Comparison

makeracontroller vs Formlabs Mobile

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

Head to head
About

makeracontroller

This application allows for real-time control and monitoring of your Carvera/Carvera Air CNC engraving machine. You can manage machine movements, preview toolpaths, adjust configurations, and perform diagnostics directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time machine control
  • Monitor operational status
  • Preview toolpath files
  • Set machine configurations
  • Perform machine diagnostics
Features
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Real-time control of your Carvera/Carvera Air CNC engraving machine. Control machine movement and processing via the app. - Monitor the machine's operational status in real time. - Preview toolpath files. - Set or modify machine configuration options. - Perform diagnostics on the machine.

About

Formlabs Mobile

Monitor and control your 3D printers remotely. Check print status, resin levels, and remaining time. Watch builds with a live camera feed and receive push alerts for immediate attention.

Highlights
  • Real-time print status and progress
  • Live camera feed of builds
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Remote print start, pause, and cancel
  • Manage multiple printers
  • View print timelapses
Features
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Your Formlabs printer, in your pocket. Form Mobile puts real-time control of your Formlabs printers right in your hand — so you can keep production moving whether you're down the hall or across the country. Stay informed, wherever you are. Check live print status, resin levels, and time remaining at a glance. Watch your build in progress with a live camera feed, and get push alerts the moment something needs attention — so you can catch issues before they cost you a print. Take control from anywhere. Start, pause, or cancel prints remotely. Queue your next job and kick off a print without standing over the machine. Manage a single printer or an entire farm from one view. KEY FEATURES • Real-time print status, progress, and material levels • Live camera feed to watch builds as they happen • Push notifications for alerts, completed prints, and low resin • Start, queue, pause, and cancel prints remotely • View timelapses from any printer, at any time • Manage multiple printers across your fleet • Securely synced with your Formlabs account Built for the Formlabs ecosystem. FormMobile works hand-in-hand with your connected printers and Formlabs software, so your workflow follows you everywhere. Less time in the room. More time making. Download FormMobile and take your workshop with you. Requires a Formlabs account and a compatible Formlabs printer.

Screenshots

makeracontroller4 screens
Formlabs Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Formlabs Mobile at 100% against makeracontroller's 0%. Formlabs Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). makeracontroller's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Formlabs Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formlabs Mobile has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of makeracontroller's written reviews are positive against 100% of Formlabs Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

makeracontroller ships an update every 5 months, Formlabs Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
makeracontroller versus Formlabs Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermakeracontrollerFormlabs Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB87 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBeijing Zaowu Shidai Technology Co., LtdFormlabs Inc.

Customer experience

makeracontroller

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Formlabs Mobile

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

makeracontroller

No in-app purchases

None

Formlabs Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is makeracontroller free?
makeracontroller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Formlabs Mobile free?
Formlabs Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, makeracontroller or Formlabs Mobile?
Formlabs Mobile is rated higher. makeracontroller averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Formlabs Mobile averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do makeracontroller or Formlabs Mobile have ads?
Neither makeracontroller nor Formlabs Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, makeracontroller or Formlabs Mobile?
makeracontroller ships an update every 5 months, and Formlabs Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, makeracontroller was updated on October 7, 2026 and Formlabs Mobile on October 17, 2026.

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