Comparison

3D Print Filament Tracker vs Filament

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

Head to head
About

3D Print Filament Tracker

Manage your 3D printing filament inventory with real-time tracking of weight, usage, and remaining material. Log prints, analyze costs, and receive low stock alerts to avoid mid-print interruptions. Features an extensive database for quick additions and price comparisons.

Highlights
  • Track filament weight, brand, and material
  • Monitor real-time usage and remaining filament
  • Log print details and calculate usage
  • Receive low stock alerts
  • Extensive filament database with price comparison
  • Cost tracking and analytics
Features
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3D Filament Tracker - Never Run Out Mid-Print Again Take control of your 3D printing materials with the ultimate filament management app. Complete Filament Management • Track weight, brand, material type, and color for every spool • Monitor usage and remaining filament in real-time • Set custom storage locations to find spools instantly • Support for PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU, and all material types Smart Print Tracking • Log every print with project details and filament usage • Automatically calculate remaining weight after each print • Track print duration and add custom notes • Complete print history for every spool Insightful Statistics • Visual overview of your entire filament collection • Material and brand breakdowns • Usage analytics and cost tracking • Low stock alerts to prevent mid-print disasters Extensive Filament Database • Search thousands of filaments from popular brands • Quick-add with pre-filled specifications • Compare prices and find purchase links • Manual entry for custom or specialty filaments Smart Features • Dark and light mode support • Clean, intuitive interface designed for makers Perfect For: • Hobbyist 3D printer enthusiasts • Professional makers and designers • Educational institutions with multiple printers • Anyone managing multiple filament spools Why Choose 3D Filament Tracker? Never waste time searching for the right filament or discovering empty spools mid-print. Our app helps you stay organized, track costs, and ensure you always have the materials you need for your next project. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pibardos.llc/privacy-policy/

About

Filament

Features
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Take control of your 3D printer filament collection. Filament Tracker is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that gives every spool a unique ID, a home, and a complete history — from purchase to retirement. — ASK YOUR INVENTORY ANYTHING — Type a question — like "how many grams of red PLA do I have?" — and get an instant answer instead of adding it up yourself. Powered entirely by on-device Apple Intelligence, so nothing leaves your device and no internet connection is required. No Apple Intelligence on your device? Search still works exactly as before. — KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE — Browse your entire collection filtered by state, brand, type, color family, or location, with live counts on each filter option. Sort by grams remaining to spot low spools at a glance. Every spool shows its true filament color with the hex code alongside it, and tracks its weight, state (New → In Use → Low → Empty → Retired) with an at-a-glance colored stripe, event history, and photos. — SMART INTAKE & AUTO-FILL — Skip tedious data entry. Paste text from a product page or receipt—or on iPhone and iPad, use your camera to scan text off box and bag labels. On compatible devices, on-device Apple Intelligence parses it to extract the spool's brand, material, color, and net weight instantly. — SCAN TO FIND. SCAN TO MOVE. — Print a QR code for any spool or location, scannable on iPhone or iPad, or use your iPhone to write and scan custom NFC tags at your workbench. A quick tap or scan instantly identifies what's loaded and where it is. Move a spool to a new location in two quick scans. — LOCATIONS THAT FIT YOUR SETUP — Organize your collection by dry box, AMS unit, shelf, printer, or any location you define. Locations marked as Connected to Printer automatically count loaded spools as In Use. — TRACK EVERY GRAM — Log print sessions to keep grams-remaining accurate, or connect a Bluetooth scale to weigh a spool and get its remaining filament instantly — set the empty weight once and every future weigh-in subtracts it automatically. Attach photos from your camera, photo library, or Files to any spool or filament record. Track purchase price and source URL per spool, with per-spool currency overrides for international purchases. — BUILT-IN FILAMENT REFERENCE — Look up print temperatures, drying recommendations, density, and resistance ratings for ~30 filament types — from PLA and PETG to specialty materials like PA6-CF, BVOH, and ASA. Tap any entry to filter your spools by that type. — ICLOUD SYNC — Your inventory syncs silently across all your devices via CloudKit. Works fully offline; changes sync automatically when connectivity returns. Full sync diagnostics and a cache reset are available in Settings. — BACKUP & RESTORE — Export a complete snapshot — spools, filament, locations, event history, photos, and reference data — as a portable archive or a plain JSON file for hand-editing. Restore at any time using a safe path that never risks accidental data loss to iCloud. — CSV EXPORT & IMPORT — Export your full inventory as a 28-column CSV for Numbers, Excel, or any spreadsheet app. Import it back to bulk-update brand, type, color, location, purchase info, and more — matched by Spool ID, with missing reference entries created automatically. — LIGHT MODE & ACCESSIBILITY — The app now follows your device's Light or Dark Mode setting automatically, and every screen supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. — SEAMLESS MAC COMPANION — The app runs natively on Mac with the same data, sync, and features as on iPhone and iPad, including search right from macOS Spotlight. The Mac version additionally supports the TD-1 filament tester — capture optical transmission-distance and hex color readings directly via USB and sync them back to your iOS devices automatically. No subscriptions. No account required beyond iCloud — your data stays in your own private iCloud database. An optional one-time tip in Settings earns a Supporter badge, never required.

Screenshots

3D Print Filament Tracker4 screens
Filament4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Filament at none against 3D Print Filament Tracker's 2. Filament also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). 3D Print Filament Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. 3D Print Filament Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Filament asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Print Filament Tracker ships an update monthly, Filament fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
3D Print Filament Tracker versus Filament: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Print Filament TrackerFilament
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPibardos LLCDavid Oreol

In-app purchases

2 purchases

3D Print Filament Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • 3D Filaments Monthly$2.991 Month
  • 3D-Filaments Yearly3 Days trial$7.991 Year
None

Filament

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Print Filament Tracker free?
3D Print Filament Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Filament free?
Filament is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 3D Print Filament Tracker or Filament have ads?
Neither 3D Print Filament Tracker nor Filament shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Print Filament Tracker or Filament?
3D Print Filament Tracker ships an update monthly, and Filament fortnightly. Most recently, 3D Print Filament Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Filament on October 25, 2026.

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