Comparison

Instant Remote for Point vs Spool Pantry

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

Head to head
About

Instant Remote for Point

Features
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DISCLAIMER This is the companion app for the OpenInfrared Point. Hardware is REQUIRED. Order here: https://openinfrared.com

About

Spool Pantry

Organize your 3D printing filament with this inventory tracker. Log details, add photos, and get low-stock warnings. Visualize your spools on virtual shelves and track what's loaded onto your printers.

Highlights
  • Track spool details (brand, material, color, weight, price)
  • Add spool photos for quick identification
  • Low-stock warnings at 15%
  • Visual storage shelves for organization
  • Track spools loaded onto printers
  • Syncs via iCloud across devices
Features
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Spool Pantry is the filament inventory app for 3D printing enthusiasts. Whether you have a handful of spools or a wall full of them, Spool Pantry keeps everything organized so you always know what you have, where it is, and how much is left. TRACK EVERY SPOOL Log brand, material, color, diameter, weight, purchase date, price, and notes. Add a photo so you can identify spools at a glance. A low-stock warning flags spools running below 15% so you can reorder before you run out mid-print. SEE YOUR INVENTORY AT A GLANCE The Storage view shows your spools arranged on visual shelves — just like your actual rack. Drag spools between shelves to keep things organized. The Filaments tab gives you a searchable, sortable list grouped by material type. TRACK WHAT'S LOADED Add your printers and load spools onto them with a tap. Spool Pantry shows you exactly what's on each machine, and unloading a spool returns it to its original shelf automatically. SYNCS ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Your inventory lives in your personal iCloud account and syncs seamlessly between your iPhone and iPad. No account to create, no subscription, no servers — your data is yours.

Screenshots

Instant Remote for Point3 screens
Spool Pantry4 screens

Verdict

The call

Instant Remote for Point and Spool Pantry are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Instant Remote for Point versus Spool Pantry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant Remote for PointSpool Pantry
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDYLA, LLCJonathan Katz

In-app purchases

None

Instant Remote for Point

No in-app purchases

None

Spool Pantry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instant Remote for Point free?
Instant Remote for Point is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spool Pantry free?
Spool Pantry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Instant Remote for Point or Spool Pantry have ads?
Neither Instant Remote for Point nor Spool Pantry shows ads.

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