Filament vs Filament Tracker 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Filament
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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 receiptβor 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.
Filament Tracker 3D
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Filament Tracker 3D Γ¨ l'app pensata per chi stampa in 3D e vuole tenere sotto controllo le proprie bobine di filamento senza complicazioni. Scansiona il codice a barre di ogni bobina, inserisci peso, materiale, colore e marca β la prossima volta che la scansioni, l'app la riconosce automaticamente. Niente piΓΉ post-it, fogli Excel o tentativi di ricordare quanti grammi sono rimasti. CON FILAMENT TRACKER 3D PUOI: β Aggiungere e gestire tutte le tue bobine in un unico posto β Scalare automaticamente il peso usato dopo ogni stampa β Tenere uno storico completo di tutte le stampe effettuate β Visualizzare a colpo d'occhio quanto filamento ti rimane con il grafico β Ricevere un avviso quando una bobina sta per esaurirsi β Supporto completo per filamenti rainbow e multicolore β Database barcode globale condiviso con tutti gli utenti Compatibile con tutte le stampanti 3D: Bambu Lab, Prusa, Creality, Voron, Ender e qualsiasi altro modello. Disponibile in italiano, inglese e spagnolo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Filament at none against Filament Tracker 3D's 1. Filament Tracker 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Filament Tracker 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Filament asks for nothing beyond the download.
Filament ships an update fortnightly, Filament Tracker 3D every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Filament | Filament Tracker 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Oreol | MAURO CONTI |
In-app purchases
Filament
No in-app purchases
Filament Tracker 3D
- Filament Tracker 3D Pro$0.99
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