Smart Printer vs LightDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Printer
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Smart Printer 是一款功能多样的标签打印软件。它提供了智能化打印、自创标签、编辑、支持多种方式打印等一系列功能,让用户的标签打印更加方便、快捷 【简介说明】: 标签打印智能化,操作便单,支持蓝牙连接,支持多样字体,支持图片,快速打印,稳定输出。 【功能说明】: 1、极速蓝牙打印:通过BLE蓝牙连接,我们一秒左右连接好打印机,并实现不间断连续打印; 2、自创标签:创作专属您的标签样式,不论大小方向,还是背景图片,都可任您选择,不论是文字数字、还是条码图形,全都依你所想; 3、支持各种对齐方式: 居中对齐、左对齐、右对齐,想怎么对就怎么对。 4、递变数据:还在为页码这种12345 的打印而烦恼吗,我们提供设置递增/递减量,实现数据自动递变,节约工作时间; 5、文本格式多:不仅可以设置字体样式、大小,还可以设置粗体、斜体、下划线、删除线、字间距、行间距、自动换行等多种格式……满足您对文字的各种要求; 6、图片模式多:一张背景图片,就能让便签生动起来。还提供了彩色、灰度、黑白、半色调四种模式可供您选择; 7、图形样式多:线条、矩形、圆角矩形、椭圆、正圆……多种类图形样式任您选择; 8、条码多样化:ITF25、Code128、Code39等等等等 支持近百种格式。另二维码的纠错级别、空白区域也由您来做主; 【技术支持】:http://www.asia-printer.com
LightDrop
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LightDrop moves files between two devices that share no network. One screen shows a QR code, the other device's camera reads it. No Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, no cable, no account, no server — just light. WHEN YOU NEED IT • An air-gapped or locked-down machine that will never join your network. • A work computer where USB ports are disabled and cloud drives are blocked. • Guest Wi-Fi that isolates every client, or a hotel network you would rather not trust. • A second screen nearby when email, cloud drives, and cables are not an option. • Anywhere a file has to cross an air gap and email is not an option. HOW IT WORKS • Pick text or a file on the sending device. LightDrop turns it into an animated QR stream. • Point the receiving device's camera at that screen. Fragments land continuously and the progress grid fills in. • Fountain coding means order does not matter and a dropped frame never restarts the transfer — keep the camera pointed and it completes. TURBO TRANSFER (PRO) • A binary QR fountain that packs a full 8 bits per byte instead of encoding through text — 10–30× the throughput of standard mode. • Up to 2900 bytes per frame, at up to 30 frames per second. • LightDrop to LightDrop. Standard mode stays on as a compatible fallback, and the receiver recognises both automatically with nothing to configure. PASSWORD ENCRYPTION (PRO) • Encrypt the payload with a password before it ever reaches the screen. • A bystander's camera can record every QR code and still get nothing without the password. • Standard AES-GCM. Nothing leaves your device to make it work. IMAGES, HANDLED • Photos are compressed automatically before sending, so a normal picture takes a minute or two rather than ten. • The receiving device previews the image inline and saves it to your photo library in one tap. • Images are detected by file content, not by file extension. NO NETWORK MEANS NO NETWORK • No account. No sign-in. No email address. • No server ever receives your data, because there is no server. • No analytics SDK, no advertising identifier, no third-party trackers. • Works in airplane mode, in a shielded room, or on a machine that has never been online. ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE LightDrop is the same app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Pro unlocks on every device signed in to your Apple Account with a single purchase. PRICING • Monthly — 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, then renews automatically each month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. • Lifetime — pay once and own it, with Family Sharing for everyone in your group. GOOD TO KNOW • Transfer speed depends on the sending screen's size and brightness, the receiving camera, and how steady you hold the device. Keep both screens clean and reasonably close. • Large files take real time. LightDrop estimates the duration before you start, so the decision is yours. — Privacy Policy: https://yangworks.dev/lightdrop/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ LightDrop Pro Monthly is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. The Lifetime option is a one-time purchase with no renewal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Printer at none against LightDrop's 2. Smart Printer also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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. LightDrop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Smart Printer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Smart Printer | LightDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 燕萍 李 | 杨 高 |
In-app purchases
Smart Printer
No in-app purchases
LightDrop
- LightDrop Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- LightDrop Pro — Lifetime$19.99









