Thangs vs Prusa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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 Thangs's 3.0. Prusa also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 24%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Thangs's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Thangs's written reviews are positive against 51% of Prusa's.
Thangs ships an update weekly, Prusa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thangs | Prusa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (117 ratings) | 4.0 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 104 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Physna, Inc | Prusa Research a.s. |
Customer experience
Thangs
Prusa
User reviews
Thangs
From 117 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient 3D model search across multiple platforms
- 👍 Intuitive and clean user interface
- 💡 Image-based search functionality
- 🔄 Seamless syncing with website account
- 📱 Easy browsing on mobile devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 App stuck on splash/loading screen (critical)
- 🖼️ Images fail to load or display
- 🔐 Login functionality broken with 2FA
- ⚠️ Frequent app crashes
- 🔗 Paywall blocking most content
Prusa
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔔 Push notifications for finished prints
- 🔍 Ability to monitor printers and print status
- 🌟 Overall great user experience and functionality
Room to improve
- 🐞 Bugs and glitches, including issues with offline printers
- 📷 Lack of camera support and monitoring
- 🔍 Suboptimal design for single-printer users
- 🔧 Missing features compared to the website, such as file uploads and statistics
Bugs and 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
Prusa
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Thangs
No in-app purchases
Prusa
No in-app purchases
