RICOH Printer vs GWN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RICOH Printer
Control your Ricoh printer remotely from your smart device. Print documents and photos, scan files to your phone, manage copy settings, and adjust machine configurations like Wi-Fi and passwords.
- Print photos and documents
- Scan to smartphone (PDF/JPEG)
- Execute copy functions
- Manage Wi-Fi and IP settings
- Change passwords and sleep time
- View printer status
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Description Features of Ricoh Printer - Ricoh Printer allows users to do Print, Copy, Scan, change settings, and see status of the printer from smart devices. Copy function - You can execute Copy by selecting parameters such as resolution and paper size. Scan function - You can select parameters such as resolution and save scanned file to your smart phone. - The files that are scanned with a MFP can be saved in you smart phone in PDF or JPEG file. Print function - You can print photos and documents stored in your smart phone - Documents and photos in your smart phone can be printed from a MFP - You can select parameters such as paper size and print density and print photos in JPEG, PNG, BMP format and files in TXT, PDF format. Machine Settings - You can set Wi-Fi, IP address, and also access point using Soft AP mode - You can change password and sleep time. Languages: Japanese, English, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
GWN
Remotely monitor and manage your network devices from anywhere. Configure settings, track device status, and receive alerts for any issues. Easily add new devices using your phone's camera.
- Remote device management
- Network status monitoring
- Alert notifications
- Device addition via camera scan
- Debug tools
- Network configuration
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GWN App Features 1. Manage the network-based devices, anytime, anywhere 2. Monitor network/device/client status in different time periods 3. Notify alert information once alert event occurs 4. Add device to the network via phone camera scanning or manually fill in device MAC and its corresponding password 5. Monitor device details including usage and other information 6. Support debug tools for problem-tracking 7. Configure your network as well as devices according to your needs Full Description Manage the network-based devices at anytime from anywhere using iOS phone with the GWN app. This free app links seamlessly with devices registered in GWN.Cloud or GWN Manager, and allows users to conveniently monitor and manage the network established by GWN devices. The GWN app extends web features to iOS phone to allow you to manage the network and be productive while on-the-go: monitor network/device/client status in different time periods, notify alert information once alert event occurs, add device to the network via phone camera scanning or manually fill in device MAC and its corresponding password, monitor device details including usage and other information, support debug tools for problem-tracking, configure your network as well as devices according to your needs, and much more. There is no purchase necessary to manage the network-based devices with the GWN app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GWN at 56% against RICOH Printer's 7%. GWN also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.0). RICOH Printer's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
GWN holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of RICOH Printer's written reviews are positive against 56% of GWN's.
RICOH Printer ships an update every 4 months, GWN every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RICOH Printer | GWN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (7 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | Grandstream Networks, Inc. |
Customer experience
RICOH Printer
GWN
In-app purchases
RICOH Printer
No in-app purchases
GWN
No in-app purchases









