HP Advance vs Printer App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HP Advance
This business application facilitates secure and efficient printing from mobile devices. It allows users to quickly print documents and web pages, select authorized printers, and manage print jobs without needing a mail client.
- Print documents and web pages
- Select authorized printers
- Search printers by name/location
- Print multiple copies
- Release print jobs
- No mail client required
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HP Advance is not a stand-alone application; it does require the use of Mobile Connector. HP Advance utilizes the powerful capabilities of HP output management software by providing an easy to use interface that allows users to: - print a document or web page within seconds - select only authorized printers - search for authorized printers by printer name, long name or printer location - print multiple copies - release print jobs All these features are available with a few simple touches and without requiring the use of a configured mail client on the mobile device.
Printer App
This app simplifies printing and scanning directly from your iPhone or iPad. Easily print photos, documents, and webpages, or scan new ones using your device's camera. It offers a wide range of printer compatibility and basic editing tools.
- Effortless document and photo printing
- Scan documents with device camera
- Print full webpages
- Basic photo editing tools
- Supports over 9,000 printer models
- Share scanned documents
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Print from your iPhone or iPad through AirPrint, with extra tools for documents, photos and scans. FREE - Print Document: PDF, RTF, plain-text files and pictures (JPEG, PNG, HEIC) from the Files app. - Print Photo: pick a photo and send it to the print dialog. - Photos to PDF: turn any number of photos into one PDF to preview, share or print. - Scan Document: scan pages with the camera, then preview, share as PDF or print. - Print Web Page: open a page in the built-in browser and print it. - History: reprint recent documents, photos and scans. - Advanced tab: look for printers on your network, add one by IP address, test the connection and save favorites. - Troubleshooting wizard for printers that do not show up. PRO (optional subscription) - Passport Photo, Photo Collage and Poster Print: one free use of each, then Pro. - OCR to Text, OCR to PDF, Office to PDF and PDF to Images. - PDF tools: merge, split, reorder and compress. - Batch Print (beta). - No ads. Pro renews automatically until you cancel it in your Apple account settings. GOOD TO KNOW Printing goes through AirPrint: the printer must support it, be switched on and be on the same network. There are no printer drivers, and no USB, Bluetooth or cloud printing. No account or login needed. AirPrint, iPhone, iPad and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. Terms of Use: https://masaapps360.com/iprinter/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://masaapps360.com/iprinter/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Printer App at 4.2 against HP Advance's 2.2. Printer App also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 15%). HP Advance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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. Printer App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. HP Advance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Printer App holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of HP Advance's written reviews are positive against 33% of Printer App's.
HP Advance ships an update every 3 months, Printer App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HP Advance | Printer App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (26 ratings) | 4.2 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — 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, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HP Inc. | Grima Hdez |
Customer experience
HP Advance
Printer App
In-app purchases
HP Advance
No in-app purchases
Printer App
- Printer App Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- iPrinter PRO$6.991 Month
- Printer App Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Printer App Pro Lifetime$49.99
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