Detective Notes vs Flash Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Detective Notes
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Flash Studio
Manage your 3D printers remotely from your smartphone. Monitor print status, view live video feeds of your printer's operations, and control multiple printers simultaneously.
- Remote printer monitoring
- Real-time video feed
- Manage grouped printers
- On-the-go management
- Smartphone integration
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Flash Studio is an integrated mobile app developed by FLASHFORGE for on-the-go management of 3D printers. Users can monitor print status via smartphones, view real-time video of printer operations remotely, and efficiently manage grouped 3D printers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flash Studio at Free against Detective Notes's $0.99. Flash Studio also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months). Detective Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On in-app purchases and device support 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
Flash Studio is free to download; Detective Notes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Detective Notes ships an update every 22 months, Flash Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Detective Notes | Flash Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 58.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eric Tomlinson | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 |
In-app purchases
Detective Notes
No in-app purchases
Flash Studio
No in-app purchases
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