POP Camera Printer vs Polaroid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POP Camera Printer
Instantly print photos directly from your smartphone. Enhance your images with editing tools, add signatures and emojis, and create visual stories from your captured moments.
- Instant photo printing
- Smartphone photo editing
- Add signatures
- Add emojis
- Create photo stories
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Print pictures instantly from your smartphone or mobile device. Edit photos, add signature, emojis, and create stories from all your Polaroid Pop.
Polaroid
This app enhances your Polaroid experience by connecting to compatible cameras for advanced shooting modes. It also features a high-resolution scanner for digitizing physical prints and allows you to print photos from your phone directly to a Polaroid Lab.
- Connect to Polaroid cameras
- Advanced shooting modes (Portrait, Double Exposure, Manual)
- High-res Polaroid scanner
- Digitize i-Type, 600, SX-70, Spectra film
- Print phone photos to Polaroid Lab
- Create photo grids and collages
- Digital scrapbook for memories
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Unlock the full creative power of Polaroid — the film, the camera and the community. GET INSPIRED Join photography challenges and capture beautiful imperfection to win prizes and expand your knowledge with Polaroid cameras and photography. CONNECT YOUR CAMERA Link your Now+, OneStep+, I-2 or Flip to unlock additional features like: - Portrait Mode - Double Exposure - Self Timer - Aperture Priority - Tripod Mode - Light Painting - Manual Mode HIGH-RES POLAROID SCANNER Use our in-built scanner to scan, store and share high quality digital copies of your Polaroid pictures. Works for i-Type, 600, SX-70, and Spectra film. PRINT POLAROID PICTURES Load photos from your phone into the Polaroid app and place it on top of the Lab and your favorite memories will be printed as beautifully imperfect Polaroid pictures. Or create grids and collages of two, three, four, six or nine frames to share with others. CURATE YOUR GALLERY Once scanned, create your own digital scrapbook of your favorite memories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polaroid at 61% against POP Camera Printer's 15%. Polaroid also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (19K vs 2.6K). POP Camera Printer's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Polaroid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polaroid has 19K ratings behind it against 2.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of POP Camera Printer's written reviews are positive against 61% of Polaroid's.
POP Camera Printer ships an update every 5 weeks, Polaroid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POP Camera Printer | Polaroid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) | 4.9 (19K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K | 19K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | C&A Marketing, Inc. | Polaroid |
Customer experience
POP Camera Printer
Polaroid
User reviews
POP Camera Printer
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy photo printing
- 🎨 Fun photo editing features
- 💡 Collage creation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🔌 Connectivity issues with camera
- 🤔 Firmware update problems
- 📱 Compatibility issues with newer phones
Polaroid
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app features
- 👍 User-friendly and intuitive
- 💡 Useful scanning and sharing capabilities
- 🎨 Enhances analog Polaroid experience
- 📷 Seamless integration with Polaroid cameras
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔋 Issues with photo printing and exposure
- 💰 Expensive film and accessories
- 🤔 Limited editing and customization options
Bugs and requests
POP Camera Printer
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when accessing photo gallery
- Firmware update process not working
- Inability to print photos from phone
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced photo editing tools
- Improved camera connectivity
Polaroid
Reported bugs
4 issues- Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models
- Printing problems with Polaroid Lab device
- Unreliable Bluetooth connection with cameras
- Scanning feature not working consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Self-timer option in manual mode
- Ability to customize AR photo display
- Quicker access to frequently used settings
- Improved photo library organization
In-app purchases
POP Camera Printer
No in-app purchases
Polaroid
No in-app purchases
