Pharos Secure Release vs Marko by Aramark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pharos Secure Release
Securely print documents from your mobile device to any network-connected Pharos-secured printer. Manage your print jobs remotely and release them by scanning a QR code at the printer, ensuring document confidentiality and reducing waste.
- Secure printing across networks
- Remote print job submission
- Modify job list within the app
- QR code printer release
- Ensures document confidentiality
- Reduces printing waste
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The Secure Release app makes it easy for employees of organizations with Pharos Secure Release to print securely across networks to any Pharos-secured device on the network, improve the printing experience, ensure document confidentiality, and reduce waste. You can submit print jobs on your mobile device from any location or network, modify your job list within the app at anytime, and when it’s convenient, you can walk up to any secured printer and use the app to scan the QR code affixed to the printer to release your print job(s). This secure and intuitive workflow prevents sensitive information from being left unattended on printer output trays. It also improves convenience by allowing you to securely release your documents at any secured printer in your organization’s network. Note: This app requires a Pharos Cloud Secure Release account. iOS versions 15, 16, and 17 are fully tested and supported.
Marko by Aramark
This app provides frontline workers with essential tools to enhance operational efficiency. It centralizes information and notifications, ensuring seamless connectivity to your business operations from any device, whether on-site or remote.
- Operational efficiency tools
- Information and notification hub
- Seamless connectivity
- Works on any device
- Remote access
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Marko works to bring the frontline the tools it needs to do their job more effectively whether you run a large or small Aramark operation. Seamlessly supplying you information and notifications, Marko will be the place where the operation all comes together. Marko will work on any device so you can always be connected to your operation whether you are in shop or out.
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Verdict
Pharos Secure Release and Marko by Aramark both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Marko by Aramark's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pharos Secure Release's. Marko by Aramark also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Pharos Secure Release against 3.7 for Marko by Aramark. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Pharos Secure Release's written reviews are positive against 50% of Marko by Aramark's.
Pharos Secure Release ships an update every 3 months, Marko by Aramark every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pharos Secure Release | Marko by Aramark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 3.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pharos Systems International | ARAMARK Corporation |
Customer experience
Pharos Secure Release
Marko by Aramark
In-app purchases
Pharos Secure Release
No in-app purchases
Marko by Aramark
No in-app purchases
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