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 the phone companion for portable thermal printers. Turn on Bluetooth, connect your printer, and print labels, photos, text, and banners. Use it for storage labels, study notes, journal stickers, holiday prints, and quick notices. It supports 0.5-inch and 2-inch paper widths and opens the tools that match your printer. Photo print: shoot, pick from the album or a folder, or print a collage, line art, or photo-booth picture. Label print: start from fun templates, industry templates, or creative borders, or make a new label. Add text, barcodes, QR codes, icons, borders, tables, and dates. Drafts and favorites stay on the phone so you can edit later. Text print: print plain text, sticky notes, or a long banner without a complicated layout. Materials: holiday, sketch, plants, learning, animals, cartoons, clothing, home, tattoo stickers, and more. Pick one and print. Connect and preview: scan for your Bluetooth printer, preview the page, and choose how many copies to print. The app is available in Chinese, English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. Turn on Bluetooth and power on the printer before you start. One printer connects to one phone at a time.
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 58% against PrinterMate's 13%. Flash Studio also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 12). PrinterMate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Studio has 5.8K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PrinterMate's written reviews are positive against 58% of Flash Studio's.
PrinterMate ships an update every 6 weeks, Flash Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrinterMate | Flash Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (5.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 58.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 5.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 100 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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