Pharos Secure Release vs Avery's Adventures
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.
Avery's Adventures
Streamline your access to various locations and services. Avoid repetitive form filling and payment entries for a smoother experience.
- Easy door access
- No waiver forms
- No repeated payment entry
- Streamlined service access
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With this app you can have easy door access, no need to fill out another waiver, or enter payment information again!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Avery's Adventures at 4.8 against Pharos Secure Release's 3.7. Avery's Adventures also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). Pharos Secure Release's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Avery's Adventures holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avery's Adventures has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pharos Secure Release ships an update every 3 months, Avery's Adventures every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pharos Secure Release | Avery's Adventures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pharos Systems International | Avery’s Adventures LLC |
Customer experience
Pharos Secure Release
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In-app purchases
Pharos Secure Release
No in-app purchases
Avery's Adventures
No in-app purchases
Questions
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