3D Printer Cost Calculator vs Joint Craft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3D Printer Cost Calculator
Calculate the true cost of 3D prints by factoring in filament, electricity, labor, and overhead. Offers both free and premium features for hobbyists and businesses, with a strong focus on privacy and offline functionality.
- Filament cost calculation
- Electricity cost integration
- Printer power usage modeling
- Material stock tracking
- Client-ready pricing
- Labour cost and processing time
- Export data (CSV)
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Know your print costs before you quote. 3D Print Cost Calculator helps makers and small print businesses calculate accurate 3D printing costs using more than filament alone. Include electricity, printer power usage, failed prints, labour, setup time, and business overhead in one clear workflow. Use it to cost jobs consistently, protect margins, and move faster from estimate to price. Built for hobbyists, makers, side hustles, and small print businesses. Free includes: • Core print costing • Electricity costing with rated and average wattage support • Multi-material costing • Single-print G-code import • Up to 5 saved materials (manual management) • Up to 2 printer profiles • Up to 7 history entries • Individual job export • Manual batch costing for up to 3 items • Backup and restore • Interface settings for a cleaner custom view • Offline-first operation Free is designed to be genuinely useful. You can cost real prints, save key data, review recent jobs, and handle small manual batches without needing an account. You can also hide controls, tabs, and pricing details you do not use, so the app stays simpler for your workflow while calculations remain accurate underneath. Premium adds tools for scale, pricing control, and faster workflows: • Unlimited materials • Unlimited printer profiles • Unlimited history • Full and bulk export • Batch G-code import • Faster batch setup from G-code files • Unlimited batch costing • Labour pricing • Failure risk cost modelling • Markup support • Setup fees • Rounding rules • Detailed cost breakdowns • Materials CSV export and reviewed import • Filament inventory and remaining spool tracking • Advanced configuration Privacy-first by design: • No accounts • No cloud dependency • No required tracking • Your data stays on your device Designed to stay simple on the surface while remaining accurate underneath. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Joint Craft
Monitor and control your 3D printers remotely with advanced features. Supports Bambu Lab and Klipper printers, external cameras, and offers live activity integration. Manage AMS units, create timelapses, and customize settings with ease.
- Bambu Lab and Klipper printer control
- External camera support (RTSP, MJPEG, WebRTC)
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- AMS and AMS 2 Pro support
- Timelapse viewing and sharing
- LED and Neopixel controls
- iCloud sync for printer configurations
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Monitor and control 3D printers elegantly. Printer Compatibility: • Bambu Lab printers • Printers with Klipper External Camera Support: • RTSP • MJPEG • WebRTC Features: • Live Activity and Dynamic Island • AMS and AMS 2 Pro support • View and share Timelapses • LED and Neopixel controls • Macros, Presets and QGL • Extruder and Z offset controls • iCloud Sync printer configs Contact us: support@jointcraft.app https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Joint Craft at 4.3 against 3D Printer Cost Calculator's 4.1. Joint Craft also leads on ratings volume (63 vs 7). 3D Printer Cost Calculator's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 3D Printer Cost Calculator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Joint Craft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Joint Craft holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joint Craft has 63 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
3D Printer Cost Calculator ships an update weekly, Joint Craft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D Printer Cost Calculator | Joint Craft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 59.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reme Le Hane | Snowcraft LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
3D Printer Cost Calculator
- Montlhy$0.991 Month
- Quarterly$4.993 Months
- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$29.99
Joint Craft
- Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$15.991 Year
- Pro$29.99
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