Flash Maker vs FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240
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.
FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240
This utility app assists with scoring for robotic competitions, tracking game elements, match data, and team assignments. It includes a timer, calculator, and randomization features for an enhanced scoring experience.
- Full game scoring and saving
- History and statistics tracking
- Built-in full-screen timer
- Assignable teams in matches
- Motif randomization
- Basic calculator mode
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Used by roboticists across 34 countries during the INTO THE DEEP℠ season, scoring over 38,000 game elements across all 6 habitable continents, we are excited to release the DECODE Scorer presented by 20240 Slingshot. You've never seen a scorer like this before. With full game scoring and saving, history & stats, a built-in full-screen timer, assignable teams in matches, Motif randomization, and a basic calculator mode for when you just want to do a quick score, the DECODE scorer presented by 20240 Slingshot is the ultimate scoring app for FTC. FIRST®, FIRST® Tech Challenge, FTC®, FIRST® AGE™, DECODE™, and all accompanying logos as they are created, are trademarks of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST®) (www.firstinspires.org). These trademarks are used by special permission of FIRST which is not overseeing, involved with, or responsible for this activity, product, or service. © 2025 FIRST®. Used by special permission. All rights reserved. A free and open-source Slingshot Outreachware project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240 at 4.0 against Flash Maker's 2.0. FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240 also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 17%). Flash Maker's advantage is ratings volume (628 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Maker has 628 ratings behind it against 6, 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 33% of FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Maker | FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (628 ratings) | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 628 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 | Yingdan Shi |
Customer experience
Flash Maker
FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240
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
FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flash Maker
No in-app purchases
FTC® DECODE™ Scorer by 20240
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flash Maker free?
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