Comparison

Filament vs Filamuze

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

Head to head
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.

About

Filamuze

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Your Bambu AMS only sees branded spools. Filamuze sees everything else. Sunlu, eSun, Polymaker, that AliExpress roll you picked up last month β€” they have no RFID tag. Your AMS has no idea they exist. Filamuze is where you track them: weight remaining, drybox status, print temps, reorder history, all in one place. You're not replacing your AMS. You're filling the gap it leaves. What Filamuze does β€’ Inventory at a glance β€” see every spool on your shelf, weight remaining, and a red "running low" badge under 100 g. Sorted by material, color, or last used. β€’ Log usage after each print β€” weigh the spool, enter the new weight. Or just enter how many grams you consumed (grab it from the slicer). Filamuze converts to meters automatically. β€’ Reusable spools + refill catalog β€” 60+ brand empty-spool weights built in (Bambu, Prusament, Polymaker, Sunlu, eSun, and more). Register your reusable spools, link refills to them. The app does the empty-weight math so your remaining filament is always accurate. β€’ Drybox tracking β€” mark any spool as dried, log the temp and hours, see days since last dry per spool. No more guessing. β€’ NFC + QR pairing β€” stick an NFC tag on a spool, tap your phone, jump straight to that spool's detail. QR works too. β€’ AI label scan β€” photograph the label, Filamuze fills in the form for you. β€’ Filament database β€” 250+ products from 53 brands with preset temperatures. Pick from the list and stop typing brands manually. β€’ 21 material reference cards β€” PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, PC, Nylon, and all the composites (PLA-CF, PETG-CF, PA-CF, ASA-CF, and more). Best-for, watch-out, nozzle and bed temps, difficulty level. β€’ Project cost accounting β€” filament + electricity + printer amortisation + platform fee. Know your real cost per print before pricing it on Etsy. β€’ Edit anything inline β€” tap any field on a spool's detail screen to edit it. No separate edit mode. β€’ Restock tracking β€” add a new purchase of the same product and Filamuze links them as a stack. Full purchase history per product. β€’ Basic / Advanced view β€” beginners see the essentials. Advanced users toggle on to reveal temps, densities, and everything else. β€’ Spoolman import β€” already using Spoolman? Import your existing data with one file pick. Works with any printer, any brand Bambu, Prusa, Creality, Anycubic, Ender, Voron β€” Filamuze doesn't care. It works with every spool regardless of whether there's an RFID tag on it. Free up to 20 spools No subscription required to get started. Most hobbyists never hit the limit. 5 languages: English, Russian, Hebrew (RTL), German, French Full RTL support for Hebrew. All strings localized β€” not just the UI chrome. Dark-only design. No ads. No tracking. Made by Qaizo Studio β€” a one-person indie shop that actually prints things.

Screenshots

Filament4 screens
Filamuze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Filamuze at every 4 days against Filament's fortnightly. Filamuze also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Filament's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filament ships an update fortnightly, Filamuze every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Filament versus Filamuze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilamentFilamuze
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid OreolAlexander Polevkovich

In-app purchases

None

Filament

No in-app purchases

None

Filamuze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filament free?
Filament is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filamuze free?
Filamuze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Filament or Filamuze have ads?
Neither Filament nor Filamuze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filament or Filamuze?
Filament ships an update fortnightly, and Filamuze every 4 days. Most recently, Filament was updated on September 28, 2026 and Filamuze on September 9, 2026.

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