Comparison

Makera vs Formlabs Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Makera

Discover CNC projects, connect with creators, and control your CNC machine from a single app. Ideal for beginners and experienced makers looking to bring their digital designs to life through physical creations.

Highlights
  • Discover CNC projects
  • Share your creations
  • Connect with makers
  • Connect Makera CNC machine
  • Control CNC workflow
  • Integrated digital manufacturing
Features
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Makera is the all-in-one app for CNC makers. Discover inspiring projects, connect with creators, and control your Makera CNC machine from one place. Whether you are a beginner exploring CNC machining or an experienced maker creating custom products, Makera helps you transform ideas into reality. COMMUNITY • Discover CNC Projects Explore creative projects shared by makers worldwide. Find inspiration from CNC machining, engraving, woodworking, and digital fabrication. • Share Your Creations Upload your projects, showcase your work, and share your making journey with the global maker community. • Connect With Makers Follow creators, exchange ideas, and discover new techniques from the maker community. STUDIO • Connect Your Makera Machine Pair your Makera CNC machine and access an integrated digital manufacturing experience. • Control Your CNC Workflow Manage your machine operations and bring your digital designs into physical creations. • Built For Makers Makera connects creativity, machines, and manufacturing in one ecosystem. Start creating with Makera today.

About

Formlabs Mobile

Monitor and control your 3D printers remotely. Check print status, resin levels, and remaining time. Watch builds with a live camera feed and receive push alerts for immediate attention.

Highlights
  • Real-time print status and progress
  • Live camera feed of builds
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Remote print start, pause, and cancel
  • Manage multiple printers
  • View print timelapses
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Makera3 screens
Formlabs Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

Makera and Formlabs Mobile both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Makera's written reviews are positive against 80% of Formlabs Mobile's. Formlabs Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Makera against 4.9 for Formlabs Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formlabs Mobile has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Makera's written reviews are positive against 80% of Formlabs Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makera ships an update every 3 weeks, Formlabs Mobile every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Makera versus Formlabs Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeraFormlabs Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings135 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB85 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBeijing Zaowu Shidai Technology Co., LtdFormlabs Inc.

Customer experience

Makera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Formlabs Mobile

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Makera

No in-app purchases

None

Formlabs Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Makera free?
Makera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Formlabs Mobile free?
Formlabs Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Makera or Formlabs Mobile?
Makera is rated higher. Makera averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Formlabs Mobile averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do Makera or Formlabs Mobile have ads?
Neither Makera nor Formlabs Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makera or Formlabs Mobile?
Makera ships an update every 3 weeks, and Formlabs Mobile every 10 days. Most recently, Makera was updated on October 31, 2026 and Formlabs Mobile on October 31, 2026.

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