Ultimaker vs Prusa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultimaker
Manage and control your network-enabled 3D printers from your mobile device. Monitor print status and receive live notifications, even when away from your local network, to enhance productivity and ensure maximum uptime.
- Monitor 3D printers remotely
- Receive live print status notifications
- Control printers from a mobile interface
- Effortless network printer detection
- Enhanced productivity and flexibility
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The Ultimaker app is a one-stop mobile solution to efficiently manage and control network-enabled Ultimaker 3D printers. Available for iPhone and iPad, monitor printers, and receive live notifications — even outside your local network. Why use the Ultimaker app? • Enhanced productivity. Monitor and control printers from a mobile interface, for maximum ease and flexibility. • Effortless setup. The app automatically detects network-enabled Ultimaker printers on your local network. Simply select your printer, and get going straight away. • Live notifications on the go. The built in notification service gives you live print status notifications — even outside your local network — for informed processes and maximum uptime.
Prusa
Monitor and manage your 3D printers remotely. Control print parameters, receive notifications for print status, and integrate with model repositories and slicing software. Easily add new printers and cameras, with options for cloud or on-premises storage.
- Real-time printer overview
- Remote print management
- Temperature, speed, flow control
- Push notifications
- Printables.com integration
- EasyPrint slicing integration
- NFC printer setup
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Key Features - Real-time overview of all your Prusa 3D printers in Prusa Connect - Remote printer management. Start, pause, or stop prints directly from the App - Temperature, speed, flow, and position control - Push notifications when prints finish, schedules color changes, and everything else - Integration with Printables.com - browse and start printing - EasyPrint integration - Slice wherever you are, directly from the Prusa App - Add new 3D printers to Prusa Connect using the App - Add and control Buddy3D cameras with all available features - Cloud and on-premises printer storage - NFC printer setup - Team management - Belt tuner - Easily accessible print queue - Focus on privacy and security We plan to keep adding useful new features over time. We would love to hear your feedback!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prusa at 50% against Ultimaker's 6%. Prusa also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.9). Ultimaker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prusa holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 117 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Ultimaker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Prusa's.
Ultimaker ships an update every 4 weeks, Prusa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimaker | Prusa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (41 ratings) | 4.0 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews | 50.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ultimaker | Prusa Research a.s. |
Customer experience
Ultimaker
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In-app purchases
Ultimaker
No in-app purchases
Prusa
No in-app purchases
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