Joint Craft vs Creality Cloud Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Creality Cloud Lite
This application simplifies 3D printing by allowing remote control and real-time monitoring of your printer. It features AI-powered print detection to automatically pause prints if issues arise, and enables you to record and share your creations.
- Remote 3D printer control
- Real-time print monitoring
- AI print detection and auto-pause
- Print status notifications
- Record printing process
- Create time-lapse videos
- Share 3D printing creations
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Creality Cloud Lite App, your reliable assistant for 3D printing. Our goal is to simplify the complexity of 3D printing and enable more people to enjoy the fun of 3D printing. This app provides a convenient user experience, allowing you to distribute print tasks and remotely control your 3D printer. You can also monitor the printing status in real-time, no matter where you are, enabling you to perform 3D printing operations anytime, anywhere. The built-in AI print detection feature continuously monitors the printing process. If any printing abnormalities are detected, you will receive timely notifications and the print will automatically pause. Additionally, you can record the printing process, create time-lapse videos, and share your 3D printing creations with friends. Furthermore, this app supports integration with the Creality Sonic Pad, allowing remote control functionality by synchronizing with your Creality Cloud account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Joint Craft at 4.3 against Creality Cloud Lite's 3.1. Joint Craft also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 29%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Creality Cloud Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Joint Craft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Creality Cloud Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Joint Craft holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 81 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Joint Craft's written reviews are positive against 29% of Creality Cloud Lite's.
Joint Craft ships an update every 3 weeks, Creality Cloud Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joint Craft | Creality Cloud Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (63 ratings) — better | 3.1 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews — better | 28.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Snowcraft LLC | CREALITY 3D (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Joint Craft
Creality Cloud Lite
Bugs and requests
Joint Craft
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Creality Cloud Lite
Reported bugs
35 issues- App won't open
- Camera connectivity broken
- Camera crashes often
- Close button for camera is inaccessible
- No connections after multiple re-launches
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- Cannot login with Apple option
- Cannot login with existing account
- Login button is not active
- Cannot log in with E-Mail and Passwort
- Login is broken
- Password requirements verification during sign in
- Cannot log in to this App
- Link to sign in does not work
- Cannot log in
- Login link does not work
- Cannot log in to your account
- Login button is inactive
- Login link does not work
- Cannot log in
- Camera view cannot be closed or retreated
- Cannot log in with E-Mail and password
- Camera doesn't show any picture
- Camera not working
- QR code not scanning
- Cannot upload gcode
- Cannot log in to your account
- App doesn't recognize printer
- Camera feed hardly ever works
- Cannot find library
- Camera gives an error
- App is constantly rebooting
- Printer software constantly shows offline
- App cannot find device
- App does not respond
- Sign up timed out error
Requested features
9 requests- Improve iPhone camera formatting and framing
- Add landscape mode for iPhone camera
- Make close button accessible for camera view
- Add local LAN monitoring
- Improve usability and clarity
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- Add iPad landscape support
- Add language localization
- Add push notifications for print completion/failure
- Remove unwanted competition notifications
In-app purchases
Joint Craft
- Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$15.991 Year
- Pro$29.99
Creality Cloud Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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