STLFinder vs Glowprint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STLFinder
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STLFinder is a mobile application specially designed for search 3d models from the most important repositories all over Internet. This application is very useful as it finds 3D models based on keywords within the title and / or description. It also uses several web repositories of reference where to find them. Very useful especially for those with a 3D printer and need to find 3D models. For any recommendation, advice, improvement or failure detection, please send an email to contact@stlfinder.com
Glowprint
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Turn your photos into glowing 3D prints. A lithophane looks like a plain white carving until light shines through it. Then the thin parts glow, the thick parts stay dark, and your photo appears. Glowprint turns any photo into a lithophane for your 3D printer: a panel, a lamp, an ornament or a night light. Choose a photo, pick a shape and watch it glow on screen before you print a single layer. When it looks right, export an STL, 3MF or OBJ file and send it to your slicer. 126 READY-MADE DESIGNS Start from one of 18 categories, then change anything: • Panels shaped as hearts, arches, ovals, stars, clouds and more, with stands to display them • Lamps, lampshades, tealight lanterns and plug-in night lights • Halloween pumpkins and skulls, Christmas ornaments, baubles and bells • Photo globes, and box lamps with a different photo on each side • Pets, babies, weddings, birthdays, holidays and memorials • Vases, boxes, pen holders, coasters, bookmarks and fridge magnets • Eight worlds, from the Moon and Mars to Jupiter and the Sun, built from planetary maps. No photo needed. YOUR PHOTO, FRAMED RIGHT • Take a photo, choose one from your library or open one from Files • Crop, straighten and flip, then drag and pinch to place it in the shape • Find the face and frame it in one tap, right on your device • Line up several photos side by side, or put one on each side of a box lamp • Add a name, a date or a quote in three lettering styles MADE FOR LIGHT • Auto-tone spreads your photo across the full printable thickness • Fine-tune brightness, contrast, gamma and smoothing with a live histogram • Filament presets for white PLA, grey PLA and natural PETG • Preview it backlit, from candlelight to daylight, and move the bulb to see where it glows brightest BUILT TO PRINT • Every model is checked to be watertight before export • Set your printer's bed size and nozzle, and anything too big or too thin is flagged • Each design comes with print settings: orientation, infill, supports and brim • See an estimated print time, triangle count and file size before you export • Add frames, hook holes, hangers, lids, bases, stands and cable cutouts • Exploded view shows every piece that prints on its own • Print the frame or base in a second filament, or put a paper print behind the panel for colour • A free thickness test strip calibrates your printer and filament • A built-in guide explains how lithophanes print EXPORT AND SHARE • STL, 3MF or OBJ, at the resolution you choose • Multi-part designs export every piece, ready to print • Send files to your slicer, AirDrop them or save them to Files PROJECTS AND PRESETS • Every project is saved and stays editable • Undo and redo any change • Save a design as a preset and start your next photo from it in one step PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no server and no upload. Your photos and projects stay on your device unless you choose to share them. SIMPLE PRICING Designing, previewing and saving are always free, and your first export is included. After that, a project uses one credit the first time you export it. Exporting it again, in any format and after any change, is free. Credits come in packs of 1, 3 or 10 and never expire. If you print a lot, a one-time full unlock makes every export free on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. There is no subscription. A failed export costs nothing, and credits are kept in iCloud, so they follow you across your devices. Also available for Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STLFinder at none against Glowprint's 4. STLFinder also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Glowprint sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. STLFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | STLFinder | Glowprint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miguel Angel Villar Alarcon | Nik Psaragathos |
In-app purchases
STLFinder
No in-app purchases
Glowprint
- Single export$2.99
- Three exports$6.99
- Ten exports$17.99
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- Full unlock$79.99





