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Pointer IoT vs SpoolTool

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

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Pointer IoT

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Pointer IoT ื”ื™ื ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ื”ืžืืคืฉืจืช ื”ืฆื’ืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžื ื•ื˜ืจื™ื ืžื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ืจ, ืขื ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืคื•ืจื˜ ืขืœ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช. ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื”ื™ื ื—ืœืง ืื™ื ื˜ื’ืจืœื™ ืžืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ืžื™ื•ืขื“ ืœืชื—ื•ืžื™ ืคืืจืžื”, ื”ื•ื‘ืœื” ื‘ืงื™ืจื•ืจ, ืžื–ื•ืŸ, ื—ืงืœืื•ืช, ืงื ืื‘ื™ืก ืจืคื•ืื™ ื•ืขื•ื“, ืชื•ืš ืขืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ืชืงื ื™ ื”ืจื’ื•ืœืฆื™ื” ื”ืžื—ืžื™ืจื™ื: GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 ย ื•ื ื•ื”ืœ 126 ืฉืœ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช. ย  ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”: 1. ืฆืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช โ€“ ย ืงื‘ืœืช ืžื™ื“ืข ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ื•ืžืขื•ื“ื›ืŸ ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ืจ, ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื ืชื•ืŸ. 2. ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืคื” โ€“ ย ื”ืฆื’ืช ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืคื” ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช. 3. ืชืฆื•ื’ืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื’ืจืคื™ื โ€“ ย ืฆืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ ืžื“ื™ื“ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื•ื™ื–ื•ืืœื™ืช, ืขื ื’ืจืคื™ื ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ืœืชื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื’ืžื•ืช ื•ื—ืจื™ื’ื•ืช. 4. ื”ืคืงืช ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื•ื’ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช โ€“ ย ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื™ื™ืฆื ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื“ื”, ืœืฆื•ืจื›ื™ ื‘ืงืจื”, ื ื™ืชื•ื— ื•ืžืขืงื‘. 5. ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช โ€“ ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืžื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœ ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ืžื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื’ื“ืจื™ื ืžืจืืฉ, ืœืฆื“ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื™ืช ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืงื•ื“ืžื•ืช. 6. ืื™ืฉื•ืจ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื ื™ื™ื“โ€“ ย ื›ื•ืœืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ื•ืกืคืช ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื•ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉื ื ืงื˜ื• ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ. 7. ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ื‘ืงืœื•ืช - ย ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืฉืชืฃ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื“ืจืš ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืžืกืจื™ื ื›ื’ื•ืŸ WhatsApp. ย  ืœืžื™ ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžืชืื™ืžื”? Pointer IoT ืžื™ื•ืขื“ืช ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืคืืจืžื” ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืกืคืงื™ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ื—ืงืœืื•ืช, ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ื•ื‘ืœื” ื‘ืงื™ืจื•ืจ, ืงื ืื‘ื™ืก ืจืคื•ืื™, ื•ื›ืœ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ ืœื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ ืงืคื“ื ื™. ย  ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื™ื * ื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ืžืชืงื“ื ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื โ€“ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ืขืช, ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“, ื•ืžืืคืฉืจ ืžืขืงื‘ ืฉื•ื˜ืฃ ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืงืคื“ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ื. * ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืงืœ ื•ื ื•ื— โ€“ ืžืžืฉืง ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื•ืžื•ืชืื ืœื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื, ืœืœื ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื™ื“ืข ื˜ื›ื ื™ ืžืชืงื“ื. * ืžืขื ื” ืœื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืจื’ื•ืœืฆื™ื” โ€“ ย ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื•ืœื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ืชืงื ื™ื ื”ืžื—ืžื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืคืืจืžื”, ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”. * ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžื”ื™ืจื” โ€“ ื”ืชืจืื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช ืžืืคืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ืขื ื—ืจื™ื’ื•ืช, ื•ืžืกื™ื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžื ื™ืขืช ื ื–ืงื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื. * ื”ื™ืฉืืจื• ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” โ€“ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ื•ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ย  Pointer IoT ืžืกืคืงืช ืœืš ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืœื™ื ืœื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ื•ื™ืขื™ืœื”. ืงื‘ืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืžืœืื” ืขืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืš, ื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืชื ื”ืœ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืคื™ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš, ืขื ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืืžื™ืŸ, ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ ื•ืžืชืงื“ื.

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SpoolTool

Features
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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: โ€ข Track filament spools and remaining weight โ€ข Support for common materials like PLA, PETG and TPU โ€ข Stock inventory โ€ข Accessory inventory โ€ข Simple and distraction-free interface โ€ข iCloud synchronization SpoolTool+ (optional in-app purchase): โ€ข Unlock additional filament materials โ€ข Unlock all accessories โ€ข Add more brands and detailed filament information โ€ข Enable cost calculation features โ€ข 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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Pointer IoT4 screens
SpoolTool4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SpoolTool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pointer IoT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointer IoT ships an update every 2 months, SpoolTool weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Pointer IoT versus SpoolTool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointer IoTSpoolTool
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPointer Telocation Ltd.Luc Janssen

In-app purchases

None

Pointer IoT

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SpoolTool

One-time1
  • SpoolTool+$1.99

Questions

Is Pointer IoT free?
Pointer IoT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpoolTool free?
SpoolTool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pointer IoT or SpoolTool have ads?
Neither Pointer IoT nor SpoolTool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointer IoT or SpoolTool?
Pointer IoT ships an update every 2 months, and SpoolTool weekly. Most recently, Pointer IoT was updated on October 25, 2026 and SpoolTool on October 25, 2026.

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