For makers aged 8–12

Design it.
Build it.
Print it!

BuildBuddy for iPhone and iPad is a 3D workshop for kids. Stretch shapes, snap in kits, sculpt like clay, then print it on your own 3D printer.

iPhone & iPad · No sign-in

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80 ready-made kits

Animals, rockets, castles, cars and more, all designed to print without supports.

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Sculpt like clay

Turn on sculpt mode to pull out ears, noses and bumps with a finger.

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Prints over Wi-Fi

The app turns your model into printer instructions itself and sends them straight to your printer.

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Safe by design

No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Grown-up settings sit behind a parent check.

See it in action

A real 3D workshop, made for small hands

Big buttons, friendly tips from Buddy the robot, and nothing confusing in the way.

Building a space scene with a rocket, alien and UFO using stretch handles — Push, pull & stretch

The kit library showing animal kits like a cat, owl, penguin and turtle — Snap in kits

Sculpt mode pulling ears out of a green ball — Sculpt mode

Layer preview showing how the model will print, with time and plastic used — Layer preview

Live print progress at 64 percent with time left and temperatures — Live progress

Printer setup listing Flashforge, Bambu Lab, Elegoo, Creality, Klipper and Prusa — Pick your printer

How it works

From idea to object in three steps

Build

Start with blocks, balls, letters or a kit. Drag the coloured dots to stretch, twist with two fingers, and cut holes to make windows and doors.

Check

Choose Speedy, Just Right or Super Smooth. BuildBuddy slices your model on the device and shows every layer, how long it will take and how much plastic it uses.

Print

Tap Print and watch progress live. If a model needs supports, BuildBuddy switches them on and explains why, so prints don't fail.

Printers

Works with popular Wi-Fi printers

A grown-up sets the printer up once. After that, kids can print with one tap.

Flashforge

Adventurer 5M, 5M Pro, AD5X

Bambu Lab

A1 mini, A1, P1S, P2S

Elegoo

Centauri Carbon, Centauri Carbon 2

Creality

K1C, K2, K2 SE, Hi, Ender-3 V3 KE

Klipper printers

Neptune 4, Sovol SV08, Qidi Q1 Pro and other Moonraker printers

Prusa

MINI+ with PrusaLink

Your iPhone or iPad needs to be on the same Wi-Fi as the printer. Some printers need LAN mode or a developer setting turned on, and the app walks you through it.

For parents

Creative screen time you can feel good about

Kids learn real design skills: thinking in 3D, measuring, planning for overhangs and seeing an idea become something they can hold. You stay in charge of the printer.

No sign-in or accountsEach child picks a name and an emoji. Nothing leaves the device.
No ads, no tracking, no in-app purchasesNo analytics or third-party code watching what your child does.
Grown-up gatePrinter setup and advanced settings need a quick maths check.
Works offlineBuilding and slicing need no internet. Printing only uses your home network.

What will you build first?

BuildBuddy for iPhone and iPad is available on the App Store.

Get BuildBuddy

Design it.Build it.Print it!