Prusa vs Protocol Foods
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time printer overview
- Remote print management
- Temperature, speed, flow control
- Push notifications
- Printables.com integration
- EasyPrint slicing integration
- NFC printer setup
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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!
Protocol Foods
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Focus on producing safe, high-quality food while Protocol Foods handles the rest. Transform food safety compliance by bringing plant operations into the digital age. Streamline your processes, reduce recalls, and improve compliance—no more outdated pen-and-paper methods. Key features Monitoring checks: Easily complete, track, and manage all safety checks in one place. Real-time oversight: Get notified instantly about missed checks, failures, or corrective actions. Compliance history: Simplify audit preparation with searchable and filterable task records. AI assistant: Access FDA and USDA guidelines instantly with a conversational AI tool. Built for food safety: Designed to enhance compliance and support efficient, reliable operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Protocol Foods at fortnightly against Prusa's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prusa ships an update every 5 weeks, Protocol Foods fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prusa | Protocol Foods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (117 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prusa Research a.s. | Protocol Foods |
In-app purchases
Prusa
No in-app purchases
Protocol Foods
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Prusa free?
Is Protocol Foods free?
Do Prusa or Protocol Foods have ads?
Which is updated more often, Prusa or Protocol Foods?
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