everything so much more simple and convenient. Would recommend it to anyone with a Pi. ### 5/5 — Works pretty well *2023-08-04, version 4.0.10* Been using it for years. Takes some getting use to but gets me there --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*