Comparison

Filament vs Filament Tracker 3D

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

Head to head
About

Filament

Manage your 3D printer filament collection with this app. It allows you to track each spool's history, location, and remaining material. Features include smart intake via scanning or text pasting, and integration with Bluetooth scales for precise weight tracking.

Highlights
  • Unique ID and history for each spool
  • Smart intake with camera scanning
  • Track grams remaining
  • Organize by location
  • Bluetooth scale integration
  • Built-in filament reference
  • iCloud sync across devices
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 — from purchase to retirement. — ASK YOUR INVENTORY ANYTHING — Type a question — like "how many grams of red PLA do I have?" — and get an instant answer instead of adding it up yourself. Powered entirely by on-device Apple Intelligence: nothing leaves your device, no internet required. No Apple Intelligence? Search still works as before. — KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE — Browse your collection filtered by state, brand, type, color family, or location, with live counts on each filter. Sort by grams remaining to spot low spools at a glance. Each spool shows its true color and hex code, plus its weight, state (New → In Use → Low → Empty → Retired) with a colored stripe, event history, and photos. — SMART INTAKE & AUTO-FILL — Skip tedious data entry. Paste text from a product page or receipt—or on iPhone and iPad, use your camera to scan text off box and bag labels. On compatible devices, on-device Apple Intelligence extracts the brand, material, color, and net weight instantly. — SCAN TO FIND. SCAN TO MOVE. — Print a QR code for any spool or location and scan it with your iPhone, iPad, or Mac camera, 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. To move a spool, tap Move and scan the destination — your preferred method (NFC, QR, or a list) opens instantly. — LOCATIONS THAT FIT YOUR SETUP — 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. — TRACK EVERY GRAM — Log print sessions to keep grams-remaining accurate, or connect a Bluetooth scale to weigh a spool and get its remaining filament instantly — set the empty weight once and every future weigh-in subtracts it automatically. Loading filament starts with your refills, sortable by brand, color, or amount left. Attach photos from your camera, photo library, or Files. Track purchase price, source URL, and currency per spool. — SIRI & SHORTCUTS — Ask Siri where a spool is, check how much filament you have left, or log print usage hands-free — or use them in your own Shortcuts. — BUILT-IN FILAMENT REFERENCE — Look up print temperatures, drying recommendations, density, and resistance ratings for ~30 filament types — from PLA and PETG to specialty materials like PA6-CF, BVOH, and ASA. Tap any entry to filter your spools by that type. — ICLOUD SYNC — Your inventory syncs silently across all your devices via CloudKit and works fully offline. Sync diagnostics and a cache reset are in Settings. — BACKUP & RESTORE — Export a complete snapshot — spools, filament, locations, history, photos, and reference data — as an archive or plain JSON. Restore any time via a safe path that never risks data loss in iCloud. — CSV EXPORT & IMPORT — Export your full inventory as a 30-column CSV for Numbers, Excel, or any spreadsheet. Import it back to bulk-update brand, type, color, location, purchase info, and more, matched by Spool ID. — LIGHT & DARK MODE, ACCESSIBILITY — Follows your device's Light or Dark Mode, or pick one in Settings. Every screen supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. — SEAMLESS MAC COMPANION — Runs natively on Mac with the same data, sync, and features as iPhone and iPad, including search from macOS Spotlight. The Mac also supports the TD-1 filament tester: capture transmission-distance and hex color readings over USB, synced to all your devices. No subscriptions. No account required beyond iCloud — your data stays in your own private iCloud database. Optional tips in Settings support development, and a one-time Supporter purchase adds a thank-you badge — never required.

About

Filament Tracker 3D

Manage your 3D printing filament spools effortlessly. Scan barcodes, log material details, and automatically track usage after each print. Receive low-filament alerts and visualize remaining material with clear graphs.

Highlights
  • Scan spool barcodes
  • Log filament weight, material, and color
  • Automatic weight scaling after prints
  • Print history tracking
  • Low filament alerts
  • Multi-color filament support
  • Shared global barcode database
Features
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Filament Tracker 3D è 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 — la prossima volta che la scansioni, l'app la riconosce automaticamente. Niente più post-it, fogli Excel o tentativi di ricordare quanti grammi sono rimasti. CON FILAMENT TRACKER 3D PUOI: — Aggiungere e gestire tutte le tue bobine in un unico posto — Scalare automaticamente il peso usato dopo ogni stampa — Tenere uno storico completo di tutte le stampe effettuate — Visualizzare a colpo d'occhio quanto filamento ti rimane con il grafico — Ricevere un avviso quando una bobina sta per esaurirsi — Supporto completo per filamenti rainbow e multicolore — 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.

Screenshots

Filament4 screens
Filament Tracker 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Filament at 4.0 against Filament Tracker 3D's 2.0. Filament also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Filament Tracker 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Filament sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Filament Tracker 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Filament holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filament ships an update every 3 weeks, Filament Tracker 3D every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Filament versus Filament Tracker 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilamentFilament Tracker 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid OreolMAURO CONTI

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Filament

One-time4
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Medium tip$4.99
  • Large tip$9.99
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  • Supporter tip$19.99
1 purchases

Filament Tracker 3D

One-time1
  • Filament Tracker 3D Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Filament free?
Filament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Filament Tracker 3D free?
Filament Tracker 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Filament or Filament Tracker 3D?
Filament is rated higher. Filament averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Filament Tracker 3D averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Filament or Filament Tracker 3D have ads?
Neither Filament nor Filament Tracker 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filament or Filament Tracker 3D?
Filament ships an update every 3 weeks, and Filament Tracker 3D every 5 days. Most recently, Filament was updated on November 9, 2026 and Filament Tracker 3D on October 31, 2026.

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