Pharos Secure Release vs 301 Congress
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.
301 Congress
Access your building's features and services with this app. Discover upcoming events, reserve amenities like gyms and meeting rooms, and submit work orders directly. It acts as your digital key to unlocking everything your workspace offers.
- Event discovery
- Amenity booking (gyms, meeting rooms)
- Work order system access
- Building feature passport
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The 301 Congress app is a passport to your building. It unlocks everything special about where you work. The app allows you to see upcoming events, book your building’s amenities like gyms and meeting rooms, and much more. Including direct access to building work order system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 301 Congress at 100% against Pharos Secure Release's 0%. 301 Congress also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Pharos Secure Release's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
301 Congress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pharos Secure Release's written reviews are positive against 100% of 301 Congress's.
Pharos Secure Release ships an update every 3 months, 301 Congress fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pharos Secure Release | 301 Congress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pharos Systems International | cove |
Customer experience
Pharos Secure Release
301 Congress
In-app purchases
Pharos Secure Release
No in-app purchases
301 Congress
No in-app purchases
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