Comparison

Prusa vs 3DCDesign

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Prusa

Monitor and manage your 3D printers remotely. Control print parameters, receive notifications for print status, and integrate with model repositories and slicing software. Easily add new printers and cameras, with options for cloud or on-premises storage.

Highlights
  • Real-time printer overview
  • Remote print management
  • Temperature, speed, flow control
  • Push notifications
  • Printables.com integration
  • EasyPrint slicing integration
  • NFC printer setup
Features
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Key Features - Real-time overview of all your Prusa 3D printers in Prusa Connect - Remote printer management. Start, pause, or stop prints directly from the App - Temperature, speed, flow, and position control - Push notifications when prints finish, schedules color changes, and everything else - Integration with Printables.com - browse and start printing - EasyPrint integration - Slice wherever you are, directly from the Prusa App - Add new 3D printers to Prusa Connect using the App - Add and control Buddy3D cameras with all available features - Cloud and on-premises printer storage - NFC printer setup - Team management - Belt tuner - Easily accessible print queue - Focus on privacy and security We plan to keep adding useful new features over time. We would love to hear your feedback!

About

3DCDesign

Manage your 3D printing workflow locally. Track printer profiles, print jobs, materials, and customer records. Access resources for planning and troubleshooting prints, with tools for estimates and reports.

Highlights
  • Printer profile management
  • Material inventory tracking
  • Print job logging
  • Cost and speed estimates
  • Local gallery organization
  • Printer references and guides
  • Optional local printer connections
Features
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3DCDesign is a print log, spool tracker and cost calculator for 3D printing at home. Your records are kept on your device, with no account, no ads and no tracking. If you start selling prints, it handles quotes, customers and invoices too. Start in three steps Choose your printer from more than 300 models and your filament from more than 60 brands, and say whether you sell prints. Or try a sample workshop first. Know when a print should be done Start a print with its time estimate and a Live Activity counts down on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. When the time is up, a notification lets you mark it done, mark it failed or snooze it. Home Screen widgets show the active print, today's list and low filament. Log every print Log a print in one quick sheet, or pick its sliced file (.gcode, .bgcode or .gcode.3mf) to fill in the time, filament and preview. Add photos and notes, and give a failed print a reason. Know every spool Stock goes down as you log prints, with a full history. Restock by filament, not by spool: group spools of one filament into a product with one total and one restock level. Planning a print checks there is enough filament, and 3DCDesign estimates how long each filament will last at your pace. Scan OpenPrintTag or OpenSpool NFC tags, import spools from a Spoolman export and print QR labels. Optional notifications tell you when a filament runs low or a spool may need drying. Know what each print costs Price a print from material, machine time, electricity, labor, packaging, shipping, fees and waste. Choose markup, target margin or a flat rate and see your cost floor. Measure STL, 3MF and OBJ models for size and estimated weight. Fix prints and learn Print Doctor has 25 guides for common filament and resin problems, with the slicer settings to change. Hobby calculators, a material guide and a 120-term glossary work offline. Look after your printers Keep maintenance schedules, service history and reminders for each printer. See status from your own Moonraker/Klipper, OctoPrint or PrusaLink host on your network; controls stay off until you turn them on, and every command is confirmed. Everything works offline too. Free backups that check themselves Creating, previewing and restoring backups is free, with or without your Gallery photos and videos. New backups test themselves, automatic backups can go to a folder you choose, and a restore keeps a safety copy you can go back to for 24 hours. When you start selling Choose selling in Settings and Home shows today's agenda, money owed and active prints. Quotes and invoices carry your business details, logo and a payment QR code. Free: receipts for invoice payments and deposits, invoice drafts with a watermarked preview, what-if pricing and up to 25 active customers. Emails and texts open in your own mail or messaging app; 3DCDesign never sends anything itself. Business Premium (optional subscription) A monthly or annual subscription for sellers that adds: - Issuing and correcting invoices - Purchase orders - Customer Pro tools: statements, price lists, follow-up templates and reorders - Accountant export, with QuickBooks Online, Xero and Wave layouts - Saved what-if scenarios - More than 25 active customers, for workspaces created after this limit began Backups and every record you make stay free. Private by design No sign-in, ads, analytics or tracking. Your records, photos and backups are not uploaded to us. They leave the app only when you export, share, back up, send an email or text from your own mail app, or connect to your own printer. Your phone's own device backup may also include them. Privacy Policy: https://3dcdesign.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Prusa4 screens
3DCDesign4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3DCDesign at 5.0 against Prusa's 4.0. Prusa's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (117 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 3DCDesign sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Prusa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3DCDesign holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prusa has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prusa ships an update every 5 weeks, 3DCDesign every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prusa versus 3DCDesign: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrusa3DCDesign
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (117 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings117 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB230 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPrusa Research a.s.Earl Hayes

Customer experience

Prusa

All ratings117 ratings
Positive70.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral18.1%
Negative31.4%

3DCDesign

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Prusa

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

3DCDesign

Subscriptions2
  • 3DCDesign App - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • 3DCDesign App - Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Prusa free?
Prusa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3DCDesign free?
3DCDesign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prusa or 3DCDesign?
3DCDesign is rated higher. Prusa averages 4.0 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while 3DCDesign averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Prusa or 3DCDesign have ads?
Neither Prusa nor 3DCDesign shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prusa or 3DCDesign?
Prusa ships an update every 5 weeks, and 3DCDesign every 2 months. Most recently, Prusa was updated on October 25, 2026 and 3DCDesign on October 25, 2026.

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