About the studio

An indie creative studio that crafts software makers actually want to use

Sparky Venture Labs is an indie creative software studio in Orlando, Florida, under the Circuvo umbrella. We craft focused, privacy-respecting apps grounded in real hands-on experience — starting with Printer Studio, built by people who have spent late nights chasing down why a first layer won't stick.

The studio behind it

Built by makers who live this work, designed like it matters

Sparky Venture Labs is an indie creative studio in Orlando, Florida, founded by Wesley — "Sparky" — and operating under the Circuvo umbrella. Our work centers on what we love: audio/video integration, programming and app development, and home automation — with 3D printing as a long-running passion that quietly informs the details.

That mix is the whole point. We pair design-led craft with deep, hands-on expertise — Printer Studio exists because we have spent late nights chasing down why a first layer won't stick. Every product gets the same treatment: solve a real problem, sweat the details, keep it offline-first, and never sell out the people using it.

  • Independent & design-led. Free to focus on craft and the people who use our apps — software built to last.
  • Privacy by default. No ads and no selling your data — ever. Online features are always optional and opt-in.
  • Built on real expertise. Hands-on AV, automation, and 3D-printing experience behind every feature.
  • Part of Circuvo. Sparky Venture Labs is a studio under the Circuvo umbrella — the home for everything Wesley builds and ships.
What the studio knows

Real expertise behind every product

Native apps

Native iOS and iPadOS software, crafted one careful release at a time — fast, focused, and free of accounts, ads, and trackers.

AV & automation

Years of hands-on work in audio/video integration and smart-home automation — practical engineering that informs every product we make.

3D printing

We print every day. That daily bench time is exactly why Printer Studio's settings feel like advice from someone who's been there.

More from the studio

Printer Studio is just the start

More apps and tools are in the pipeline — built the same way: focused, offline-first where it counts, and made to solve a real problem instead of chasing trends. Here's a taste of what's brewing.

More maker tools

New utilities for makers and tinkerers — the same kind of dialed-in, no-nonsense help that Printer Studio brings to 3D printing, aimed at other corners of the maker world.

Apps for AV & automation

Tools that draw on years of hands-on audio/video integration and smart-home work — practical software for the things the studio knows best.

Something you'd want?

The roadmap is shaped by the people who use these apps. Have an idea for a tool you wish existed? Tell us — it might be next.

Roadmap

What's coming to Printer Studio

Printer Studio is actively developed by the studio. Here's a look at what's coming — built the same way as everything else: offline-first, privacy-respecting, no account required.

Coming soon Next update

Spot the problem, fix it faster

  • Visual Match — browse a gallery of common print failures, identify the tell-tale signs of what went wrong, and jump straight to the fix. Fully offline and text-based.
  • Maintenance reminders — set up recurring upkeep tasks grouped by area, with due dates, mark-done cycles, and opt-in local notifications on the morning they're due
On the roadmap Planned

Connect to your printer

  • Live printer status over your home Wi-Fi — temps, progress, and layer count at a glance
  • Pause, resume, and cancel jobs right from your phone
  • Works with popular open ecosystems (Klipper/Moonraker, OctoPrint, PrusaLink) plus Bambu and Creality machines
  • Local-first and private by design — your printer credentials stay on your device
Exploring Exploring

Learn as you print

  • 3D Printing Academy — beginner-friendly lessons walking through the fundamentals of FDM printing, from first-layer theory to material science basics
  • Interactive Tutorials — step-by-step, checkable do-it-now projects with saved progress, so you can pick up exactly where you left off

Every update is a free download for existing owners — buy once, keep getting better. Have a request? The next feature could be yours: reach out from the in-app support screen.