Flash Maker vs PL GPS
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.
PL GPS
Control your drone's direction and throttle in real-time. View live camera feeds from the UAV and capture photos or record videos directly from your phone.
- Real-time UAV connection via WiFi
- Live drone camera feed display
- Direction and throttle control
- Photo capture
- Video recording
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Through the real-time connection with the uav through WIFI, the pictures taken by the uav will be displayed, and the phone will control the direction of the aircraft throttle, shoot the pictures of the uav and record the video
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Flash Maker at 627 against PL GPS's 4. Flash Maker also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). PL GPS's advantage is rating (2.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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.
PL GPS holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Maker has 627 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Flash Maker's written reviews are positive against 0% of PL GPS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flash Maker ships an update monthly, PL GPS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Maker | PL GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (627 ratings) | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 627 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| 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 | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 | 介甲 张 |
Customer experience
Flash Maker
PL GPS
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
PL GPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flash Maker
No in-app purchases
PL GPS
No in-app purchases
