Prusa vs Flash Studio
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!
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 rating: Flash Studio at 4.8 against Prusa's 4.0. Flash Studio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 104). Prusa's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Flash Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Studio has 3.4K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Prusa's written reviews are positive against 56% of Flash Studio's.
Prusa ships an update every 5 weeks, Flash Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prusa | Flash Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (104 ratings) | 4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 55.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prusa Research a.s. | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Prusa
Flash Studio
In-app purchases
Prusa
No in-app purchases
Flash Studio
No in-app purchases
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