Flexy vs Flash Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flexy
Control the color and brightness of your smart lamps. Set dynamic lighting modes, including options that sync with music and microphone audio. Enjoy interactive and fun lighting experiences.
- Control color and brightness
- Set various change modes
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Microphone sound synchronization
- Interactive lighting effects
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Flexy-Smart is a color light controller It can control the color and brightness of the lamp and set various change modes. The lights can follow the rhythm of the music and the sound of the microphone. Have fun with the lights!
Flash Maker
Manage your 3D printers remotely with this app. Monitor printer status, view live video feeds, and organize multiple devices into groups for a streamlined printing experience.
- Remote printer status check
- Live video monitoring
- Group management for multiple printers
- Convenient 3D printing control
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Flash Maker is a mobile app by Flashforge for easy 3D printer management. Check printer status anytime, monitor with remote video, and manage multiple printers in groups—making 3D printing smarter and more convenient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flexy at every 3 days against Flash Maker's monthly. Flash Maker's advantage is ratings volume (453 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for Flexy against 1.9 for Flash Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Maker has 453 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flexy ships an update every 3 days, Flash Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flexy | Flash Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.9 (453 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 453 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Lite IoT Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Flexy
Flash Maker
Bugs and requests
Flexy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Flash Maker
Reported bugs
6 issues- Can't connect device
- Can't register account
- Printer always shows as offline
- Camera feed doesn't work
- Frequent crashes
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- Logging in and connecting issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to switch between local network and cloud
- More control over printer (advanced hidden menu, more temps, ability to cancel one model if printing multiple)
- Add AI control of failed prints
- Add slicer functionality
- Add iPad support
In-app purchases
Flexy
No in-app purchases
Flash Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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