Comparison

Printer Tools App vs Hinge Counter

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 multiple 3D printers from a single dashboard. View real-time data, camera feeds, and print files. Optimize your workflow with advanced insights and a customizable interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time monitoring of print status and temperatures
  • Multi-printer dashboard
  • Seamless multi-camera integration
  • File management for print jobs
  • Advanced performance insights and logs
  • Customizable light/dark mode interface
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

Hinge Counter

Track your foldable phone's daily openings with this app. View your total openings, daily averages, and historical charts. Customizable widgets display your saved totals on your home or lock screen.

Highlights
  • Daily opening totals
  • All-time opening records
  • 7-, 30-, and 90-day history charts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Data export (CSV)
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • Offline use
Features
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Keep a personal record of your foldable phone openings, with daily totals, clear history charts and widgets. HOW COUNTING WORKS The foreground sensor records a complete close-to-open movement while Hinge Counter is active on an iPhone Duo running iOS 27.1 or later. On iOS 27.2 or later, you can select Shortcuts in Settings and create one opening-only automation with the Record Opening action. Each successful action run adds one Shortcuts entry, including when you run it by hand. Choose one counting method at a time. Earlier folds and missed runs cannot be recovered. This is not a 24/7 counter or a device-lifetime measurement. YOUR OPENINGS, AT A GLANCE See today's recorded openings, your all-time recorded total and a daily average. Sensor observations, Shortcuts entries and manual entries appear separately. SEE YOUR HISTORY Explore 7-, 30- and 90-day charts, or choose All to browse every saved date. Older history does not expire. Longer spans use monthly or yearly chart totals, with daily records still available. The daily average includes zero-count days and today, beginning when your record was created. WIDGETS FOR YOUR SAVED TOTALS Choose all-time, today, this week or this month widgets on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Weeks follow your device’s first-day-of-week preference; months use local calendar dates. Widgets are snapshots: they do not monitor the hinge, and refresh timing is controlled by iOS. KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR DATA Use the counter without an account or internet connection. There are no ads, tracking or third-party analytics SDKs. Export daily history as CSV, back up your record as JSON, restore a backup or erase your saved counts. Device backups and files you choose to export remain under your control. AN UNSAVED DEMO Try simulated hinge openings in a separate demo that never changes your saved totals. Manual entry is available only in development builds; any manual entries in restored history remain clearly labeled. Devices without a supported hinge can try the unsaved demo. Designed with dark mode, adjustable text sizes and an adaptive interface. Counts describe activity recorded by this app, not hardware health, remaining hinge life, warranty status or folds before installation. No hinge durability rating is assumed. Independent software; not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Printer Tools App4 screens
Hinge Counter1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Printer Tools App at 2.3 against Hinge Counter's 1.0. Printer Tools App also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Hinge Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Hinge Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Printer Tools App holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Printer Tools App's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hinge Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printer Tools App ships an update every 2 weeks, Hinge Counter every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Printer Tools App versus Hinge Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinter Tools AppHinge Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Gomez MateosWEB3 FZCO

Customer experience

Printer Tools App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

Hinge Counter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
None

Hinge Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Printer Tools App free?
Printer Tools App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hinge Counter free?
Hinge Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Printer Tools App or Hinge Counter?
Printer Tools App is rated higher. Printer Tools App averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hinge Counter averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Printer Tools App or Hinge Counter have ads?
Printer Tools App shows ads; Hinge Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Printer Tools App or Hinge Counter?
Printer Tools App ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hinge Counter every 6 days. Most recently, Printer Tools App was updated on November 14, 2026 and Hinge Counter on November 10, 2026.

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