Comparison

MG vs ReSpool

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

Head to head
About

MG

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Power Cruise Control EV assistant for MG electric vehicles: Marvel R ZS EV 72 kWh MG 4 all models Power Cruise Control® (PCC) is an intelligent Navigation App, which avoids range anxiety. PCC different from all other electric vehicle applications, because it - is real-time connected to the car via a Bluetooth OBDII dongle and knows exactlythe SoC (State of Charge), the SoH (State of Health), the car's speed, instant power, and many other parameters; - has constant communication with the driver via intuitive interface, easy and clear information called Heaven-Hell indicator, ensuring the arrival at destination. Foreground view and the respect of PCC indications are a must for guaranteed arrival at destination; - knows orography of the trip, up and downhill, and itinerary; - calculates energy consumption for the trip, considering regeneration during downhill driving, air temperature, A/C and heating consumptions, and many other parameters to provide reliable predictions; - indicates charging points nearby and along the route. Use Power Cruise Control® is simple: - Connect your OBDII. - Set your destination. - Choose your energy strategy. - Follow the Heaven-Hell indicator to reach you destination. With these simple steps, you'll be able to reach every destination in total safety, assisted by the PCC Heaven/Hell indicator to maintain the correct energy consumption while traveling. New MultiCharge options available, with Real Time Connector's status (where that info are shared from provider). Inside the App you can choose between mph or km/h and C° or F° degrees. PCC requires an OBDII Bluetooth adapter. A recommended Official Power Cruise Control®adapter is available on Power Cruise Control - iOS OBDII Bluetooth https://amzn.eu/51K88VY Italian Amazon marketplace not shipping to your country? Try ordering from German Amazon marketplace https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08PL2F11P/?language=en_GB Other OBDII adapters may work as well but are not fully tested. All iOS PCC versions are freely available from the Store, but operations will be subject to a subscription-based on the vehicle VIN (Vehicle Identification Number). If the vehicle is already registered, Power Cruise Control® will proceed without further registration. This licensing method, tied to the vehicle VIN with a single license, enables the following benefits: - use Power Cruise Control® on multiple devices - use Power Cruise Control®, with the licensed vehicle, by an unlimited number of users. A family will require only one license to allow any member driving the car; - you can ask your car dealer to license your car as a purchased gift - when buying a used car, if already licensed, you can use PCC on the car for the remaining license period. Last, but not least, you'll get a free 30 days trial period, with unlimited functionality. After the trial period, the subscription will be activated. The suggested price is 24€/year*, tax included. *Actual price for each VIN license may vary from country to country, according to Store policies. Multiple VIN licence packages for car dealers and distributors are available. Subscription will be activated at the first OBDII connection with PCC to the licensed vehicle. For more info about multiple VIN PCC license and OBDIIs purchase, contact us directly at info@powercruisecontrol.com More information at FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions section https://www.powercruisecontrol.com/faq.html For first issues solving follow the instructions on this guide: https://forms.gle/dDHTUGRre88q54EY6 Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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ReSpool

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ReSpool writes the NFC tag that Anycubic ACE 3D printers read to identify filament. Anycubic only sells spools with these tags, so filament from any other brand is invisible to the printer. ReSpool writes a blank NFC sticker with the material, colour and printing temperatures of whatever spool you actually have, and the printer then recognises it like its own. WORKS WITH HOME ASSISTANT Every tag gets a unique spool ID, carried in the SKU. The hass-anycubic_cloud integration reads it from the Anycubic cloud, so Home Assistant can tell two identical reels apart and track how much filament is left on each. Connect the app to Home Assistant and the Library shows what is left on every reel, straight from what the printer has extruded. THE WHOLE ANYCUBIC RANGE A catalogue of more than 600 genuine Anycubic product codes ships with the app and works offline — every colour of every line, with temperatures taken from scans of real spools. Pick a product and write it straight to a tag, or scan a genuine spool to add it for everyone. OPENPRINTTAG TOO Read and write Prusa's open standard, as shipped on every Prusament spool, on ICODE SLIX2 tags. OpenTag3D and OpenSpool are supported as well. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IS LEFT Put a part-used reel on the scales and the app works out the filament left, writes that to the tag, and can update it later on the same tag — same spool ID, same history. Photograph a spool to pick up its colour. TWO TAGS PER REEL The ACE reads one face of the reel. Write a second sticker for the other side carrying the same spool ID, so the reel is recognised either way up and Home Assistant still sees one spool. SAFE BY DESIGN - Only the data pages are ever written; the UID, lock bits and configuration pages are unreachable - A full backup is taken before a single byte is written, and can be restored - Every page is read back and compared byte for byte - A tag already holding spool data stops and asks first - Pages that already hold the right bytes are skipped Needs blank NTAG213 stickers (or larger); Anycubic's own tags are password-locked and cannot be reused. OpenPrintTag needs an ICODE SLIX2. Requires an iPhone 7 or later.

Screenshots

MG4 screens
ReSpool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReSpool at none against MG's 5. MG's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. MG sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per year. ReSpool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MG ships an update monthly, ReSpool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
MG versus ReSpool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMGReSpool
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLaika LabHome Hub Smart Solutions

In-app purchases

5 purchases

MG

Subscriptions5
  • PCC 1 Year Subscription VIN 11 Month trial$22.991 Year
  • PCC 1 Year Subscription VIN 21 Month trial$22.991 Year
  • PCC 1 Year Subscription VIN 31 Month trial$22.991 Year
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  • PCC 1 Year Subscription VIN 41 Month trial$22.991 Year
  • PCC 1 Year Subscription VIN 51 Month trial$22.991 Year
None

ReSpool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MG free?
MG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReSpool free?
ReSpool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MG or ReSpool have ads?
Neither MG nor ReSpool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MG or ReSpool?
MG ships an update monthly, and ReSpool every 2 months. Most recently, MG was updated on October 13, 2026 and ReSpool on October 24, 2026.

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