Prusa vs Formlabs Mobile
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!
Formlabs Mobile
Monitor and control your 3D printers remotely. Check print status, resin levels, and remaining time. Watch builds with a live camera feed and receive push alerts for immediate attention.
- Real-time print status and progress
- Live camera feed of builds
- Push notifications for alerts
- Remote print start, pause, and cancel
- Manage multiple printers
- View print timelapses
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Your Formlabs printer, in your pocket. Form Mobile puts real-time control of your Formlabs printers right in your hand — so you can keep production moving whether you're down the hall or across the country. Stay informed, wherever you are. Check live print status, resin levels, and time remaining at a glance. Watch your build in progress with a live camera feed, and get push alerts the moment something needs attention — so you can catch issues before they cost you a print. Take control from anywhere. Start, pause, or cancel prints remotely. Queue your next job and kick off a print without standing over the machine. Manage a single printer or an entire farm from one view. KEY FEATURES • Real-time print status, progress, and material levels • Live camera feed to watch builds as they happen • Push notifications for alerts, completed prints, and low resin • Start, queue, pause, and cancel prints remotely • View timelapses from any printer, at any time • Manage multiple printers across your fleet • Securely synced with your Formlabs account Built for the Formlabs ecosystem. FormMobile works hand-in-hand with your connected printers and Formlabs software, so your workflow follows you everywhere. Less time in the room. More time making. Download FormMobile and take your workshop with you. Requires a Formlabs account and a compatible Formlabs printer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Formlabs Mobile at 4.9 against Prusa's 4.0. Formlabs Mobile also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Formlabs Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Prusa's written reviews are positive against 80% of Formlabs Mobile's.
Prusa ships an update every 5 weeks, Formlabs Mobile every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prusa | Formlabs Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (117 ratings) | 4.9 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prusa Research a.s. | Formlabs Inc. |
Customer experience
Prusa
Formlabs Mobile
In-app purchases
Prusa
No in-app purchases
Formlabs Mobile
No in-app purchases
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