Paperang vs Friendster
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’
Friendster
Connect with people you know in real life through a private social network. Add friends by tapping phones in person and share posts and messages within your trusted circle, free from ads and algorithmic manipulation.
- In-person friend linking
- Private friend graph feed
- 1:1 and group messaging
- No ads
- No algorithmic feed
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Friendster is a social network for connecting with people you actually know in real life. Add friends only by tapping phones in person, then share posts and messages inside a real‑life friend network — not a follower graph. Why Friendster: • Real‑life friends (no follower counts, no “suggested strangers”) • No ads • No algorithmic feed manipulation Core features: • In‑person friend linking (tap‑to‑connect) • Feed for your friend graph • 1:1 and group messages • Notifications for messages and interactions Privacy Policy: https://friendster.com/pages/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://friendster.com/pages/tos/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Friendster at 63% against Paperang's 20%. Friendster also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Paperang's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Friendster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Paperang asks for nothing beyond the download.
Friendster holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 129 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Paperang's written reviews are positive against 63% of Friendster's.
Paperang ships an update every 2 months, Friendster every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Paperang | Friendster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (129 ratings) | 4.1 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.2% of reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Polar Future Culture Technology Co., Ltd | Friendster Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Paperang
Friendster
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
Friendster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paperang
No in-app purchases
Friendster
- Friendster Premium$2.991 Month
- Friendster Premium$19.991 Year
