Moonraker Buddy vs Hexvellum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonraker Buddy
Monitor and manage multiple 3D printers remotely. View live dashboards, webcam streams, and receive smart notifications for print status and errors. Unlock full functionality with an in-app purchase to manage an entire farm of printers.
- Live printer dashboard
- Webcam streaming
- Smart print notifications
- Multi-printer support
- 3D bed-mesh visualization
- G-code file management
- Macro and device control
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I created Moonraker Buddy after flashing my Flashforge printer with Zmod and finding that i did not like any of the available apps. I have tried to create a clean, easy to use and low cost app that allows you to monitor multiple Moonraker / Klipper printers at the same time. The free version allows you to add a single printer with limited funuctionality. For a small in-app purchase you can unlock the ability to add multiple printers and full functions. KEY FEATURES — Live dashboard with progress, temperatures, fan speeds, and current layer — Webcam streaming with pinch-to-zoom, rotation, and snapshot capture — Live Activity on the lock screen and Dynamic Island showing elapsed and "done by" times — Smart notifications for print complete, errors, pauses, cancellations, filament runout, temperature deviation, and Klipper shutdown — Multi-printer support with groups — monitor a whole farm from one app — Interactive 3D bed-mesh visualisation with drag-to-rotate isometric view — Browse and start G-code files directly from the app — Run macros, control fans, lights, and power devices — One-tap calibration routines — Network discovery — find printers on your WiFi automatically via Bonjour — QR-code scan to import Moonraker API keys — Background polling so you get notified about issues even when the app is closed — Print history with thumbnails and filament usage — Demo mode so you can try everything before connecting a real printer — Spoolman integration — Octoeverywhere integration allowing remote access from anywhere PRIVACY FIRST Printer addresses, API keys, and print history never leave your iPhone unless you explicitly use the in-app feedback form. No analytics, no tracking. Requires a 3D printer with Moonraker reachable on the same WiFi network as your iPhone or iPad.
Hexvellum
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Hexvellum is a cartographer's table for fantasy tabletop games. Draw your world by hand on a glowing sea chart and run the whole session from the same board. Sketch three kinds of maps on one canvas. Ink overland regions with coastlines, contours, roads and rivers, then lay a hex travel grid and measure a journey by pace and terrain. Build gridded battlemaps at real scale, drop tokens for monsters and party members, and clear the room with a soft reveal as the players advance. Draw dungeons room by room and keep them hidden until the party surveys them. Everything is drawn by your hand. Pick a pen, a straight-line wall, a room, a terrain fill or an eraser, choose your ink, and undo or redo as you go. Add points of interest for settlements, dungeons, shops and dangers, and link them to encounters, quests and characters. The reference table travels with your maps. Browse a full bestiary, spell list, items and a rules glossary, then add a creature straight onto the battlemap as a token. Keep character and NPC sheets with abilities, skills, spells and gear. Assemble an encounter and watch the difficulty against your party, then start initiative with the exact creatures already loaded. Track rounds, hit points and conditions, log quests and objectives, keep tagged session notes with a photo, and roll dice with advantage, disadvantage and history. Add a portrait to a character, NPC or note with the camera or your photo library. Export a full backup of your campaign whenever you like and bring it back on another device. Hexvellum keeps your table on one living, hand-drawn chart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexvellum at none against Moonraker Buddy's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Moonraker Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexvellum asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Moonraker Buddy | Hexvellum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PAUL ASTLE | IKRAM UD DIN |
In-app purchases
Moonraker Buddy
- Unlock All$9.99
Hexvellum
No in-app purchases









