MiniPrint vs instax mini Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniPrint
This application allows you to print photos wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet using a compatible portable photo printer. You can select images from your gallery or take new ones, edit them with personal preferences, and then print them instantly.
- Wireless photo printing
- Edit photos before printing
- Print from gallery or camera
- Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi printing
- NFC tag scanning for printing (NFC devices only)
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Note: - A genuine XSories MiniPrint printer is required to print using this application. - Default Wi-Fi password is "12345678" Easily print amazing photos with the XSories MiniPrint printer via WiFi-Direct or WiFi using this application. The "XSories MiniPrint" photo printer can be used to print images from smartphones by NFC tag scanning (*NFC enabled device ONLY). For non-NFC featured smartphones, simply print via Wi-Fi. You can take and edit pictures on smartphones or tablets. This portable PICKIT printer will instantly print your precious moments. 1. Turn on the printer. 2. Find the WiFi (DIRECT-Cube-xxxx) from WiFi network list in Settings 3. Select an image from the Gallery or take a photo with your smartphone. 4. Once image has been selected, edit the image with your personal preference. 5. Now press print when editting is completed. 6. When you print for the first time, it may need to update the firmware. Please follow the instruction shown on the screen of your smartphone. 7. I will take about a minute to fully print. Please do not pull the photo until it is completely printed. Thank you for purchasing XSories MiniPrint photo printer
instax mini Link
Easily print photos from your smartphone using a compatible instax mini Link printer. Enhance your images with frames, collages, and AR decorations. Remotely control your camera and even create fun photobooth-style prints.
- Simple photo printing from smartphone
- Frame and collage creation
- Remote camera shutter
- AR content decoration
- Photobooth-style prints
- Air drawing with instax mini Link 2
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This app is exclusively for use with the FUJIFILM instax mini Link™ printer series. Access the following features by connecting your instax mini Link™ printer to this app via Bluetooth. ＜Features for all instax mini Link™ printers＞ (1) Simple Print* Easily print images with your smartphone! *You can also print from videos. (2) Frame Print / Collage Print Add fun, creative frames to your images, or share your latest adventure as a collage, combining your snaps into one instax™ photo! (3) instax Camera™ Take photos with your smartphone, remotely, using the printer's power button as a shutter release! (4) instax AiR Studio™ Decorate the space with your favorite AR contents! Capturing photos with decorated AR contents anytime, anywhere! (5) Click to Collage Enjoy the photobooth experience with Click to Collage! Take a series of six images at three second intervals. 3, 2, 1... Smile! (6) Match Test Will you find your perfect match? Take the Match Test to find out! (7) Content Printing Mode Import your favorite images and content saved in your smartphone's photo app directly into the app, simulate how you'll use them after printing, and then print! ＜Exclusive Function for instax mini Link 2™＞ (8) instaxAiR™ Show off your creativity! Simply press & hold the feature button, then draw in the air with the printer! [Supported OS] iOS17.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: instax mini Link at 4.9 against MiniPrint's 1.0. instax mini Link also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 33%) and ratings volume (52K vs 1). MiniPrint's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
instax mini Link holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: instax mini Link has 52K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MiniPrint's written reviews are positive against 71% of instax mini Link's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiniPrint | instax mini Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (52K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 52K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #171 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 951 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prinics Co., Ltd | FUJIFILM Corporation |
Customer experience
MiniPrint
instax mini Link
Bugs and requests
MiniPrint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
instax mini Link
Reported bugs
5 issues- Printer not recognized by app
- Prints coming out blurry or pixelated
- Wasted film due to unexplained errors
- Bluetooth connection issues
- App crashing or freezing
Requested features
5 requests- More frame and sticker options
- Ability to save edited photos
- Improved print quality
- Dedicated photo booth mode
- Easier access to hidden albums
In-app purchases
MiniPrint
No in-app purchases
instax mini Link
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MiniPrint free?
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