PandaWatch vs Formlabs Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PandaWatch
Monitor all your 3D printers from one place, anywhere. Get live camera feeds, temperature readings, filament status, and error alerts. Integrates seamlessly with your Bambu Lab account for zero setup.
- Live camera feeds
- Temperature monitoring
- Filament status
- Error alerts
- Zero-setup fleet monitoring
- Apple Watch app
- Home screen widgets
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Stop walking to the printer room. PandaWatch gives you live cameras, temperatures, filament status, and error alerts for every Bambu Lab printer you own — in one view, from anywhere. Sign in with your Bambu Lab account, Google, Apple or Facebook and you're done. No IP addresses, no port forwarding, no setup wizard. One machine or twenty — it all just works. KEY FEATURES ZERO-SETUP FLEET MONITORING Sign in and go. PandaWatch finds your printers automatically via your Bambu Lab account — no network setup. Several Bambu accounts? Add them all to one dashboard. APPLE WATCH APP A native watchOS app puts your fleet on your wrist — status, temperatures and progress at a glance, with watch-face complications. MULTI-PRINTER LIVE ACTIVITIES (PRO) The first and only app to put your entire print farm on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. PandaWatch Pro supports up to 20 printers at once, with layouts for 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20-printer fleets, and one-tap access to any camera feed. SMART AUTO-SORTING Active printers rise to the top of your dashboard, so your busiest machines are always front and center. SIRI & APP INTENTS Ask Siri which printer has red PLA, which ones are low on filament, or when the next print finishes — without touching your phone. AMS & FILAMENT DETAILS Tap any AMS slot for full material details: drying time, weight, remaining percentage, and more, straight from the Bambu API, with full color visualization. FLEET SCOUT Need the one loaded with red PETG? Fleet Scout filters your fleet by filament color and material in seconds. LIVE CAMERA DASHBOARD View your whole fleet at once with staggered loading and battery optimization. Hide overlay text, or go fullscreen with tap-to-dismiss controls. A1 and P1 owners can enable Camera Fast Mode for a higher-refresh feed. ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS HMS error codes, temperatures, fan speeds and live layer progress. Dismiss an error per printer or across the fleet, copy a code, or browse the Code Explorer to see what each one means. If a camera won't connect, the app explains what to check on the printer. FILE BROWSER Browse your printer's SD card over FTPS. Preview 3MF files and images, and play back livestream captures. Supports X1, H2 and P2 series. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Widgets update in the background so your home screen always shows current status, and Fleet Health gives an at-a-glance overview of everything. Filter by filament color, choose which printers appear, and tap to jump straight in. IPAD DASHBOARD A proper desktop-class layout that uses the extra screen space — not a stretched phone view. Leave it running on a shelf as a dedicated monitoring display. AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese, with translated printer error messages. Bambu Lab accounts in the China region are fully supported. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver support across printer cards, camera feeds, AMS swatches and progress bars. Transitions respect Reduce Motion. PRICING The core app is free — not "free for 3 days" free, but actually free for unlimited printers, forever. Cameras, diagnostics, widgets, Siri, Fleet Scout and AMS details — no fleet size limit, no cost. The one paid feature is multi-printer Live Activities on your Lock Screen. Up to two printers is free; PandaWatch Pro unlocks up to 20 at once for a one-time $3.99 — no subscription, no expiry. Fleet size stays unlimited either way. SUPPORTED MODELS Compatible with the entire Bambu Lab family: X1 Carbon, X1E, P1S, P1P, A1, A1 Mini, H2, P2 and X2D series. Note: Camera streaming and file browsing need a local network connection. Cloud monitoring works anywhere.
Formlabs Mobile
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Your Formlabs printer, in your pocket. Form Mobile puts real-time control of your Formlabs printers right in your hand — so you can keep production moving whether you're down the hall or across the country. Stay informed, wherever you are. Check live print status, resin levels, and time remaining at a glance. Watch your build in progress with a live camera feed, and get push alerts the moment something needs attention — so you can catch issues before they cost you a print. Take control from anywhere. Start, pause, or cancel prints remotely. Queue your next job and kick off a print without standing over the machine. Manage a single printer or an entire farm from one view. KEY FEATURES • Real-time print status, progress, and material levels • Live camera feed to watch builds as they happen • Push notifications for alerts, completed prints, and low resin • Start, queue, pause, and cancel prints remotely • View timelapses from any printer, at any time • Manage multiple printers across your fleet • Securely synced with your Formlabs account Built for the Formlabs ecosystem. FormMobile works hand-in-hand with your connected printers and Formlabs software, so your workflow follows you everywhere. Less time in the room. More time making. Download FormMobile and take your workshop with you. Requires a Formlabs account and a compatible Formlabs printer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Formlabs Mobile at none against PandaWatch's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PandaWatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Formlabs Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PandaWatch | Formlabs Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Saunders | Formlabs Inc. |
In-app purchases
PandaWatch
- PandaWatch Pro$3.99
Formlabs Mobile
No in-app purchases
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