ELEGOO Matrix vs Flash Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELEGOO Matrix
This app provides remote control and monitoring for 3D printers, supporting both SLA/DLP and FDM models. Manage your printing tasks, view history, and sync data across devices for efficient 3D printing management.
- Remote print control (start, pause, stop)
- Real-time print monitoring
- Print history logs
- Support for SLA/DLP and FDM printers
- Multi-device management
- Cloud sync for records and settings
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ELEGOO Matrix App is an all-in-one smart app designed for ELEGOO 3D printers. It supports both Resin and FDM printers, helping you connect and manage printers, discover models, control print jobs remotely, monitor print progress, view print history, and respond to printing issues with ease. With the app, you can easily connect and manage your printers, browse a wide range of free models in the Nexprint model library, discover creative content and practical print ideas, and start print jobs quickly. During printing, the app lets you check real-time progress, remaining time, and printer status. If a printer issue occurs or a print job is interrupted, the app will notify you promptly so you can identify and resolve issues faster. Key Features: 1. Connect and control ELEGOO Resin and FDM 3D printers 2. Start, pause, and stop print jobs remotely 3. Monitor real-time print progress, remaining time, and printer status 4. Receive timely alerts for printer issues and print errors to help you quickly identify what went wrong 5. Explore the Nexprint model library to discover, save, and print your favorite 3D models 6. Automatically record print history for easy review, reuse, and troubleshooting Supported Printers: Centauri 2, Centauri Carbon 2, Jupiter 2, Saturn 4 Ultra 16K, Saturn 4 Ultra, Mars 5 Ultra.
Flash Studio
Manage your 3D printers remotely from your smartphone. Monitor print status, view live video feeds of your printer's operations, and control multiple printers simultaneously.
- Remote printer monitoring
- Real-time video feed
- Manage grouped printers
- On-the-go management
- Smartphone integration
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Flash Studio is an integrated mobile app developed by FLASHFORGE for on-the-go management of 3D printers. Users can monitor print status via smartphones, view real-time video of printer operations remotely, and efficiently manage grouped 3D printers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flash Studio at 4.8 against ELEGOO Matrix's 2.4. Flash Studio also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 19%) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 144). ELEGOO Matrix's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flash Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Studio has 5.9K ratings behind it against 144, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of ELEGOO Matrix's written reviews are positive against 58% of Flash Studio's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ELEGOO Matrix | Flash Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (144 ratings) | 4.8 (5.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 58.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 144 | 5.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳市智能派科技有限公司 | 浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
ELEGOO Matrix
Flash Studio
In-app purchases
ELEGOO Matrix
No in-app purchases
Flash Studio
No in-app purchases
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