Canon Mini Print vs Lapse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canon Mini Print
Personalize photos with stickers, text, frames, and filters before printing them on a Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer. Access photos from social media or cloud accounts to get creative and share your unique prints.
- Personalize photos with stickers, text, frames, and filters
- Access photos from social and cloud accounts
- Print photos directly to Canon IVY Mini Photo Printers
- Tile print for large moments
- Collage print for multiple photos
- Remote Live-view and Shutter for taking photos
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Get started using your Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer and IVY CLIQ+/CLIQ+2 Instant Camera Printers with the Canon Mini Print app. Personalize your photos with stickers, text, frames, filters, and more! Take photos to capture the moment, or access photos from your favorite social and cloud accounts to get creative with and share. When you’re ready, send your masterpiece to be printed and use the 2x3-inch sticker prints to dress up your room, notebook, locker, mirror, desk… well, almost anything! Enjoy these fun features with the Canon Mini Print app. Simply connect to your printer via Bluetooth to get started! STICKERS -Add stickers to your photos to share, send and print FRAMES & FILTERS -Turn your image into different scenes with filters and frames TEXT & DRAWING -Add text and drawings, so you can say exactly what you want TILE PRINT -Print your big moments with tile print, and turn one image into multiple photo tiles to assemble COLLAGE PRINT -Mix and match multiple photos to capture your memories PRE-CUT LAYOUT PRINT -Have fun printing on Canon pre-cut sticker paper TAKE PHOTOS -Get the perfect shot using Remote Live-view and Shutter LAYOUTS & LABELS -Choose from multiple Layout & Label options to make your creative projects easier and fun.
Lapse
Transform your phone into a retro disposable camera. Capture moments spontaneously and develop them later, freeing you from the pressure of perfection. Relive your experiences through personalized recap videos.
- Disposable camera simulation
- Shoot now, develop later
- Uncurated photo capture
- Customizable memory recaps
- Retro photo effects
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- Turn your phone into a disposable camera - Shoot first, develop later - Capture life, free from the pressure of over-curation - Relive your memories as customisable recaps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lapse at daily against Canon Mini Print's every 3 months. Canon Mini Print's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 42%) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Canon Mini Print against 4.8 for Lapse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93K and 118K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Canon Mini Print's written reviews are positive against 42% of Lapse's.
Canon Mini Print ships an update every 3 months, Lapse daily. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Canon Mini Print | Lapse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (93K ratings) | 4.8 (118K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 41.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93K | 118K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #207 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Canon U.S.A., Inc. | Lapse |
Customer experience
Canon Mini Print
Lapse
User reviews
Canon Mini Print
From 93K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great print quality
- 💡 Sticker functionality
- 🚀 Convenient portability
- 👍 Fun and creative
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Crashing app
- 🐛 Compatibility problems
- 🐛 Inconsistent color reproduction
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Lapse
From 118K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤍 Vintage aesthetic
- 🤩 Unique disposable camera concept
- 🌟 Captures everyday moments
- 😊 Intimate sharing with friends
- 🎨 Customizable profile
Room to improve
- 🤯 Overly complicated sign-up process
- 🙄 Forced invites to use the app
- 🤖 Excessive notifications
- 🤔 Inability to delete or edit photos
- 🙃 Buggy and glitchy performance
Bugs and requests
Canon Mini Print
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Printing problems
- App crashes
- Bluetooth connectivity troubles
Requested features
5 requests- More editing options
- Ability to rotate/resize photos
- Faster app performance
- Improved photo album integration
- More sticker and frame options
Lapse
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera not working for some users
- Photos not saving properly
- Inability to log back into account
- Persistent issues with deleting account
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to save raw photos without watermark
- Implement a self-timer for photos
- Allow uploading existing photos to the app
- Add ability to reply to comments
- Improve photo sharing and messaging features
In-app purchases
Canon Mini Print
No in-app purchases
Lapse
No in-app purchases
