Comparison

Printer Tools App vs SpoolPilot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

SpoolPilot

This app helps 3D print sellers track their exact profit by itemizing all Etsy fees and product costs. It also manages filament inventory, forecasts stock levels, and analyzes sales performance.

Highlights
  • Itemized Etsy fee tracking
  • Real product cost calculation
  • Filament inventory management
  • Stock level forecasting
  • Sales performance analysis
  • Manual sales logging
Features
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SpoolPilot is the profit app you use standing at the printer. It reads your slicer, your Etsy fees, and your spools, so you never sit down to a spreadsheet again. It answers the question every 3D-print seller eventually asks: what did I actually make on that order? EVERY FEE. NO ESTIMATING. Connect your Etsy shop and SpoolPilot reads the exact fees Etsy charged from Etsy's own ledger: transaction, processing, listing, Offsite Ads. No formula. Buyer-paid shipping is treated as pass-through. When you ship free, the label is counted as the real cost it is. PRICE A PRINT IN SECONDS. Point your camera at your slicer screen and SpoolPilot reads the print time and grams. Name the margin you want and it gives you the price that still earns it after Etsy's cut. YOUR REAL COST OF GOODS. Give each product its filament recipe, print time, and packaging, plus labor if you pay someone for it. With Pro, add the parts you buy for it: switches, magnets, inserts, each priced by the pack. Every sale shows an itemized receipt: revenue, the full fee stack, your product cost, and the net profit and margin left over. WHAT AN HOUR OF PRINTING EARNS (PRO). A printer has a fixed number of hours in a day. SpoolPilot shows what each of those hours earned, month by month and product by product, why the figure moved, and the price at which a slow earner would match your average. DO YOU NEED ANOTHER PRINTER? (PRO) SpoolPilot compares the print hours your sales need against the hours your printers run, and against the same weeks last year. When the numbers say yes, you get a Printer Permission Slip to show whoever shares the credit card. Works for one printer or a farm of a hundred. INVENTORY THAT RUNS ITSELF. Scan a spool's barcode to add it. SpoolPilot counts the sealed spools on your shelf. With Pro, it also counts the parts you buy and forecasts weeks of stock from how fast you go through them, including the prints that failed and the ones you haven't sold yet. BUILT FOR THE SHOP FLOOR (PRO). Pending orders lists the Etsy orders you still have to print, checked against what's on the shelf, earliest ship date first. Then see what to print next based on what's selling. Track made-to-order and stocked products, bundles assembled from other products, and a month-by-month P&L of the whole shop. SELL AT FAIRS OR IN PERSON? No shop connection needed. Log a sale in two taps, and every number works from what you enter. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Your sales, costs, and inventory live on your device. No account to create. Etsy access is read-only and authorized by you. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE. Free: filament inventory, the pricing calculator with three slicer scans, manual sales, the Monday recap, this month's net profit, and ten synced Etsy orders a month, each with Etsy's exact fees and what you kept. Unlimited slicer scans are a one-time purchase. SpoolPilot Pro brings in every order and adds the full profit-and-loss, profit per print hour, pending orders, what to print next, parts, the printer check, and stock forecasts. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Prices are shown in the app. Built by an Etsy seller with 3,000+ sales, because guessing wasn't good enough. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://spoolpilot.app/privacy.html Support & terms: https://spoolpilot.app/terms.html The term "Etsy" is a trademark of Etsy, Inc. This application uses the Etsy API but is not endorsed or certified by Etsy, Inc.

Screenshots

Printer Tools App4 screens
SpoolPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpoolPilot at 100% against Printer Tools App's 29%. SpoolPilot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). Printer Tools App's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Printer Tools App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SpoolPilot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpoolPilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Printer Tools App's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpoolPilot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printer Tools App ships an update every 2 weeks, SpoolPilot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Printer Tools App versus SpoolPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinter Tools AppSpoolPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Gomez MateosOpus Design Group LLC

Customer experience

Printer Tools App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

SpoolPilot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Printer Tools App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$46.991 Year
One-time5
  • Donation - Coffee$1.99
  • Donation - Cake$5.99
  • Donation - Pizza$11.99
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  • Donation - Hamburger$16.99
  • Lifetime Premium$69.99
4 purchases

SpoolPilot

Subscriptions2
  • SpoolPilot Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • SpoolPilot Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlimited Slicer Scans$4.99
  • SpoolPilot Pro Lifetime$249.00

Questions

Is Printer Tools App free?
Printer Tools App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpoolPilot free?
SpoolPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Printer Tools App or SpoolPilot?
SpoolPilot is rated higher. Printer Tools App averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SpoolPilot averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Printer Tools App or SpoolPilot have ads?
Printer Tools App shows ads; SpoolPilot does not.
Which is updated more often, Printer Tools App or SpoolPilot?
Printer Tools App ships an update every 2 weeks, and SpoolPilot every 2 days. Most recently, Printer Tools App was updated on October 30, 2026 and SpoolPilot on October 29, 2026.

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