QIDI Maker vs SpoolFlux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QIDI Maker
Control and monitor your 3D printer remotely from your phone. View print status, manage tasks, and watch timelapses of your creations. Designed for a convenient and reliable printing experience.
- Remote machine control
- Real-time print monitoring
- Smart task management
- Timelapse video creation
- Print status viewing
- Printer configuration
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Master your 3D printing at your fingertips. This app is a dedicated mobile control tool for QIDI printers, designed to provide you with a convenient and reliable remote printing experience. Key Features - Remote Machine Control: View print status, configure, and operate your QIDI printer anytime, anywhere via your phone. - Real-Time Print Monitoring: High-definition live video (Liveview) allows you to clearly track print progress and never miss a detail. - Smart Task Management: Conveniently start, pause, or stop print jobs, and handle issues that arise during the printing process. - Timelapse Review: Automatically records the printing process to create stunning timelapse videos, making it easy for you to review and share your printing achievements. We focus on delivering stable and efficient device control and user services, simplifying operations so you can concentrate on creation itself. Whether you’re an experienced expert or a beginner, this tool will be your capable printing assistant.
SpoolFlux
Manage NFC tags for 3D printer filament spools with support for various formats like OpenSpool and TigerTag. Features automatic color detection, temperature presets, and a comprehensive filament library. Integrates with the OpenFilament Database.
- Read/write multiple NFC tag formats
- Automatic color detection via TD1 device
- Customizable temperature presets
- Extensive filament and material library
- Support for multicolor filaments
- Import from OpenFilament Database
- Save, load, and export filament data
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iOS app for reading and writing NFC tags on 3D printer filament spools. Supports OpenSpool, OpenPrintTag, ACE Pro, and TigerTag. Features: - Multiple NFC formats: read and write OpenSpool (ISO 14443), OpenPrintTag (ISO 15693/SLIX2), ACE Pro, TigerTag, and OpenTag3D - TD1 filament scanner: automatic color detection via USB-MIDI (connect the TD1 device using a Lightning/USB-C adapter) - Extruder temperature range (150–420 °C, 5 °C steps) with Min/Max slider - Heated bed temperature range (0–160 °C, optional) - Temperature presets per material - 24 predefined colors, add your own - Multicolor filaments: create multiple colors per filament (e.g., for multicolor spools) - 42 materials (PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU, PEEK, and more), add your own - 21 material variants (Matte, Silk, Rainbow, Glow, Carbon, and more), add your own - 42 predefined filament brands, add your own brands - Optional filament properties: weight (250 g–10 kg), diameter (1.75 / 2.85 mm), Spoolman-compatible spool ID - Filament library: save, load, search filaments, and export/import as a .sftemplate file - OpenFilament Database (OFDB): import filament data from the community database - JSON preview with syntax highlighting
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpoolFlux at 100% against QIDI Maker's 25%. SpoolFlux also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). QIDI Maker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpoolFlux holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of QIDI Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpoolFlux's.
QIDI Maker ships an update every 2 months, SpoolFlux weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QIDI Maker | SpoolFlux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhejiang Qidi Technology Co., Ltd. | Reimar Metzen |
Customer experience
QIDI Maker
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In-app purchases
QIDI Maker
No in-app purchases
SpoolFlux
No in-app purchases
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