Flash Maker vs HelloBlink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
HelloBlink
Easily print your favorite photos, drawings, and images directly from your device to a sticker maker. Select your desired pictures and send them to the printer for instant sticker creation.
- Print photographs
- Print drawings
- Print images
- Image library access
- Select images for printing
- Send images to sticker printer
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This app is for use with the Hello Blink sticker maker and can be used to assist in printing photographs, drawings and images from the apps image library. It will allow the user to choose which images they want to print and then send that image to the sticker printer and have it printed on a sticker.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HelloBlink at 64% against Flash Maker's 17%. HelloBlink also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (11K vs 453). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HelloBlink holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloBlink has 11K ratings behind it against 453, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Flash Maker's written reviews are positive against 64% of HelloBlink's.
Flash Maker ships an update monthly, HelloBlink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Maker | HelloBlink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (453 ratings) | 4.7 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.8% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 453 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 | Shenzhen Yihengke Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Flash Maker
HelloBlink
User reviews
Flash Maker
From 453 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works great
- 🚀 Immediately improved after update
- 👍 Good app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Barely works
- 🐛 Needs a lot of work
- 🐛 Absolutely terrible
- 🐛 Doesn't work at all
- 🐛 Terrible app
HelloBlink
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick setup
- 💡 Cute sticker designs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Printing issues
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 🐛 App glitches
- 🔋 Battery life concerns
Bugs and 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
HelloBlink
Reported bugs
4 issues- Printer not connecting
- App freezing on print screen
- Gallery not loading
- Unresponsive buttons
Requested features
3 requests- More design options
- Improved app stability
- Better troubleshooting steps
In-app purchases
Flash Maker
No in-app purchases
HelloBlink
No in-app purchases
