Comparison

Bee Care vs Printago

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bee Care

Features
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With the Bee Care app, you can access all the essential information about your hives anywhere, anytime.

About

Printago

Features
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Printago puts your entire 3D printing operation in your pocket. Monitor and manage the printers in your Printago workspace from anywhere, whether you run two machines or two hundred. DASHBOARD See your whole fleet at a glance. Each printer shows its live status, a camera view, nozzle and bed temperatures, the current print, progress, and estimated time remaining. Filter by Running, Errored, Waiting, or Ready, and switch between a detailed view and a compact grid for large farms. PRINTER DETAIL Tap any printer for a closer look: live camera, temperatures, print progress, and the loaded filament across AMS units and external spools. Mark a printer ready once you have cleared the bed. FILAMENT AT A GLANCE Every slot shows its color and material, with the vendor and product name, so you always know what is loaded. Configure filament in the app on the go as you add it to the printer. BUILT FOR PRINT FARMS Designed for operators managing many machines across vendors, including Bambu Lab, Prusa, and Klipper. Printago is a companion to the Printago platform and requires an account. Manage parts, jobs, orders, and the rest of your workflow at printago.io.

Screenshots

Bee Care4 screens
Printago3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Printago at every 3 weeks against Bee Care's every 5 months. Bee Care's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bee Care ships an update every 5 months, Printago every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bee Care versus Printago: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBee CarePrintago
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitnet Online d.o.oPrintago, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Bee Care

No in-app purchases

None

Printago

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bee Care free?
Bee Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Printago free?
Printago is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bee Care or Printago have ads?
Neither Bee Care nor Printago shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bee Care or Printago?
Bee Care ships an update every 5 months, and Printago every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bee Care was updated on October 11, 2026 and Printago on October 12, 2026.

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