Comparison

3D Print Cost vs Custo3D

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

Head to head
About

3D Print Cost

This app helps 3D printing enthusiasts and professionals track filament usage, calculate print costs, and manage sales and profits. It provides real-time data on material and energy expenses, inventory alerts, and customer order tracking to optimize workshop operations.

Highlights
  • Real-time cost calculation
  • Material and energy tracking
  • Filament inventory management
  • Sales and profit tracking
  • Customer directory
  • Cross-platform sync
Features
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Know exactly what your 3D prints cost before setting a price. PrintMate combines a 3D printing cost calculator, filament inventory tracker, and sales manager in one easy-to-use app. Whether you print for fun, sell your creations, or manage multiple printers, keep your workshop organized and make more informed pricing decisions. CALCULATE YOUR 3D PRINTING COSTS Go beyond filament and electricity. Build a detailed cost estimate using your material usage, print duration, printer settings, and additional expenses. • Calculate filament, electricity, and printer wear costs. • Include labor, packaging, delivery, hardware, and custom expenses. • Calculate costs for multiple filaments within a single print. • Create printer profiles with individual power consumption and depreciation settings. • Keep a history of your prints with saved cost breakdowns. PRICE YOUR WORK WITH CONFIDENCE Find a selling price that accounts for your costs and the profit you want to make. • Calculate suggested prices using a target profit margin or markup. • Account for VAT, discounts, and percentage-based fees. • See estimated profit and margin before recording a sale. • Save pricing details for future reference. MANAGE FILAMENT & INVENTORY Manage your filament collection by brand, material, color, and price. Enable inventory tracking to update remaining filament weight when you record a print. • Monitor remaining filament and spot low stock. • Organize materials for single-color and multicolor projects. • Track hardware and packaging supplies. • Manage finished-print inventory alongside your materials. MANAGE CUSTOMERS AND ORDERS Keep the business side of your workshop organized, from the first quote to delivery. • Maintain a customer directory with linked orders and sales. • Track orders through quoted, accepted, printed, and delivered stages. • Monitor payment status and delivery deadlines. • Record quantities, costs, and selling prices. CREATE QUOTES AND INVOICES Turn order details into clear documents for your customers. • Create and share PDF quotes and invoices. • Include your business and customer information. • Keep issued documents available for future reference. TRACK SALES, EXPENSES & PROFIT Understand your revenue, expenses, and profit with sales summaries and detailed breakdowns. • Review performance across different periods. • Identify leading products and customers by revenue or profit. • Record one-time and recurring business expenses. • See where your money goes and which projects earn the most. IMPORT BAMBU LAB PRINT HISTORY Connect your Bambu Lab account to browse available print history and import print details, reducing manual entry. SYNC ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES : Use PrintMate on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with iCloud sync to keep your workshop data available across your devices. PRINTMATE PREMIUM : Get started free with up to 5 filaments, 5 prints, 5 customers, and 5 sales. An optional PrintMate Premium purchase removes these item limits. Download PrintMate and bring your printing costs, inventory, and business records together. ————————— Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Custo3D

Calculate the precise cost of 3D prints, factoring in materials, electricity, printer wear, labor, and profit margin. Generate professional proposals for clients instantly. Supports multiple printer profiles and offline access.

Highlights
  • Full cost calculation (material, energy, depreciation, labor, profit)
  • Multiple printer profiles (FDM/resin)
  • Offline quote saving
  • Commercial proposal generation
  • Live Bambu printer monitoring
  • MakerWorld print integration
Features
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Custo3D is the ultimate tool for anyone who sells 3D prints and wants to charge the right price — no guesswork. Calculate the real cost of each part factoring in filament/resin, electricity, printer wear, time, labor, and your profit margin. In seconds you get the price per unit and a proposal ready to send to your client. NEW: BAMBU LAB PRINTERS • Connect your Bambu printer on the local network and follow prints live in the app • When a job starts, create a pre-filled quote in one tap: printer, filament, time, and more • MakerWorld prints also bring the model image and a filament estimate — just review and save KEY FEATURES • Full costing: material, energy, machine depreciation, finishing, and margin • Multiple printer profiles (FDM and resin) — or create your own • Save your quotes and access them offline, no account needed • Build commercial proposals with quantity, deadline, color, and validity • Selectable currency and app in Portuguese, English, and Spanish CUSTO3D PRO • Export the proposal as a PDF • Generate a shareable web link for your client • Add your business logo to documents • Remove the "Custo3D" watermark from documents Offline first: everything is saved on your device. An account is optional and only used to sync to the cloud and generate links. Stop losing money on guessed prices. Calculate, save, and sell with Custo3D. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://custo3d.app/privacidade

Screenshots

3D Print Cost4 screens
Custo3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Custo3D at none against 3D Print Cost's shown. 3D Print Cost's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. 3D Print Cost sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Custo3D sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custo3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Print Cost has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Print Cost ships an update every 3 weeks, Custo3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
3D Print Cost versus Custo3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Print CostCusto3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEMRE YILDIRIMBruno Amaral

Customer experience

3D Print Cost

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Custo3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

3D Print Cost

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Montly Subscription$2.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime Offer$14.99
  • PrintMatePromo$19.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$29.99
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  • Lifetime Access$39.99
2 purchases

Custo3D

Subscriptions2
  • Custo3D Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Custo3D Pro — Yearly$11.991 Year

Questions

Is 3D Print Cost free?
3D Print Cost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Custo3D free?
Custo3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3D Print Cost or Custo3D?
Custo3D is rated higher. 3D Print Cost averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Custo3D averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 3D Print Cost or Custo3D have ads?
3D Print Cost shows ads; Custo3D does not.
Which is updated more often, 3D Print Cost or Custo3D?
3D Print Cost ships an update every 3 weeks, and Custo3D monthly. Most recently, 3D Print Cost was updated on October 24, 2026 and Custo3D on October 6, 2026.

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