LayerCost: 3D Cost & Profit
Calculate Printing Sell Price
Free · In‑App Purchases
Monitor your whole 3D printer fleet in one app live status, real costs, filament stock, and now live in-app printer cameras.
Stop pricing prints by gut feeling.
LayerCost helps you figure out what a print really costs material, multi-filament (AMS), electricity, labor, and machine cost so you can quote faster and price with confidence.
Key Features
• Multi-filament (AMS): Add multiple colors or materials to one print calculation.
• Clear breakdown: See material, electricity, labor, and machine cost separately.
• Quick visuals: Simple charts show where the money goes.
• Smart library: Save your printers and filaments for faster quoting.
• Profit & price: Set a margin and get a suggested selling price instantly.
• Offline & private: Your data stays on your device.
Know your cost. Set your price. Move on.
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more Live printer cameras are here!
• Watch your prints in real time, right inside the app.
• More reliable live monitoring and print controls.
• Smoother first launch with a clearer guided tour no more overlapping tips.
• Polished the print history screen and fixed layout issues.
• Various stability and performance improvements.
Thanks for using LayerCost! Have feedback or a feature request? We'd love to
hear from you.
1.8.6 Aug 26
• Price from a 3D file: open a slicer .3mf for exact filament, time & cost, or an STL/OBJ for a quick estimate. Open files right from the Files app or the share sheet.
• Filament runout alerts for Bambu & Creality printers get notified the moment filament runs out mid-print.
• Bambu printer health warnings now shown in the app.
• Pick your currency independently from the app language.
• Lighter, cooler live monitoring - less battery when tracking multiple printers.
• New per-tab tips and stability improvements
1.8.5 Jul 21
This update brings live monitoring to your Lock Screen and Mac menu bar.
• Live print tracking in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen: remaining time counts down in real time and the progress bar keeps moving even while the app is closed. Multiple active prints are
listed on a single card.
• Mac menu bar monitoring: close the window and your whole farm keeps being tracked status, progress and time left right in the menu bar.
• New farm setup wizard: add your printers in minutes via account linking, network scan or manual entry.
• Fixed printers staying offline at launch and requiring manual reconnection; dropped connections now recover faster.
• Battery and thermal improvements with reduced background processing.
1.8.4 Jul 6
This update focuses on connection reliability across your entire 3D printer farm.
All monitored printers now connect automatically at launch — no more manual reconnection after restarting the app. The live dashboard detects and recovers from dropped connections faster, keeping your print farm visible at all times.
Fixed an issue where a printer could silently block another from appearing in the live monitoring view due to an IP address conflict in the device registry.
Improved first-connection handling for printers that require an initial status request before streaming live data.
1.8.3 Jun 23
Printer Maintenance Reminders
LayerCost now tracks your print hours and reminds you when it's time for maintenance lubrication, belt checks, PTFE swaps and more. Schedules are tailored to your printer brand (Bambu Lab, Creality, Prusa, Snapmaker and others).
Smarter Filament Alerts
Stock notifications are now smarter you'll get one focused alert instead of overlapping messages when a spool runs critically low.
Bug fixes and improvements.
1.8.1 May 30
• New: Interactive app tour — discover every feature in 60 seconds on first launch. Replay
anytime from Settings.
• Improved: Printer connection screen now shows firmware types as visual cards — Bambu,
Creality, Klipper and more are easier to select.
• Improved: Settings page layout and alignment fixes.
• Fix: Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.8 May 27
Do you actually know if your prints are profitable?
Most 3D printing businesses are guessing. LayerCost stops the guessing.
- Pro is now free for 7 days. No excuses not to try.
- See exactly how many PDF quotes you've sent — and how many deals are waiting
- Profit margin now lives in your calculator, where decisions actually happen
Start your free trial. Find out what your prints are really worth.
1.7 May 12
We continue to improve LayerCost to make it the ultimate assistant for your 3D printing workflow. With this major update, we are introducing two great features to speed up your business:
PDF Proposals: You can now generate elegant, detailed, and fully professional price quotes for your customers in seconds.
Turn your calculations directly into a business deal. Live Tracking: Monitor your printing processes, real-time status, and cost flow instantly. You are in full control.
Performance Improvements: We've made various under-the-hood optimizations and bug fixes to make your experience even smoother.
If you enjoy using our app, don't forget to rate us on the store!
1.6 May 6
We've been working hard to make your 3D printing workflow even smoother. In this version:
• Live Tracking: Keep a real-time eye on your active 3D printing jobs.
• Auto-Deduction: Filament usage is now automatically deducted from your inventory as you print. Say goodbye to manual stock updates!
• General performance improvements and minor bug fixes.
Love the app? Please leave us a rating or review!
1.5 Apr 17
Huge update for your 3D printing workflow!
We are constantly working to make LayerCost the ultimate tool for your 3D printing business. Here is what’s new in this version:
A Fresh New Look: We’ve completely redesigned our interface and App Store visuals! Calculating your true costs is now faster, smoother, and much more intuitive.
Introducing LayerCost Pro: We've added powerful new premium features to take your print farm to the next level. Unlock unlimited filament tracking, advanced cost breakdowns, and seamless multi-device sync. (A special thank you to our early adopters: enjoy your legacy access!)
Under the Hood: Squashed some pesky bugs and optimized performance so you can focus on printing, not calculating.
Keep printing, keep profiting! If you love LayerCost, please take a moment to leave us a review.
1.2 Mar 20
• Mac Support: You can now use LayerCost on your Mac! Enjoy the same great experience on the big screen.
• Profit & Sell Price: It's not just about cost anymore. Calculate your profit margins and determine the perfect selling price for your 3D prints.
• Fresh Look: Updated app name and improved interface for a better workflow.
• Performance: Bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.1 Feb 10
Live printer cameras are here!
• Watch your prints in real time, right inside the app.
• More reliable live monitoring and print controls.
• Smoother first launch with a clearer guided tour no more overlapping tips.
• Polished the print history screen and fixed layout issues.
• Various stability and performance improvements.
Thanks for using LayerCost! Have feedback or a feature request? We'd love to
hear from you.
more Version 1.8.6 Aug 26
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