Flash Maker vs PLeP
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.
PLeP
Control PLP toy robots with this application. Program motion paths and direct robot movements for interactive play and learning.
- Control PLP toy robots
- Program motion paths
- Direct robot movement
- Interactive play
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This is an app for controlling PLP toy robots, which can control the robot to move and program the motion path
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flash Maker at 2.0 against PLeP's 1.4. Flash Maker also leads on ratings volume (632 vs 10) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Flash Maker holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Maker has 632 ratings behind it against 10, 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 0% of PLeP's.
| Parameter | Flash Maker | PLeP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (632 ratings) — better | 1.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 632 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 | 浩哲 黄 |
Customer experience
Flash Maker
PLeP
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
PLeP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flash Maker
No in-app purchases
PLeP
No in-app purchases
