Paperang vs Phoning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paperang
This app allows you to print photos, stickers, and even personal faxes directly from your device. Capture and share your life's memorable moments by printing them in various sizes and formats.
- Print photos
- Print stickers
- Print post-it notes
- Send personal faxes
- Print banners
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Paperang is the smart app printer that may prints the memorable moments. With the Paperang, you may print on the post-it. Print the variety size stickers with Paperang. Send the personal fax to your love and have surprise events with banner ‘Print your life. Paperang’
Phoning
Connect with your favorite K-pop group, NewJeans, on a personal level. Share daily life updates through messages, photos, and videos, and stay informed with their calendar. Become closer than ever through interactive features and live streams.
- Live streams with NewJeans
- Direct messaging
- Photo and video sharing
- Personalized calendars
- Friendship building
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Will you be NewJeans' best friend? Phoning is where you can get to know NewJeans. Share your life with NewJeans on Phoning through LIVEs, messages, photos, and calendars - and become friends for life. [Required access] Device and app activities : For checking app errors and improving usability. Device ID : For checking devices and improving usability. [Optional access] Photos / Media / Files : For downloading photos and videos. Notification: For receiving notifications on content, notices, and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phoning at 4.0 against Paperang's 2.5. Phoning also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 20%) and ratings volume (736 vs 129). Paperang's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Phoning sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per month. Paperang asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phoning holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoning has 736 ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Paperang's written reviews are positive against 54% of Phoning's.
Paperang ships an update every 2 months, Phoning every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paperang | Phoning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (129 ratings) | 4.0 (736 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.2% of reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 129 | 736 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Polar Future Culture Technology Co., Ltd | WEVERSE COMPANY Inc. |
Customer experience
Paperang
Phoning
User reviews
Paperang
From 129 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy registration and setup for some users
- 🖨️ High-quality printing output
- 💡 Cute design and appealing interface
- 🎨 Good variety of templates and customization options
- 📱 Works well across multiple devices when functioning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connectivity failures
- 🔌 Requires internet connection to use printer
- ⚠️ App crashes and freezes regularly
- 🌍 Region locking prevents use in certain countries
- 📉 Degraded community features removed or hidden
Phoning
From 736 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Cute and nostalgic design
- 🤩 Innovative concept
- 🐰 Great way to connect with NewJeans
Room to improve
- 💰 Subscription model is too expensive
- 🔒 Most features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🇰🇷 Lack of English translation for messages
Bugs and requests
Paperang
Reported bugs
18 issues- App won't connect to printer via Bluetooth
- QR code scanning causes app freeze
- App crashes during country selection in registration
- Bluetooth detection not working after updates
- Font market fails to load
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- Unable to save items
- Registration verification code not sent
- Frequent verification lock-out issues
- App freezes when scanning QR codes
- UI buttons overlapped by OS elements on iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Text cursor hops back on itself during typing
- Predictive text adds words incorrectly
- PDF printing not supported
- App incompatible with iOS 13 and newer versions
- Connection fails on Wi-Fi, only works on mobile data
- Printer not detected after app updates
- Error messages cut off making troubleshooting impossible
- Font store pop-up interrupts text editing
Requested features
13 requests- Offline printing capability without internet requirement
- Share to printer from other apps directly
- Restore community image sharing and templates
- More Christmas and seasonal templates
- Improved font market and emoticon library
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- Adjustable margins to reduce paper waste
- Print from other applications natively
- Calendar printing functionality
- Color photo printing support
- Better text editing with consistent font options
- Crop functionality for images
- Multitasking and screen rotation support for iPad
- Improved tutorial and documentation
Phoning
Reported bugs
3 issues- ID card and album features not working
- Constant log-outs and login issues
- Laggy performance and slow loading times
Requested features
4 requests- Translate all messages to English
- Allow free access to photos and calendar
- Improve app stability and reduce crashes
- Offer more affordable subscription options
In-app purchases
Paperang
No in-app purchases
Phoning
- Monthly Subscription$8.491 Month
- Yearly Subscription$84.991 Year
