Comparison

Spool Log vs MeshForge

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

Head to head
About

Spool Log

Easily track your 3D printing filament usage and remaining material. Log prints with details like grams used, duration, and photos. View your spool inventory at a glance with visual progress rings and access a full print history.

Highlights
  • Visual spool grid with progress rings
  • Log prints with grams used, duration, and photos
  • Smart defaults for printer and filament settings
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Full print history access
  • Customizable spool finishes and colors
Features
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Spool Log is the simplest way to manage your 3D printing filament. Add spools, log prints, and always know how much material is left - down to the gram. Always Know What's Left Each spool shows its remaining weight live, updated every time you log a print. A colour-coded progress ring makes low filament obvious at a glance. Log Prints in Seconds Enter the grams used on a custom keypad, tag a project name, set print time, and attach a photo. The app deducts the usage and shows you what's left instantly. Full Print History Every print you log is stored with project name, date, grams used, duration, and an optional photo. Filter by month or view the complete history with Pro. Features • Visual spool grid - see all your spools with colour rings and remaining weight at a glance • Smart defaults - printer, diameter, and weight pre-filled from your settings • iCloud sync - your inventory stays in sync across all your devices automatically • Custom lists - manage your own brands, materials, and diameters (Pro) • Duplicate spools - copy any spool with one tap (Pro) • Special finishes - Silk, Glow, Clear, Matte, and multi-colour swatches (Pro) • Photo logs - attach a photo to every print entry (Pro) • Full history - access your complete print archive beyond the current month (Pro) • Hex colour picker - match exact manufacturer colour codes (Pro) • Locations - know where every spool lives: AMS, dry box, shelf and more • Cost per print - see what each print costs from your spool price • Scale readings - set what's left by weighing the spool • Failed prints - log only the filament that actually extruded • iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo - list and details side by side on larger screens No Account. No Subscription. Spool Log works entirely on your device. No email, no login, no cloud account required. iCloud sync uses your existing Apple ID - nothing extra to sign up for. Spool Log Pro Unlock the full toolkit with a single one-time purchase. Unlimited spools, complete print history, photo attachments, special finishes, custom hex, duplicate, and custom lists - all included, no subscription ever. Download Spool Log and stop guessing how much filament you have left. Privacy Policy: https://apps.giguom.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://apps.giguom.com/terms

About

MeshForge

Features
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FROM AN IDEA TO A PRINT ON YOUR BED Type what you want or snap a photo. MeshForge 3D turns it into a textured 3D model, gets it ready to print, and sends it to your printer over Wi-Fi. TWO WAYS TO MAKE A MODEL • Text to 3D: describe a character, a creature, a toy or a gift — pose, style, details — and MeshForge sculpts it. • Photo to 3D: start from a photo, a drawing or concept art. Add more views of the same subject for a closer match. • Concept art first: see pictures of your idea, pick the one you like, then turn it into 3D. • Pick a style and a quality level, and see the credit cost on the button before you start. READY TO PRINT • Every model is checked on your device for holes, broken edges and walls too thin to print. • Type the height you want and see the width, depth and how much material it needs. • Stand it on a round, square or hex base, joined to its feet. • Export STL, or 3MF with the size and base built in — or hand it to your slicer on a computer. SEND IT TO YOUR PRINTER • Add printers on your Wi-Fi: Bambu Lab, PrusaLink, Klipper (Moonraker), OctoPrint, Elegoo and Creality. • Slice on the phone and start a print on a Bambu Lab A1, P1S or P1P in PLA or PETG. • Follow every print — progress, layer, time left, temperatures — and pause, resume or stop it from your phone. • Bring timelapses to your phone and save them to Photos. • Printers are reached on your local network only. PRINT FILES YOU ALREADY HAVE • Open STL, OBJ and 3MF files from Files, Safari or any app, size them and send them to your printer. • Browse ready-made models from MakerWorld in Discover and print them in a few taps. INSPECT EVERY ANGLE • Orbit and zoom in a 360° viewer, or let the model turn on its own. • Switch to a solid colour or a wireframe to judge the shape. • Place the model on your desk in AR before you print it. FOR GAMES AND MORE • Make OBJ and USDZ files right on your device, and get GLB and the other formats each model comes with. • Share a web link that shows the model in any browser, and switch it off whenever you like. COMMUNITY • Browse what others make, like it, follow makers and remix an idea into your own model. • Share your models under a community name, and let others print them only if you choose. • Posts are screened before they appear, and you can report a post or block its author. YOUR PROFILE Every model you make is kept in your profile with your concept pictures and printers. Making a model keeps going when you leave the screen. Save your account by signing in, and your credits and models follow you to a new iPhone or iPad. CREDITS Each model costs credits, shown on the button before you start. Buy a one-time credit pack or subscribe to MeshForge Pro for credits every week, month or year. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your App Store account settings. MeshForge 3D is not affiliated with the printer makers named above. --- Privacy Policy: https://say3d.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://say3d.app/terms/ Delete your data: https://say3d.app/delete-data/ Support: support@aiinnovators.pro

Screenshots

Spool Log4 screens
MeshForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MeshForge at daily against Spool Log's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Spool Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MeshForge sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spool Log ships an update every 2 months, MeshForge daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spool Log versus MeshForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpool LogMeshForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB51 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNaveen CsBIKEADDONS LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spool Log

One-time1
  • Spool Log Pro$5.99
6 purchases

MeshForge

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • Starter · 100 Credits$9.99
  • Creator · 300 Credits$24.99
  • Studio · 800 Credits$49.99

Questions

Is Spool Log free?
Spool Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeshForge free?
MeshForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spool Log or MeshForge have ads?
Neither Spool Log nor MeshForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spool Log or MeshForge?
Spool Log ships an update every 2 months, and MeshForge daily. Most recently, Spool Log was updated on November 7, 2026 and MeshForge on November 6, 2026.

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