Comparison

ELEGOO Matrix vs BinBuddy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

BinBuddy

Features
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Keep trash, recycling, compost, yard waste, bulk pickups, and custom collection schedules in one calm place. BinBuddy handles weekly, alternating, monthly, seasonal, specific-date, and one-time schedules across multiple properties. Get local reminders to put bins out, check collection morning, and bring bins back. Record who handled a task, add notes, snooze, undo, mark skipped or missed, and review an accessible calendar and local history. Holiday changes move, delay, skip, add, or restore a pickup without damaging the original schedule. Meet Buddy, a friendly wheeled-bin helper who celebrates the routines that keep collection day running smoothly. Earn local Buddy Points, grow through levels, unlock practical achievements, and build a return rhythm—with no penalties, paid points, public rankings, or social pressure. Core reminders stay useful for free with one property, two services, standard weekly schedules, the dashboard, calendar, task actions, basic history, and readable JSON export. BinBuddy Plus is an optional one-time lifetime purchase that unlocks unlimited properties and services, advanced and seasonal recurrence, all iPhone widgets, household responsibilities, holiday adjustments, restore and ICS tools, advanced history and achievements, Buddy outfits, color themes, and alternate app icons. There is no subscription. Your personal schedule data stays on your device. There is no BinBuddy account, advertising, tracking, or app backend. Apple processes Plus purchases and restoration through the App Store.

Screenshots

ELEGOO Matrix4 screens
BinBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ELEGOO Matrix at none against BinBuddy's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. BinBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ELEGOO Matrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ELEGOO Matrix ships an update fortnightly, BinBuddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ELEGOO Matrix versus BinBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterELEGOO MatrixBinBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (147 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings147 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer深圳市智能派科技有限公司JTR Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

ELEGOO Matrix

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BinBuddy

One-time1
  • BinBuddy Plus$9.99

Questions

Is ELEGOO Matrix free?
ELEGOO Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BinBuddy free?
BinBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ELEGOO Matrix or BinBuddy have ads?
Neither ELEGOO Matrix nor BinBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ELEGOO Matrix or BinBuddy?
ELEGOO Matrix ships an update fortnightly, and BinBuddy every 3 weeks. Most recently, ELEGOO Matrix was updated on November 4, 2026 and BinBuddy on October 31, 2026.

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