Kraken for OctoPrint vs PrusaLinkiOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kraken for OctoPrint
This application provides comprehensive control and monitoring for your 3D printers connected via OctoPrint. Manage print jobs, view camera feeds, adjust temperatures, and access Gcode files remotely or locally.
- Start, pause, resume, or cancel prints
- Monitor print progress
- Stream camera video
- View multiple camera streams
- Control temperatures and fans
- View and search Gcode files
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Kraken makes it easy to monitor, control and manage your 3D printers. Connect to any OctoPrint server on your local network or over the internet. Features: • Start, pause, resume or cancel your print • Monitor print progress • Stream camera video • View camera streams from all of your printers on one screen • Move, extrude, retract, set temperatures and control fans • View and search Gcode files on your OctoPrint server or its SD card • 3D Touch shortcuts • Add multiple printers
PrusaLinkiOS
Access your 3D printer's web interface directly from your iPhone. This app allows you to connect to your Prusa printer using its IP address, username, and password, displaying the full web UI. It supports managing multiple printers with custom names and images.
- Connect to Prusa printer via IP
- Authenticate with username and password
- Load full web UI
- Add and manage multiple printers
- Assign custom names and images to printers
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What this app does is pretty self explanatory...access PrusaLink! You can enter the IP address of your printer, along with your username and password, and the app will authenticate with the printer and load the web UI. You can add multiple printers and give them each a name of your liking along with an image to better quickly distinguish each one. The main reason I made this app was because PrusaLink doesn't seem to load when I try to open it in Safari on my iPhone. After a bit of Internetting I found that I wasn't alone with this problem. Rather than having to install a different browser just to view PrusaLink, I made this app. And it works great! This project is not affiliated in any way with Prusa. This project is open sourced and the source code can be found at the Support URL.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PrusaLinkiOS at 4.3 against Kraken for OctoPrint's 3.7. PrusaLinkiOS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (80% vs 51%). Kraken for OctoPrint's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Kraken for OctoPrint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PrusaLinkiOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
PrusaLinkiOS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Kraken for OctoPrint's written reviews are positive against 80% of PrusaLinkiOS's.
Kraken for OctoPrint ships an update every 3 weeks, PrusaLinkiOS every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Kraken for OctoPrint | PrusaLinkiOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (37 ratings) | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tapgods | George Waters |
Customer experience
Kraken for OctoPrint
PrusaLinkiOS
In-app purchases
Kraken for OctoPrint
- Kraken Pro$5.99
PrusaLinkiOS
No in-app purchases
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