PrusaLinkiOS vs 3D Print Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrusaLinkiOS
Access your 3D printer's web interface directly from your iPhone. This app allows you to connect to your Prusa printer using its IP address, username, and password, displaying the full web UI. It supports managing multiple printers with custom names and images.
- Connect to Prusa printer via IP
- Authenticate with username and password
- Load full web UI
- Add and manage multiple printers
- Assign custom names and images to printers
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What this app does is pretty self explanatory...access PrusaLink! You can enter the IP address of your printer, along with your username and password, and the app will authenticate with the printer and load the web UI. You can add multiple printers and give them each a name of your liking along with an image to better quickly distinguish each one. The main reason I made this app was because PrusaLink doesn't seem to load when I try to open it in Safari on my iPhone. After a bit of Internetting I found that I wasn't alone with this problem. Rather than having to install a different browser just to view PrusaLink, I made this app. And it works great! This project is not affiliated in any way with Prusa. This project is open sourced and the source code can be found at the Support URL.
3D Print Assistant
Generate optimized 3D printing slicer profiles for your specific printer and filament in under a minute. Offers simple and advanced modes with clear explanations for each setting. Export profiles directly to compatible slicers or get text-based settings.
- Optimized slicer profile generation
- Printer and filament compatibility
- Direct profile export to slicers
- Simple and Advanced modes
- Pre-print checklist
- Offline functionality
- Workshop profile saving
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Working slicer settings for your exact printer and filament — in under a minute. Pick your printer, nozzle, material, and what you're actually trying to print. 3D Print Assistant turns that into an optimised slicer profile — layer height, speeds, temperatures, infill, supports, and more — organised to match the tab structure of Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, or PrusaSlicer. SAVE YOUR GEAR ONCE Your printer, your filament, your nozzle are the answers that never change from print to print. Save them once as a gear, and every new print starts already filled in. Tap a gear and you skip straight to the first question it can't answer for you. EXPORT STRAIGHT TO YOUR SLICER For most supported printers, export a real profile file and import it — no retyping. Where your slicer genuinely ships no profile for a machine, the app says so up front and hands you the settings as text instead. TWO MODES — YOUR CHOICE Simple gives you just the essentials. Switch to Advanced for the full picture, with every setting explained so you know what it does and why it's set that way. WHAT'S INCLUDED • My Gear — save your printer, filament, and nozzle once, and every new print starts pre-filled • 80+ printers across 14 brands — with optional alerts when more are ready • 19 filament profiles — PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, PA, PC, CF blends, PLA Metal, and more • 9 nozzle types with compatibility checking • Native profile export when your slicer publishes a matching machine preset — with a clear text fallback everywhere else • Workshop profile saving plus clear backup and restore • A pre-print checklist tailored to your exact material and config • Full Danish localisation, switching with your device language • Works offline after install — no account or subscription required BUILT BY SOMEONE WHO USES IT 3D Print Assistant started because I couldn't find a structured way to pick the right settings for a new material or printer. So I built it. The recommendations draw on community knowledge, hands-on experience, and manufacturer defaults — a starting point you can trust, then tune to your setup. Every setting shows what it does and why it was chosen, so you stay in control. Everything in the app is free. If it saves you a failed print or two, there's an optional tip jar — nothing is locked behind it. Works with Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, and PrusaSlicer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3D Print Assistant at 5.0 against PrusaLinkiOS's 4.5. 3D Print Assistant also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). PrusaLinkiOS's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
3D Print Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrusaLinkiOS has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of PrusaLinkiOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of 3D Print Assistant's.
PrusaLinkiOS ships an update every 2 months, 3D Print Assistant fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrusaLinkiOS | 3D Print Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | George Waters | Mustafa Ozturk |
Customer experience
PrusaLinkiOS
3D Print Assistant
In-app purchases
PrusaLinkiOS
No in-app purchases
3D Print Assistant
No in-app purchases
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