inksi vs Thangs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
inksi
This mobile printing app connects via Bluetooth or WiFi to print various content. It supports text, pictures, photos, and even OCR text recognition for printing. Users can also create custom designs and print incorrect questions.
- Bluetooth/WiFi connectivity
- Text printing
- Picture and photo printing
- OCR text recognition
- Splicing printing
- DIY printing
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inksi is a mobile printing APP that uses Bluetooth or WiFi for data transmission and supports splicing printing, text printing, picture printing, photo printing, OCR text recognition printing, wrong question printing, and DIY printing.
Thangs
Explore the largest 3D model search engine with over 15 million models. Discover new creators and connect with a growing community for CAD, 3D printing, AR, and VR applications. Find or upload tens of thousands of models weekly across various 3D formats.
- Largest 3D search engine
- Over 15 million 3D models
- Discover 3D creators
- Support for 30+ 3D formats
- Filters for 3D printing
- Connect with creators
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Whether a 3D printing enthusiast, CAD engineer, or AR VR consumer - Thangs is the first stop on your 3D journey: * Search: Largest 3D search engine on the planet, with over 15M models * Discover: Fastest growing community of 3D creators, with thousands of new models uploaded every week * Connect: Find your next favorite creator, follow them and be notified every time they upload new models With support for over 30 3D formats, Thangs users uploads tens of thousands of 3D models a week that span CAD, 3D printing, AR and VR use cases. If it isn’t on Thangs, use Thangs to search over 13M models across all major platforms. Powerful filters allow 3D printers to see only models which are available for 3D printing or additive manufacturing. Metaverse, Omniverse, or 3D printing in real life - Thangs exists to connect 3D creators with 3D consumers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: inksi at 3.5 against Thangs's 3.0. inksi also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.4). Thangs's advantage is review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (117 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
inksi holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thangs has 117 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of inksi's written reviews are positive against 24% of Thangs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
inksi ships an update every 3 weeks, Thangs weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | inksi | Thangs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (117 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Belon Technology Co.,Ltd | Physna, Inc |
Customer experience
inksi
Thangs
Bugs and requests
inksi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Thangs
Reported bugs
12 issues- App freezes on splash screen and never loads
- Image preview loading failures
- 2FA login code submission button hidden behind keyboard
- Email/password login not functional
- App crashes within minutes of use
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- Scrolling broken on search results
- Touch input unresponsive on right side of screen
- Blank pages on iPad
- App incompatible with latest iOS versions
- Duplicate content in news feed
- Search results missing known models from Thingiverse
- Inconsistent app behavior between landscape and portrait modes
Requested features
10 requests- Direct download functionality from mobile app
- Dark mode option
- Ability to view liked models on mobile
- Zoom functionality for model images
- Save to collections feature
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- AR (augmented reality) model viewing
- Improved search result relevance
- Back button navigation
- Landscape/portrait mode consistency
- Remove redirect pages for direct downloads
In-app purchases
inksi
No in-app purchases
Thangs
No in-app purchases
