Pointer IoT vs SpoolTool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Pointer IoT
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Pointer IoT ืืื ืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืชืงืืืช ืืืืคืฉืจืช ืืฆืืช ื ืชืื ืื ืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืฉื ื ืคืืื ืืจ, ืขื ืืืืข ืืคืืจื ืขื ืืืคืจืืืจื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช. ืืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืื ืืืง ืืื ืืืจืื ืืคืชืจืื ืืืื ืืืืืขื ืืชืืืื ืคืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืงืืจืืจ, ืืืื, ืืงืืืืช, ืงื ืืืืก ืจืคืืื ืืขืื, ืชืื ืขืืืื ืืชืงื ื ืืจืืืืฆืื ืืืืืืจืื: GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 ย ืื ืืื 126 ืฉื ืืฉืจื ืืืจืืืืช. ย ืืืืืืช ืืจืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืคืืืงืฆืื: 1. ืฆืคืืื ืื ืชืื ื ืืืคืจืืืจื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช โ ย ืงืืืช ืืืืข ืืืืืง ืืืขืืืื ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืืืฉื ื ืคืืื ืืจ, ืืื ืจืืข ื ืชืื. 2. ืืืงืื ืืืืืฉื ืขื ืืื ืืคื โ ย ืืฆืืช ืืืงืื ืืืืืฉื ืืืื ืืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคื ืืื ืืจืืงืืืืืช. 3. ืชืฆืืืช ื ืชืื ืื ืืืจืคืื โ ย ืฆืคืืื ืื ืชืื ื ืืืืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืืืืืืช, ืขื ืืจืคืื ืืื ืืืืืืืืืื ืืชืืื ืืช ืืืืจืืช ืขื ืืืืืช ืืืจืืืืช. 4. ืืคืงืช ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืคืจืืืจื ืืืืืช โ ย ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืฆื ืืืืืช ืืคืืจืืื ืฉื ื ืชืื ื ืืืืืื, ืืฆืืจืื ืืงืจื, ื ืืชืื ืืืขืงื. 5. ื ืืืื ืืชืจืขืืช ืืงืืืืืืช ืืืืกืืืจืืืช โ ืงืืืช ืืชืจืขืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืงืจื ืฉื ืืจืืื ืืืขืจืืื ืืืืืืจืื ืืจืืฉ, ืืฆื ืืืฉื ืืืืกืืืจืืืช ืืชืจืขืืช ืงืืืืืช. 6. ืืืฉืืจ ืืชืจืขืืช ืืฉืืจืืช ืืื ืืืโ ย ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืกืคืช ืืขืจืืช ืืชืืขืื ืคืขืืืืช ืฉื ื ืงืื ืืขืงืืืชืืื. 7. ืฉืืชืืฃ ืืชืจืขืืช ืืงืืืช - ย ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืฉืชืฃ ืืชืจืขืืช ืงืจืืืืืช ืืฉืืจืืช ืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืืืช ืืกืจืื ืืืื WhatsApp. ย ืืื ืืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืชืืืื? Pointer IoT ืืืืขืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืชืืื ืืคืืจืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืืื, ืกืคืงื ืืืื ืืืืฆืจื ืืงืืืืช, ืืืจืืช ืืืืื ืืงืืจืืจ, ืงื ืืืืก ืจืคืืื, ืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืกืืืืชื ืงืคืื ื. ย ืืชืจืื ืืช ืืจืืืืื * ื ืืืืจ ืืชืงืื ืืื ืืงืื โ ืืืืืข ืืืื ืืื ืขืช, ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืืืคืื ืื ืืื, ืืืืคืฉืจ ืืขืงื ืฉืืืฃ ืื ืืืื ืงืคืื ื ืฉื ื ืชืื ื ืืืืืฉื ืื. * ืฉืืืืฉ ืงื ืื ืื โ ืืืฉืง ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืชืื ืืื ืกืืื ืืืฉืชืืฉืื, ืืื ืฆืืจื ืืืืข ืืื ื ืืชืงืื. * ืืขื ื ืืืจืืฉืืช ืจืืืืฆืื โ ย ืืืคืืืงืฆืื ืืืืง ืืคืชืจืื ืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืจืืฉืืช ืืชืงื ืื ืืืืืืจืื ืืืืชืจ ืืชืืื ืืคืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืืชืขืฉืืื. * ืืืื ืืช ืืชืืืื ืืืืจื โ ืืชืจืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืชืืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืขื ืืจืืืืช, ืืืกืืืขืืช ืืื ืืขืช ื ืืงืื ืคืืื ืฆืืืืืื. * ืืืฉืืจื ืืฉืืืื โ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืงืื ย Pointer IoT ืืกืคืงืช ืื ืืช ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืื ื ืชืื ืื ืงืจืืืืื ืืฆืืจื ื ืืืฉื ืืืขืืื. ืงืื ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืขื ืกืืืืช ืืขืืืื ืฉืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืชื ืื ืืืืืง ืืคื ืฉืฆืจืื, ืขื ืคืชืจืื ืืืื, ืืงืฆืืขื ืืืชืงืื.
SpoolTool
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SpoolTool is a clean and easy-to-use app for tracking your 3D printing filament en accessories. Keep an overview of your filament spools, materials and remaining weight and accessories, so you always know what you have available before starting a print. Key features: โข Track filament spools and remaining weight โข Support for common materials like PLA, PETG and TPU โข Stock inventory โข Accessory inventory โข Simple and distraction-free interface โข iCloud synchronization SpoolTool+ (optional in-app purchase): โข Unlock additional filament materials โข Unlock all accessories โข Add more brands and detailed filament information โข Enable cost calculation features โข Configure spool stock locations SpoolTool does not require an account and does not collect personal data. App data can be stored securely using iCloud when enabled on your device. Built with focus on simplicity, privacy and ease of use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pointer IoT at none against SpoolTool's 1. Pointer IoT also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). SpoolTool's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. SpoolTool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pointer IoT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pointer IoT ships an update every 2 months, SpoolTool weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Pointer IoT | SpoolTool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pointer Telocation Ltd. | Luc Janssen |
In-app purchases
Pointer IoT
No in-app purchases
SpoolTool
- SpoolTool+$1.99









