Printer Tools App vs Spool Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Printer Tools App
Manage and monitor all your 3D printers from a single dashboard. Get real-time data, advanced analytics, and a customizable interface for your printing workflow. Supports multiple printers, cameras, and file management.
- Real-time monitoring of print status and temperatures
- Multi-printer dashboard
- Seamless multi-camera support
- File management and job queuing
- Advanced performance insights and logs
- Personalized light/dark mode interface
- Optional add-ons and widgets
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Printer Tools – Control and Monitor All Your 3D Printers in One Place Printer Tools is the ultimate app for managing and monitoring all your 3D printers from a single, unified dashboard. It delivers real-time data, advanced analytics, and a customizable interface designed to fit your workflow perfectly. Whether you manage one printer or an entire fleet, Printer Tools helps you stay in control — from print status and temperature to multicolor systems, cameras, and beyond. Key Features Real-Time Monitoring Stay updated with live metrics for each printer — including current layer, progress, print time, temperatures, fan speeds, lighting, and more. Monitor everything happening across multiple printers at once. Multi-Printer Dashboard Control all your 3D printers from one intuitive panel. View print status, filament usage, chamber conditions, and multicolor AMS details such as active colors, humidity, and temperature. Camera Integration Keep an eye on your prints in real time with seamless multi-camera support. Watch live feeds from one or multiple printers directly within the app. File Management Easily browse, upload, and organize print files ready for production. Manage storage, start new jobs, or queue upcoming prints with a single tap. Advanced Insights Access in-depth performance data and logs for each printer. Analyze print history, success rates, and detailed telemetry to optimize your workflow and reduce print failures. Personalized Interface Choose your preferred accent color and switch effortlessly between light and dark mode. Add-ons & Widgets Extend functionality with optional modules and interactive widgets for temperature, camera, and print progress. All Your Printers, One Control Center From casual makers to print farm operators, Printer Tools adapts to your needs. Combine precision, performance, and flexibility in a single app that turns your Apple device into a professional 3D printing command center. Available for: iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS Privacy Policy: https://printertools.app/privacy EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Spool Tracker
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Know exactly how much filament you have — and what every print costs. Add your whole shelf in minutes, then stop guessing for good. SpoolVault is a filament inventory built for 3D printing. Weigh a spool, log a print, and you always know what's left, what it cost, and which printer or shelf it's sitting on. ADD YOUR WHOLE SHELF IN MINUTES Pick a brand and a material, tap every color you own, set how many of each, and save them all in one go. Then do the same for your next brand. Brands, materials and colors come preloaded for Bambu Lab, eSUN, Polymaker, Prusament, Hatchbox, Overture, Inland, Sunlu, Elegoo and BIQU. KNOW WHAT'S LEFT ON EVERY SPOOL Put a spool on any kitchen scale and enter the number. SpoolVault subtracts the empty spool's weight and tells you the filament remaining. Brand-specific spool weights are already built in, so it's a real figure, not a guess. KNOW WHAT EVERY PRINT COSTS Enter what you paid for a spool and SpoolVault works out the material cost of every print from the grams used — so you finally know what the thing you just made actually cost. KNOW WHERE EVERY SPOOL IS Assign spools to a printer, an AMS or multi-material slot, and a storage location — drybox, shelf, cupboard, wherever they really live. Then find any color in seconds. GROUP A BUILD INTO A PROJECT Multi-plate print? Group the plates under one named project and see total filament used, estimated material cost, and a full breakdown of every spool that went into it. Also in the app: • Opened and unopened spools, tracked separately • Full weight history for every spool, so you can watch it come down • Search, sort and filter your whole collection • Custom brands, colors and spool weights • Saved spool-weight defaults for the spools you reuse • Export a backup of your inventory any time • No account, no sign-in — your inventory lives on your device • Works offline, in the workshop, with no signal • No ads • Free for 30 days — no subscription starts, nothing to cancel Know what's on the shelf. Know what it cost. Get back to printing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.spoolvault.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spool Tracker at none against Printer Tools App's shown. 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. Printer Tools App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Spool Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Printer Tools App ships an update every 2 weeks, Spool Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Printer Tools App | Spool Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Gomez Mateos | Three19 Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Printer Tools App
- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$46.991 Year
- Donation - Coffee$1.99
- Donation - Cake$5.99
- Donation - Pizza$11.99
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- Donation - Hamburger$16.99
- Lifetime Premium$69.99
Spool Tracker
- SpoolVault Premium$4.991 Month
- SpoolVault Premium$49.991 Year
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