Spool Tracker vs Filament Depot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Spool Tracker
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Know exactly how much filament you have β and what every print costs. Add your whole shelf in minutes, then stop guessing for good. SpoolVault is a filament inventory built for 3D printing. Weigh a spool, log a print, and you always know what's left, what it cost, and which printer or shelf it's sitting on. ADD YOUR WHOLE SHELF IN MINUTES Pick a brand and a material, tap every color you own, set how many of each, and save them all in one go. Then do the same for your next brand. Brands, materials and colors come preloaded for Bambu Lab, eSUN, Polymaker, Prusament, Hatchbox, Overture, Inland, Sunlu, Elegoo and BIQU. KNOW WHAT'S LEFT ON EVERY SPOOL Put a spool on any kitchen scale and enter the number. SpoolVault subtracts the empty spool's weight and tells you the filament remaining. Brand-specific spool weights are already built in, so it's a real figure, not a guess. KNOW WHAT EVERY PRINT COSTS Enter what you paid for a spool and SpoolVault works out the material cost of every print from the grams used β so you finally know what the thing you just made actually cost. KNOW WHERE EVERY SPOOL IS Assign spools to a printer, an AMS or multi-material slot, and a storage location β drybox, shelf, cupboard, wherever they really live. Then find any color in seconds. GROUP A BUILD INTO A PROJECT Multi-plate print? Group the plates under one named project and see total filament used, estimated material cost, and a full breakdown of every spool that went into it. Also in the app: β’ Opened and unopened spools, tracked separately β’ Full weight history for every spool, so you can watch it come down β’ Search, sort and filter your whole collection β’ Custom brands, colors and spool weights β’ Saved spool-weight defaults for the spools you reuse β’ Export a backup of your inventory any time β’ No account, no sign-in β your inventory lives on your device β’ Works offline, in the workshop, with no signal β’ No ads β’ Free for 30 days β no subscription starts, nothing to cancel Know what's on the shelf. Know what it cost. Get back to printing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.spoolvault.com/privacy-policy.html
Filament Depot
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Filament Depot is a clean, Apple-Healthβinspired iOS app for makers who print a lot. Track every filament spool you own as a colour ring with remaining filament at a glance β log usage as you print, follow price changes across vendors, and never run out mid-job. THE WALL β VISUAL INVENTORY Every spool gets its own concentric colour ring. The colour is the filament; the ring's thickness is what's left. Search by name or brand, filter by material, sort by lowest-first to instantly spot what needs reordering. LOG USAGE WITHOUT FRICTION Tap a spool, enter grams used, see exactly what's left after this print. Quick-pick buttons for 10, 25, 50, 100, 200g. Optional confirmation step you can switch off once you trust the flow. PRICE-AWARE TOP-UPS Every purchase is logged as a lot β its own date, price, and vendor. The Purchase History card shows your last paid price, your weighted average per kilogram, and the % change vs your previous lot. A new top-up that's more than 0.5% off the last price triggers an alert; above 10%, it warns you to double-check the vendor before saving. THOUGHTFUL TOUCHES β’ Concentric "activity rings" summary card β filament on hand, dry & ready, active spools β’ 7-day usage sparkline per spool β’ Light, dark, and auto themes with five accent swatches β’ Localised in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Turkish FREE TIER Track up to 2 spools with the full design β no ads, no time limit, no upsell modals shoved in your face. PRO Β· $1.99 ONE-TIME UNLOCK β’ Unlimited spools β’ Full price history per spool with weighted-average and trend tracking β’ Add custom materials beyond the built-in PLA, PLA+, PETG, ABS, TPU 95A β’ One-time purchase, no subscription, no auto-renewal, no recurring fees PRIVACY-FIRST Filament Depot collects nothing. No analytics, no ads, no tracking SDKs, no servers. Your inventory lives on your device and is backed up only via your encrypted Apple device backup if you have one enabled. BUILT IN LONDON Made by Appricode Software Consultancy LTD. Send feedback right from the Me tab β we read every email. Privacy Policy: https://appricode.com/filament-depot/privacy.html Support: https://appricode.com/filament-depot/support.html Terms of Use: https://appricode.com/filament-depot/terms.html Welcome to Filament Depot. This first release ships the full inventory and price-tracking experience: β’ Visual spool wall with material filter, sort, and search β’ Tap any spool to log grams used and watch "remaining" update live β’ Top-up flow with automatic price-change alerts vs your previous lot β’ Pro unlock ($1.99 one-time) for unlimited spools, full price history, and custom materials β’ Light/dark/auto themes plus five accent swatches β’ Localised in 8 languages Tap Me β Send feedback and tell us what's missing. Use of this app is subject to Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User Licence Agreement (EULA), available in the App Store under "Licence Agreement" and at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Spool Tracker at 3 against Filament Depot's 1. Spool Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Spool Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Filament Depot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Spool Tracker | Filament Depot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Three19 Pty Ltd | APPRICODE SOFTWARE CONSULTANCY LTD. |
In-app purchases
Spool Tracker
- SpoolVault Premium$4.991 Month
- SpoolVault Premium$49.991 Year
Filament Depot
- Filament Depot Pro$1.99
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