# SimplyPrint vs OctoApp

*SimplyPrint prices are shown in USD; see the pricing page for other currencies. Competitor prices are shown as they publish them.*

## About OctoApp

- **Website:** [OctoApp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.crysxd.octoapp)

## Overview

OctoApp is a really nicely-made, EU-built, open-source mobile app for controlling and watching a 3D printer from your phone, with great native touches (home-screen widgets, Wear OS, iOS Live Activities). It connects to the host you already run, OctoPrint, Klipper, Bambu or Elegoo, and for a single maker who just wants a polished phone remote, it's excellent.

The key thing is that OctoApp is an app, not a platform. It has no cloud backend of its own: no print queue, no slicer, no AI, no filament inventory, no team management, and no remote-access tunnel (for off-network use you add OctoEverywhere, Obico, ngrok or a VPN). SimplyPrint is the platform you run a farm or a classroom on, and it has native mobile apps too. Here's a fair, side-by-side look.

## Pros of OctoApp

OctoApp has real strengths, and they're worth being honest about:**

- Excellent native mobile UX:** home-screen widgets, Wear OS and iOS Live Activities, fast and focused.
- **Open-source & EU-made,** privacy-friendly (anonymous, opt-out analytics).
- **Cheap:** free, with only a small optional supporter unlock.
- **Supports the host you already run** (OctoPrint, Klipper, Bambu, Elegoo) with no lock-in, and it pairs fine alongside SimplyPrint.

## Cons of OctoApp

Where OctoApp stops, because it's an app, not a platform:**

- No cloud platform:** no print queue, no slicer, no AI, no filament inventory, no statistics or maintenance.
- **No remote-access tunnel:** off-network use needs OctoEverywhere, Obico, ngrok or a VPN.
- **Single-user:** no accounts, roles, SSO or education features.
- **One printer at a time:** no fleet orchestration, bulk actions or continuous printing.
- **No native Marlin-over-USB or Duet,** it talks to a host you already run.

## Feature Comparison: SimplyPrint vs OctoApp

### General

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| Has free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max cost | Free + optional one-time unlock | Free, or from $4/printer/mo |
| Free cloud storage | ✗ | 1GB |
| Usage based cost | ✗ | ✗ |
| Unlimited printing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports all printers | OctoPrint/Klipper/Bambu/Elegoo via host | ✓ |

### Features

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| Remote access | Bring-your-own (no tunnel) | ✓ |
| Filament management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Knows your printer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cloud files | ✗ | ✓ |
| Print queue | ✗ | ✓ |
| Livestream | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gcode analysis | ✗ | ✓ |
| A.I failure detection | ✗ | ✓ |
| AutoPrint / continuous printing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ✗ | ✓ |
| Staggered Start (for power draw) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Print job history | ✗ | ✓ |
| Print remotely | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in slicer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi-printer friendly | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-print | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi-stream | ✓ | ✓ |
| Statistics | ✗ | ✓ |
| API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Slicer smart-rotation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Smart filament change | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bed level helper | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self-hosting option | ✓ | Contact us |

### Organizations

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| Multiple users | ✗ | ✓ |
| User groups / ranks | ✗ | ✓ |
| User permissions | ✗ | ✓ |
| School plan | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shared files & folders | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shared slicer profiles | ✗ | ✓ |
| Hub | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domains | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (single sign-on) | ✗ | ✓ |

### Notifications

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| Email notifications | ✗ | ✓ |
| Push (mobile / app) notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS / text message notifications | ✗ | ✓ |

### Apps

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| Android app | ✓ | ✓ |
| iOS app | ✓ | ✓ |
| "PWA" (installable web-application) | ✗ | ✓ |

### Security & Privacy

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| Account 2-factor authentication | ✗ | ✓ |
| EU servers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Privacy-minded analytics & data-gathering | ✓ | ✓ |

### Support

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| Email support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live-chat support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Phone support | ✗ | ✓ |

### Firmware & Gateway Support

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| OctoPrint install | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native Moonraker support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mainsail install | ✗ | ✓ |
| Fluidd install | ✗ | ✓ |
| Klipper support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duet3D integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Direct Prusa support (MK4, XL and up / new main boards) | Via host | ✓ |
| Direct Bambu Lab printer integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for custom integrations | ✗ | ✓ |

### Enterprise & Partners

| Feature | OctoApp | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-------|-------------|
| OEM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Partner program (reseller / distributor) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Affiliate program | ✗ | ✓ |