Comparison

ZerryBit vs AmbientCast

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

Head to head
About

ZerryBit

Features
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ZerryBit is the companion app for your ZerryBit E Ink information display. Set up your device, manage your widgets and customize what appears on your ZerryBit screen. Choose useful information such as weather, calendar, public transit and other widgets, then adjust your layout and settings to fit your daily routine. ZerryBit is designed to give you the information you need at a glance, without the distractions of a phone, tablet or bright screen. With the ZerryBit app, you can: • Set up and manage your ZerryBit device • Browse and add widgets • Customize your display layout • Adjust widget settings • Keep your device experience fresh as new widgets are added Your ZerryBit, your information, your way.

About

AmbientCast

Monitor your 3D printer's live camera feed and real-time status directly from your iPhone or iPad. View print progress, temperatures, filament levels, and more, with optional YouTube streaming and timelapse creation.

Highlights
  • Live camera feed
  • Real-time print status
  • Temperature and filament monitoring
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • YouTube streaming
  • Timelapse creation
  • LAN-only connection option
Features
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Keep an eye on your Bambu Lab 3D printer without being tied to it. AmbientCast puts your printer's live camera feed and real-time status right on your iPhone or iPad. Sign in with your Bambu account and pick your printer, and the dashboard comes right up -- no browser, no separate login. LIVE CAMERA, LIVE STATUS See exactly what your printer sees, plus everything you'd want to know at a glance: print progress, current layer, estimated time remaining, nozzle and bed temperatures, and which filament is loaded in each AMS slot. Tap the filament row for material and how much is left on each spool. TURN IT SIDEWAYS Landscape has a layout of its own: the video fills the height, with progress, temperatures and filament in a rail beside it. Pinch to zoom in on the nozzle -- the camera has more detail than a phone-sized picture shows -- and drag to look around. KEEP WATCHING WHILE YOU DO SOMETHING ELSE Native Picture-in-Picture keeps your print floating in a corner of the screen while you use other apps -- check email, browse the web, or switch over to something else entirely, and still catch the moment your print finishes (or the moment something goes wrong). YOUR DEVICES AGREE WITH EACH OTHER Printers and cameras you set up on one device show up on the others, so you don't rebuild the same list everywhere. Access codes and passwords are the exception: they never leave the device they were typed into, so each device asks for its own. Nothing sensitive goes to iCloud. STREAM IT TO YOUTUBE (OPTIONAL) Share a print with someone who isn't home, or keep a public stream running. Turn on YouTube Live with one button, or set it to start and stop automatically with every print job. AmbientCast can also publish a timelapse of each finished print and keep the list on hand, the same on every device you own. WORKS THE WAY YOUR NETWORK IS SET UP - Cloud status + local video (the default) -- sign in once, watch from anywhere on your home Wi-Fi - LAN-only -- skip the Bambu account entirely, connect directly to your printer over Wi-Fi - Cloud-only -- status without video, for printers you'd rather not expose a camera feed for Also works with any generic RTSP camera, if you'd rather point one at the bed yourself. Built for Bambu Lab printers including the X1, X1C, X1E, P2S, H2 and H2C. AmbientCast is an independent app and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Bambu Lab.

Screenshots

ZerryBit4 screens
AmbientCast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZerryBit at none against AmbientCast's 1. ZerryBit also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). AmbientCast's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads 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. AmbientCast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ZerryBit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZerryBit ships an update every 2 weeks, AmbientCast every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ZerryBit versus AmbientCast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZerryBitAmbientCast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHila Solutions OyKevin McMahon

In-app purchases

None

ZerryBit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AmbientCast

One-time1
  • AmbientCast Pro$2.99

Questions

Is ZerryBit free?
ZerryBit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AmbientCast free?
AmbientCast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZerryBit or AmbientCast have ads?
Neither ZerryBit nor AmbientCast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZerryBit or AmbientCast?
ZerryBit ships an update every 2 weeks, and AmbientCast every 2 days. Most recently, ZerryBit was updated on September 10, 2026 and AmbientCast on September 22, 2026.

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