Flash Maker vs UltraWatch Chaperone
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.
UltraWatch Chaperone
This app assists parents, caregivers, and group leaders in monitoring children equipped with UltraWatch BLE wristbands. It provides real-time location assistance and customizable alerts for in-sight and out-of-sight situations, enhancing supervision in various environments.
- Real-time child monitoring
- In-Sight / Out-of-Sight alerts
- Audible alarm notifications
- Haptic vibration alerts
- Adjustable alert timeout
- Child location assistance
- Support for multiple children
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UltraWatch Chaperone helps parents, caregivers, teachers, and group leaders monitor children wearing UltraWatch BLE wristbands. Features include: • Real-time child monitoring • In-Sight / Out-of-Sight alerts • Audible alarm notifications • Haptic vibration alerts • Adjustable alert timeout settings • Child location assistance using signal strength • Home Lite system integration • Support for multiple monitored children UltraWatch Chaperone is designed to provide additional awareness when supervising children in public spaces, homes, vacation rentals, schools, and group activities. UltraWatch is intended as a supplemental monitoring tool and should not replace direct adult supervision.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UltraWatch Chaperone at 100% against Flash Maker's 17%. UltraWatch Chaperone also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Flash Maker's advantage is ratings volume (453 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). 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.
UltraWatch Chaperone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Maker has 453 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of UltraWatch Chaperone's.
Flash Maker ships an update monthly, UltraWatch Chaperone every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Maker | UltraWatch Chaperone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (453 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 453 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 | UltraWatch LLC |
Customer experience
Flash Maker
UltraWatch Chaperone
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
UltraWatch Chaperone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flash Maker
No in-app purchases
UltraWatch Chaperone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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