ElegooKit vs Prusa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElegooKit
Control your ELEGOO device using a virtual joystick or customize your own control scheme. This utility app offers a direct interface for managing your compatible hardware.
- Joystick control
- DIY control customization
- BLE device management
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In this app, you can control the elegoo device with the joystick, or diy the control that you want.
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 rating: Prusa at 4.0 against ElegooKit's 3.5. ElegooKit's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 117 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of ElegooKit's written reviews are positive against 50% of Prusa's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ElegooKit ships an update monthly, Prusa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ElegooKit | Prusa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (74 ratings) | 4.0 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better | 50.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 东 陈 | Prusa Research a.s. |
Customer experience
ElegooKit
Prusa
In-app purchases
ElegooKit
No in-app purchases
Prusa
No in-app purchases
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