Joint Craft vs OctoCheck
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, including Bambu Lab and Klipper-based models. View live camera feeds, manage printer settings, and share timelapses. Offers advanced features like LED controls and iCloud sync for printer configurations.
- Bambu Lab and Klipper printer support
- External camera streaming (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 configs
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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
OctoCheck
Monitor and manage multiple Octoprint instances remotely. Keep track of your 3D print progress from any location with this user-friendly application.
- Manage multiple Octoprint instances
- Monitor print progress remotely
- Easy-to-use interface
- Check status from anywhere
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OctoCheck is an easy-to-use solution for managing one or many Octoprint instances. Quickly check on your print's progress from where ever!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OctoCheck at 5.0 against Joint Craft's 4.3. OctoCheck also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Joint Craft's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Joint Craft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. OctoCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.
OctoCheck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joint Craft has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Joint Craft | OctoCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (63 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snowcraft LLC | Luke Pilkington |
Customer experience
Joint Craft
OctoCheck
Bugs and requests
Joint Craft
Reported bugs
14 issues- Notifications not working
- SD card not working reliably
- Email support not responding
- Verification code not sending
- Camera stream requires workaround
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- Camera disconnecting
- Does not support Tailscale IPs
- Remote access not working
- Live activities not working
- Printer controls not working as expected
- Music bug (now fixed)
- Live activity gets stuck
- Push notifications only work when app is open
- Live activities don't show enough information
Requested features
12 requests- Better support for Bambulab printers
- AMS control (load/unload, color, type)
- Widget for lock screen showing drying status
- Support for Elegoo printers via Elegoo Link
- Full screen camera viewing
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- Cloud access via Bambu account linking
- Responsive font size for time remaining in widget
- Support for Prusa Connect
- Multi-cam dashboard for multiple printers
- Optimized live activity for watchOS 11
- Cheaper pro subscription
- More free widgets and live activities
OctoCheck
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Joint Craft
- Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$15.991 Year
- Pro$29.99
OctoCheck
No in-app purchases
Questions
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