Comparison

ODIN PFM vs SpoolManager

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

Head to head
About

ODIN PFM

Features
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ODIN brings your self-hosted 3D print farm to iPhone, iPad, and Mac. If you run an ODIN backend on your own network, this app is the native client. Watch every printer in your fleet โ€” anything on Klipper, Moonraker, PrusaLink, Bambu, or Elegoo โ€” from one screen, with live telemetry over your LAN. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Fleet โ€” every printer, live status and progress at a glance โ€ข Printer detail โ€” temperatures, active job, layer count, ETA โ€ข Cameras โ€” multi-printer camera grid for any printer with a stream โ€ข Queue โ€” see what is up next across the whole farm โ€ข Spools โ€” track filament and material inventory across machines โ€ข Alerts โ€” push notifications when a print finishes, fails, or needs attention ON IPAD โ€ข AlwaysOn โ€” kiosk mode for shop-floor iPads. Mount it, leave it on, see the whole farm with auto-dim and idle-timer override. โ€ข Analytics โ€” utilization and throughput surfaces, sized for the bigger screen. ON MAC โ€ข Menu bar โ€” fleet status without opening a window. Quick actions for pause and emergency stop. โ€ข Split-view dashboard โ€” sidebar, list, detail. โ€ข Keyboard shortcuts โ€” โŒ˜R refresh fleet, โŒ˜โ‡งP pause all, โŒ˜โ‡งE emergency stop. โ€ข Launch at login, with a Dock-or-menu-bar-only toggle. INTEGRATIONS โ€ข Live Activities โ€” active prints on the lock screen and Dynamic Island. โ€ข Widgets โ€” five sizes for home screen, lock screen, and StandBy. โ€ข Siri Shortcuts โ€” call up fleet status by voice. โ€ข Handoff โ€” pick up where you left off across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. BUILT TO RUN ON YOUR NETWORK ODIN does not phone home. Your printer telemetry, camera feeds, and design files stay on the network where you put them. The app talks to your ODIN server over WebSocket, with HTTP polling as a fallback. Face ID or Touch ID gates the refresh tokens. SwiftData keeps the last fetched state visible if your link drops. WHAT THIS APP IS NOT This is a monitoring and on-the-go control client for an existing ODIN deployment. It does not host the backend. Print file upload, timelapse playback, and Vigil vision-detection review live on the web dashboard your ODIN server provides โ€” the Mac app has an "Open Web UI" menu item for that. REQUIREMENTS โ€ข An ODIN backend running on your network. Install instructions at runsodin.com. โ€ข iOS 17, iPadOS 17, or macOS 14 or later. Documentation, install scripts, and the open-source backend are at runsodin.com.

About

SpoolManager

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SpoolManager - Your Filament. Smartly Organized. Keep track of your filament spools, remaining amounts and printing data at all times. SpoolManager makes managing your 3D printing filament simple, fast and digital - with NFC/RFID tags, QR codes, an automatic shopping list and much more. -------------------- NFC/RFID & QR CODES -------------------- - Read and write NFC/RFID tags - Create and scan QR codes - Store filament data directly with your spool - Optimized for NFC tags, e.g. Anycubic ACE Pro - Quickly access material, color and other filament data -------------------- SPOOLS & INVENTORY -------------------- - Manufacturer, material and color - Remaining amount and spool weight - Printing temperatures and print parameters - Storage location and inventory - Price and purchase date - Edit, share and update your spools -------------------- AUTOMATIC SHOPPING LIST -------------------- - Automatically detect spools running low - Automatically add low-stock filament to your shopping list - Set your own remaining-filament threshold - Add items manually at any time -------------------- FILAMENT PROFILES -------------------- - Create custom material profiles - Save frequently used settings - Import and export profiles - Quickly switch between commonly used filaments -------------------- HISTORY, ARCHIVE & SEARCH -------------------- - Keep track of read and write history - Archive spools and reuse them later - Quickly search through your saved data -------------------- ICLOUD, APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS -------------------- - Optional iCloud sync across your devices - Quick access from your Apple Watch - Important information available in widgets -------------------- TRY FREE FOR 7 DAYS -------------------- Try SpoolManager free for 7 days and explore all its features. After your trial, unlock SpoolManager permanently with a one-time Lifetime purchase for $1.99 - no subscription. SpoolManager is made for everyone who wants to organize filament, keep track of remaining amounts and simplify their 3D printing workflow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pixel-project.de/spm/datenschutz_en.html

Screenshots

ODIN PFM4 screens
SpoolManager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ODIN PFM at none against SpoolManager's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SpoolManager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ODIN PFM asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ODIN PFM versus SpoolManager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterODIN PFMSpoolManager
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHANE ANDREW SMITHNorman Hennige

In-app purchases

None

ODIN PFM

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SpoolManager

Subscriptions2
  • Monatsabo$0.991 Month
  • Jahresabo$8.991 Year

Questions

Is ODIN PFM free?
ODIN PFM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpoolManager free?
SpoolManager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ODIN PFM or SpoolManager have ads?
Neither ODIN PFM nor SpoolManager shows ads.

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