PrinterMate vs Flash Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrinterMate
This portable companion app enables personalized printing of images and text using thermal technology. It requires no toner and offers Bluetooth connectivity for on-the-go use. Simply load official thermal paper and print your desired content.
- Image and text printing
- Thermal printing technology
- No toner required
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Long battery life
- Portable and compact design
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PrinterMate is a portable printer companion app that provides personalized services including image and text printing. Utilizing thermal printing technology, it requires no toner. Simply swap out various styles of official thermal paper and print away to your heart's content. With Bluetooth connectivity and an impressively long battery life, it's small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, making it perfect for on-the-go use without any burden
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 review sentiment: Flash Studio at 56% against PrinterMate's 0%. Flash Studio also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 8). PrinterMate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Studio has 4.2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PrinterMate's written reviews are positive against 56% of Flash Studio's.
PrinterMate ships an update monthly, Flash Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrinterMate | Flash Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 56.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | 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 | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Aogu Technology Co., Ltd | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
PrinterMate
Flash Studio
In-app purchases
PrinterMate
No in-app purchases
Flash Studio
No in-app purchases
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