Comparison

FilaMan vs Filament

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

Head to head
About

FilaMan

Manage your 3D printing filament inventory from your smartphone. Track spools, materials, and locations with detailed metrics and quick actions. Supports barcode and NFC scanning for efficient inventory management.

Highlights
  • Filament spool tracking
  • Inventory value dashboard
  • Low stock alerts
  • Barcode scanning
  • NFC tag support
  • Location organization
  • Multilingual support
Features
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FilaMan – Your Filament Management for 3D Printing FilaMan is the companion app for your self-hosted FilaMan system. Keep track of your entire filament inventory – right from your smartphone. Dashboard All key metrics at a glance: total number of spools and filaments, inventory value, low stock alerts and empty spools. Always know when it's time to reorder. Spool Management Create, edit and track every spool in your inventory. Record weight, location, purchase data and status. Use Quick Actions to take measurements, adjust weight, change status or move spools to different locations – all with just a few taps. Filaments & Manufacturers Manage your entire filament library with full details: material, diameter, colors, density and price. Set up manufacturers with default values for spool weight and dimensions that are automatically applied to new spools. Barcode Scanner Scan filament barcodes directly with your smartphone camera. Quickly find filaments in your database or conveniently create new entries. NFC Tag Support Write NFC tags on your filament spools and read them at any time. Assign spools and locations via NFC tags – simply hold your smartphone to the spool and instantly access all information. Important note for Apple users: Bambu Lab spools use Mifare Classic NFC tags. This technology is fundamentally not supported by Apple/iOS – neither for reading nor writing. This is an Apple limitation, not a limitation of this app. Locations Organize your spools by location – whether different shelves, rooms or printers. Assign NFC tags to locations for quick identification. Multilingual The app is fully available in English and German. Your Data Stays Yours FilaMan connects exclusively to your own self-hosted FilaMan instance. No data is transmitted to external servers, analytics services or third parties. No tracking, no ads, no cloud dependency. Requirement A running FilaMan instance on your network is required to use this app. More information at https://www.filaman.app By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Filament

Features
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Take control of your 3D printer filament collection. Filament Tracker is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that gives every spool a unique ID, a home, and a complete history β€” from purchase to retirement. β€” ASK YOUR INVENTORY ANYTHING β€” Type a question β€” like "how many grams of red PLA do I have?" β€” and get an instant answer instead of adding it up yourself. Powered entirely by on-device Apple Intelligence, so nothing leaves your device and no internet connection is required. No Apple Intelligence on your device? Search still works exactly as before. β€” KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE β€” Browse your entire collection filtered by state, brand, type, color family, or location, with live counts on each filter option. Sort by grams remaining to spot low spools at a glance. Every spool shows its true filament color with the hex code alongside it, and tracks its weight, state (New β†’ In Use β†’ Low β†’ Empty β†’ Retired) with an at-a-glance colored stripe, event history, and photos. β€” SMART INTAKE & AUTO-FILL β€” Skip tedious data entry. Paste text from a product page or receiptβ€”or on iPhone and iPad, use your camera to scan text off box and bag labels. On compatible devices, on-device Apple Intelligence parses it to extract the spool's brand, material, color, and net weight instantly. β€” SCAN TO FIND. SCAN TO MOVE. β€” Print a QR code for any spool or location, scannable on iPhone or iPad, or use your iPhone to write and scan custom NFC tags at your workbench. A quick tap or scan instantly identifies what's loaded and where it is. Move a spool to a new location in two quick scans. β€” LOCATIONS THAT FIT YOUR SETUP β€” Organize your collection by dry box, AMS unit, shelf, printer, or any location you define. Locations marked as Connected to Printer automatically count loaded spools as In Use. β€” TRACK EVERY GRAM β€” Log print sessions to keep grams-remaining accurate, or connect a Bluetooth scale to weigh a spool and get its remaining filament instantly β€” set the empty weight once and every future weigh-in subtracts it automatically. Attach photos from your camera, photo library, or Files to any spool or filament record. Track purchase price and source URL per spool, with per-spool currency overrides for international purchases. β€” BUILT-IN FILAMENT REFERENCE β€” Look up print temperatures, drying recommendations, density, and resistance ratings for ~30 filament types β€” from PLA and PETG to specialty materials like PA6-CF, BVOH, and ASA. Tap any entry to filter your spools by that type. β€” ICLOUD SYNC β€” Your inventory syncs silently across all your devices via CloudKit. Works fully offline; changes sync automatically when connectivity returns. Full sync diagnostics and a cache reset are available in Settings. β€” BACKUP & RESTORE β€” Export a complete snapshot β€” spools, filament, locations, event history, photos, and reference data β€” as a portable archive or a plain JSON file for hand-editing. Restore at any time using a safe path that never risks accidental data loss to iCloud. β€” CSV EXPORT & IMPORT β€” Export your full inventory as a 28-column CSV for Numbers, Excel, or any spreadsheet app. Import it back to bulk-update brand, type, color, location, purchase info, and more β€” matched by Spool ID, with missing reference entries created automatically. β€” LIGHT MODE & ACCESSIBILITY β€” The app now follows your device's Light or Dark Mode setting automatically, and every screen supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. β€” SEAMLESS MAC COMPANION β€” The app runs natively on Mac with the same data, sync, and features as on iPhone and iPad, including search right from macOS Spotlight. The Mac version additionally supports the TD-1 filament tester β€” capture optical transmission-distance and hex color readings directly via USB and sync them back to your iOS devices automatically. No subscriptions. No account required beyond iCloud β€” your data stays in your own private iCloud database. An optional one-time tip in Settings earns a Supporter badge, never required.

Screenshots

FilaMan4 screens
Filament4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Filament at none against FilaMan's 1. FilaMan's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. FilaMan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Filament asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FilaMan ships an update every 3 weeks, Filament fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
FilaMan versus Filament: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilaManFilament
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size23 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel WeiserDavid Oreol

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FilaMan

Subscriptions1
  • FilaMan Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
None

Filament

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FilaMan free?
FilaMan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Filament free?
Filament is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FilaMan or Filament have ads?
Neither FilaMan nor Filament shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FilaMan or Filament?
FilaMan ships an update every 3 weeks, and Filament fortnightly. Most recently, FilaMan was updated on October 5, 2026 and Filament on September 28, 2026.

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