Comparison

PrintMana vs Spool Pantry

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

Head to head
About

PrintMana

Manage your 3D printing filament inventory with an intuitive and visually appealing interface. Track usage, monitor stock levels, and showcase your finished prints across all your Apple devices, including Apple Vision Pro and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Filament inventory management
  • Stock level tracking
  • Print showcase and revenue tracking
  • Widgets for quick access
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Apple Vision Pro integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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PrintMana — Your 3D Printing Companion, Reimagined. Take control of your filament collection with a beautifully crafted experience designed for makers who care about every detail — from the first spool to the final print. PrintMana brings an elegant, intuitive interface to filament management. Track your inventory at a glance with rich color-coded cards, smooth animations, and stunning data visualizations powered by Swift Charts. Every interaction feels delightful — because managing your materials should be just as satisfying as watching a perfect first layer go down. Widgets that keep you in the loop. Glanceable home screen and desktop widgets let you check stock levels, track usage, and monitor your printing activity without ever opening the app. Your filament data, always one look away. Seamless sync across all your devices. With iCloud sync built in, your entire filament library stays up to date across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Add a spool on your phone, check remaining stock on your Mac, review your print gallery in immersive space — it all just works. Built for Apple Vision Pro. Experience your filament collection and print showcase in a whole new dimension. PrintMana is designed from the ground up to feel right at home in visionOS, with spatial layouts that make browsing your inventory a joy. Your wrist, your workshop. With the Apple Watch companion app, quickly check which spools are running low or log a print session right from your wrist — no need to walk back to your desk. More than inventory. It's your printing life. Capture photos of your finished prints, track revenue from your creations, and watch your monthly stats grow. PrintMana turns your printing journey into a story worth telling. Print more. Worry less. Enjoy every spool. PrintMana — Make every print count.

About

Spool Pantry

Organize your 3D printing filament with this inventory tracker. Log details, add photos, and get low-stock warnings. Visualize your spools on virtual shelves and track what's loaded onto your printers.

Highlights
  • Track spool details (brand, material, color, weight, price)
  • Add spool photos for quick identification
  • Low-stock warnings at 15%
  • Visual storage shelves for organization
  • Track spools loaded onto printers
  • Syncs via iCloud across devices
Features
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Spool Pantry is the filament inventory app for 3D printing enthusiasts. Whether you have a handful of spools or a wall full of them, Spool Pantry keeps everything organized so you always know what you have, where it is, and how much is left. TRACK EVERY SPOOL Log brand, material, color, diameter, weight, purchase date, price, and notes. Add a photo so you can identify spools at a glance. A low-stock warning flags spools running below 15% so you can reorder before you run out mid-print. SEE YOUR INVENTORY AT A GLANCE The Storage view shows your spools arranged on visual shelves — just like your actual rack. Drag spools between shelves to keep things organized. The Filaments tab gives you a searchable, sortable list grouped by material type. TRACK WHAT'S LOADED Add your printers and load spools onto them with a tap. Spool Pantry shows you exactly what's on each machine, and unloading a spool returns it to its original shelf automatically. SYNCS ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Your inventory lives in your personal iCloud account and syncs seamlessly between your iPhone and iPad. No account to create, no subscription, no servers — your data is yours.

Screenshots

PrintMana4 screens
Spool Pantry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PrintMana at 5.0 against Spool Pantry's 4.5. PrintMana also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Spool Pantry's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. PrintMana sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spool Pantry asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrintMana holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
PrintMana versus Spool Pantry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrintManaSpool Pantry
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志凌 方Jonathan Katz

Customer experience

PrintMana

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spool Pantry

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PrintMana

One-time1
  • Printmana Pro$9.99
None

Spool Pantry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrintMana free?
PrintMana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spool Pantry free?
Spool Pantry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PrintMana or Spool Pantry?
PrintMana is rated higher. PrintMana averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Spool Pantry averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do PrintMana or Spool Pantry have ads?
Neither PrintMana nor Spool Pantry shows ads.

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