Comparison

Joint Craft vs PandaWatch

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

PandaWatch

Monitor all your 3D printers from one place, anywhere. Get live camera feeds, temperature readings, filament status, and error alerts. Integrates seamlessly with your Bambu Lab account for zero setup.

Highlights
  • Live camera feeds
  • Temperature monitoring
  • Filament status
  • Error alerts
  • Zero-setup fleet monitoring
  • Apple Watch app
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Stop walking to the printer room. PandaWatch gives you live cameras, temperatures, filament status, and error alerts for every Bambu Lab printer you own — in one view, from anywhere. Sign in with your Bambu Lab account, Google, Apple or Facebook and you're done. No IP addresses, no port forwarding, no setup wizard. One machine or twenty — it all just works. KEY FEATURES ZERO-SETUP FLEET MONITORING Sign in and go. PandaWatch finds your printers automatically via your Bambu Lab account — no network setup. Several Bambu accounts? Add them all to one dashboard. APPLE WATCH APP A native watchOS app puts your fleet on your wrist — status, temperatures and progress at a glance, with watch-face complications. MULTI-PRINTER LIVE ACTIVITIES (PRO) The first and only app to put your entire print farm on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. PandaWatch Pro supports up to 20 printers at once, with layouts for 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20-printer fleets, and one-tap access to any camera feed. SMART AUTO-SORTING Active printers rise to the top of your dashboard, so your busiest machines are always front and center. SIRI & APP INTENTS Ask Siri which printer has red PLA, which ones are low on filament, or when the next print finishes — without touching your phone. AMS & FILAMENT DETAILS Tap any AMS slot for full material details: drying time, weight, remaining percentage, and more, straight from the Bambu API, with full color visualization. FLEET SCOUT Need the one loaded with red PETG? Fleet Scout filters your fleet by filament color and material in seconds. LIVE CAMERA DASHBOARD View your whole fleet at once with staggered loading and battery optimization. Hide overlay text, or go fullscreen with tap-to-dismiss controls. A1 and P1 owners can enable Camera Fast Mode for a higher-refresh feed. ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS HMS error codes, temperatures, fan speeds and live layer progress. Dismiss an error per printer or across the fleet, copy a code, or browse the Code Explorer to see what each one means. If a camera won't connect, the app explains what to check on the printer. FILE BROWSER Browse your printer's SD card over FTPS. Preview 3MF files and images, and play back livestream captures. Supports X1, H2 and P2 series. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Widgets update in the background so your home screen always shows current status, and Fleet Health gives an at-a-glance overview of everything. Filter by filament color, choose which printers appear, and tap to jump straight in. IPAD DASHBOARD A proper desktop-class layout that uses the extra screen space — not a stretched phone view. Leave it running on a shelf as a dedicated monitoring display. AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese, with translated printer error messages. Bambu Lab accounts in the China region are fully supported. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver support across printer cards, camera feeds, AMS swatches and progress bars. Transitions respect Reduce Motion. PRICING The core app is free — not "free for 3 days" free, but actually free for unlimited printers, forever. Cameras, diagnostics, widgets, Siri, Fleet Scout and AMS details — no fleet size limit, no cost. The one paid feature is multi-printer Live Activities on your Lock Screen. Up to two printers is free; PandaWatch Pro unlocks up to 20 at once for a one-time $3.99 — no subscription, no expiry. Fleet size stays unlimited either way. SUPPORTED MODELS Compatible with the entire Bambu Lab family: X1 Carbon, X1E, P1S, P1P, A1, A1 Mini, H2, P2 and X2D series. Note: Camera streaming and file browsing need a local network connection. Cloud monitoring works anywhere.

Screenshots

Joint Craft4 screens
PandaWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PandaWatch at 5.0 against Joint Craft's 4.3. PandaWatch also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). Joint Craft's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Joint Craft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PandaWatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PandaWatch 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joint Craft ships an update every 3 weeks, PandaWatch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Joint Craft versus PandaWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoint CraftPandaWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (63 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnowcraft LLCMichael Saunders

Customer experience

Joint Craft

All ratings63 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral12.8%
Negative27.7%

PandaWatch

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Joint Craft

Subscriptions2
  • Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$29.99
1 purchases

PandaWatch

One-time1
  • PandaWatch Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Joint Craft free?
Joint Craft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PandaWatch free?
PandaWatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Joint Craft or PandaWatch?
PandaWatch is rated higher. Joint Craft averages 4.3 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while PandaWatch averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Joint Craft or PandaWatch have ads?
Neither Joint Craft nor PandaWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Joint Craft or PandaWatch?
Joint Craft ships an update every 3 weeks, and PandaWatch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Joint Craft was updated on October 22, 2026 and PandaWatch on October 14, 2026.

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