Loop Photo Frame vs SI Smartphone Printer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop Photo Frame
This app allows you to set up and control a smart photo frame, inviting family members to share photos and view them in a private family network. It serves as a central hub for displaying cherished memories and staying connected with loved ones.
- Frame setup and settings control
- Invite family members to send photos
- Private family social network
- Display family memories
- Share best moments
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Loop is a smart photo frame that displays all of your family’s favorite memories. Invite the whole family to add their own photos and see what’s being shared all in one place! Use the Loop app to: ० Setup your Loop frame and control its settings ० Invite family members to send photos to your frame ० Share your best moments in a private social network just for your family
SI Smartphone Printer
Print photos directly from your smartphone or tablet. Capture, edit, and instantly print your cherished memories with this portable photo printer.
- Print photos from smartphones
- Edit pictures on smartphones
- Instant photo printing
- Portable design
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Sharper Image Smartphone Printer Easily print amazing photos with Sharper Image Smartphone Printer Instant Printer. The Sharper Image Smartphone Printer photo printer can be used to print images from smartphones . You can take and edit pictures on smartphones or tablets. This Sharper Image Smartphone Printer Instant Printer will instantly print your precious moments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loop Photo Frame at 3.9 against SI Smartphone Printer's 2.8. Loop Photo Frame also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 26%). SI Smartphone Printer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 18.0). 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.
Loop Photo Frame holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 145 and 117 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Loop Photo Frame's written reviews are positive against 26% of SI Smartphone Printer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop Photo Frame | SI Smartphone Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (145 ratings) — better | 2.8 (117 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better | 25.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | 117 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Labs Inc | Prinics Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Loop Photo Frame
SI Smartphone Printer
User reviews
Loop Photo Frame
From 145 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Great for keeping family connected
- 🖼️ Nice display quality
- 🎁 Good gift idea
- 👍 Easy to share photos
- 😊 Brings joy and connection
Room to improve
- ❌ Difficult setup and use
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🔌 WiFi connection issues
- 🚫 Limited functionality
- ⚠️ Poor customer support
SI Smartphone Printer
From 117 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Prints are acceptable
- 👍 Good quality for a small printer
- 👍 Easy to set up
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Decent app for editing photos
Room to improve
- 🐛 App glitches and freezes
- 🐛 Photo gets stuck and won't push out
- 🐛 Prints with weird black lines
- 🐛 Bad Bluetooth connection
- 🐛 Printer shuts off quickly
Bugs and requests
Loop Photo Frame
Reported bugs
46 issues- Photos go into a black hole
- Android app bug issues
- Impossible to connect to WiFi
- White screen after adding photos
- Cannot move photos between albums
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- Lose selections when going back
- Clunky and complicated setup
- Landscape view missing
- Frame glitching, not connecting to WiFi
- Black screen of death
- Customer support unresponsive/unhelpful
- Cannot add people or remove people from albums
- Cannot access picture albums on iPhone
- App won't open after update
- Difficult to add or add others to albums
- Endless loop when joining invites
- No user manual available
- Broken Instagram login
- Google Photos option not implemented
- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Cannot sync photos from Instagram
- Unable to change WiFi settings
- Bluetooth pairing issues
- Videos don't play
- Stops scrolling with pictures
- Google Photos and Dropbox not available
- Trouble adding more than 70 pictures
- App slow and unstable
- Only uploads a few pictures
- Cannot delete channels or photos
- Cannot add photos from iPhone library
- Touch top not useful
- Cannot reset the Loop device
- App freezes on Facebook login
- Unauthorized user error
- Cannot see or access channels
- App does nothing
- Voice command, motion integration missing
- Bluetooth will not sync
- Cannot set up for friends and family WiFi
- Cannot figure out how to reboot
- Cannot delete accounts
- App crashes immediately upon opening (iOS)
- Hardware fails, crashes, doesn't hold connections
- App crashes frequently
- No Android app
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to move photos between albums
- Ability to select multiple photos for different albums
- iOS widget support
- Integration with iOS shortcuts
- Ability to turn off frame remotely
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- Landscape view
- Ability to delete users or stop sharing with individuals
- Indication of pending invitations
- Clearer notification of activity
- Instagram and Google Photos sharing improvements
- Android app availability
SI Smartphone Printer
Reported bugs
25 issues- App glitches and freezes
- App crashes when choosing photos
- Photo gets stuck and won't push out
- Printer shuts off quickly
- Paper gets stuck inside printer
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- Bluetooth connection issues
- Colors out of alignment
- App doesn't find all photos
- App won't access photos
- Printer not found
- Annoying updates
- Useless update
- Physical connection issues with upgraded app
- Requires restarting printer frequently
- Prints with weird black lines
- Prints in plain yellow
- Cartridge needs replacement immediately
- Lines through the ink
- Takes forever to recognize connection/selection
- Only finds one photo
- Cannot crop photos properly
- Slow printing
- Cumbersome to use
- Out of warranty issues
- Not compatible with Kodak mini shot 3 c300r
Requested features
10 requests- Add iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 14 phone case templates
- Add iPhone 13 print case template
- Revert to the old app setup
- Improve cropping tool functionality
- Support Google Photos
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- Support Facebook photos
- Add instructional videos
- Improve app intuitiveness
- Allow access to all photos on phone
- Fix firmware issue for Kodak mini shot 3 c300r compatibility
In-app purchases
Loop Photo Frame
No in-app purchases
SI Smartphone Printer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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