Comparison

BeltTune vs Filament

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BeltTune

This utility app uses your phone's microphone to measure belt tension by analyzing audio frequencies. It provides instant measurements, supports multiple belt segments, and averages results for accuracy. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts needing precise belt installations.

Highlights
  • Instant frequency measurement
  • Real-time audio analysis
  • Multiple belt segment support
  • Automatic frequency averaging
  • Intuitive workshop interface
  • No external hardware needed
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BeltTune brings professional-grade belt tension measurement to your pocket. Using advanced audio analysis, this powerful tool helps engineers, mechanics, and maintenance professionals ensure optimal belt installation and performance. KEY FEATURES: • Instant frequency measurement with real-time audio analysis • Support for multiple belt segments with individual measurements • Automatic frequency averaging for consistent results • Clean, intuitive interface designed for workshop environments • No external hardware required - just your iPhone's microphone PERFECT FOR: • Ferrari • Porsche 944/928 • Lotus Esprit • Ducati HOW IT WORKS: Simply tap and hold the "Listen" button, strike the belt to create a vibration, and BeltTune will instantly display the belt's natural frequency. Multiple measurements can be taken and averaged for enhanced accuracy, ensuring your belt installations meet manufacturer specifications every time. PROFESSIONAL ACCURACY: BeltTune utilizes sophisticated signal processing and harmonic analysis to deliver precise frequency measurements between 60-500 Hz, making it suitable for most industrial and automotive belt applications. Get BeltTune today and take the guesswork out of belt tension measurement. Your belts (and your machines) will thank you.

About

Filament

Features
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Take control of your 3D printer filament collection. Filament Tracker is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that gives every spool a unique ID, a home, and a complete history — from purchase to retirement. — ASK YOUR INVENTORY ANYTHING — Type a question — like "how many grams of red PLA do I have?" — and get an instant answer instead of adding it up yourself. Powered entirely by on-device Apple Intelligence, so nothing leaves your device and no internet connection is required. No Apple Intelligence on your device? Search still works exactly as before. — KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE — Browse your entire collection filtered by state, brand, type, color family, or location, with live counts on each filter option. Sort by grams remaining to spot low spools at a glance. Every spool shows its true filament color with the hex code alongside it, and tracks its weight, state (New → In Use → Low → Empty → Retired) with an at-a-glance colored stripe, event history, and photos. — SMART INTAKE & AUTO-FILL — Skip tedious data entry. Paste text from a product page or receipt—or on iPhone and iPad, use your camera to scan text off box and bag labels. On compatible devices, on-device Apple Intelligence parses it to extract the spool's brand, material, color, and net weight instantly. — SCAN TO FIND. SCAN TO MOVE. — Print a QR code for any spool or location, scannable on iPhone or iPad, or use your iPhone to write and scan custom NFC tags at your workbench. A quick tap or scan instantly identifies what's loaded and where it is. Move a spool to a new location in two quick scans. — LOCATIONS THAT FIT YOUR SETUP — Organize your collection by dry box, AMS unit, shelf, printer, or any location you define. Locations marked as Connected to Printer automatically count loaded spools as In Use. — TRACK EVERY GRAM — Log print sessions to keep grams-remaining accurate, or connect a Bluetooth scale to weigh a spool and get its remaining filament instantly — set the empty weight once and every future weigh-in subtracts it automatically. Attach photos from your camera, photo library, or Files to any spool or filament record. Track purchase price and source URL per spool, with per-spool currency overrides for international purchases. — BUILT-IN FILAMENT REFERENCE — Look up print temperatures, drying recommendations, density, and resistance ratings for ~30 filament types — from PLA and PETG to specialty materials like PA6-CF, BVOH, and ASA. Tap any entry to filter your spools by that type. — ICLOUD SYNC — Your inventory syncs silently across all your devices via CloudKit. Works fully offline; changes sync automatically when connectivity returns. Full sync diagnostics and a cache reset are available in Settings. — BACKUP & RESTORE — Export a complete snapshot — spools, filament, locations, event history, photos, and reference data — as a portable archive or a plain JSON file for hand-editing. Restore at any time using a safe path that never risks accidental data loss to iCloud. — CSV EXPORT & IMPORT — Export your full inventory as a 28-column CSV for Numbers, Excel, or any spreadsheet app. Import it back to bulk-update brand, type, color, location, purchase info, and more — matched by Spool ID, with missing reference entries created automatically. — LIGHT MODE & ACCESSIBILITY — The app now follows your device's Light or Dark Mode setting automatically, and every screen supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. — SEAMLESS MAC COMPANION — The app runs natively on Mac with the same data, sync, and features as on iPhone and iPad, including search right from macOS Spotlight. The Mac version additionally supports the TD-1 filament tester — capture optical transmission-distance and hex color readings directly via USB and sync them back to your iOS devices automatically. No subscriptions. No account required beyond iCloud — your data stays in your own private iCloud database. An optional one-time tip in Settings earns a Supporter badge, never required.

Screenshots

BeltTune4 screens
Filament4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Filament at Free against BeltTune's $4.99. Filament also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). BeltTune's advantage is iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Filament is free to download; BeltTune costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeltTune ships an update every 7 months, Filament fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BeltTune versus Filament: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeltTuneFilament
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin OakesDavid Oreol

In-app purchases

None

BeltTune

No in-app purchases

None

Filament

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeltTune free?
BeltTune costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filament free?
Filament is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeltTune or Filament have ads?
Neither BeltTune nor Filament shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeltTune or Filament?
BeltTune ships an update every 7 months, and Filament fortnightly. Most recently, BeltTune was updated on October 24, 2026 and Filament on September 28, 2026.

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