Comparison

Printer App vs Smart Printer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Printer App

Easily print documents and photos directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app also allows you to scan new documents using your device's camera and send them to a compatible printer. Supports a vast range of file types and over 5000 printer models.

Highlights
  • Print documents and photos from iPhone/iPad
  • Scan new documents with device camera
  • Supports over 5000 printer models
  • Print various file types (PDF, DOC, JPEG, etc.)
  • Integrated scanner functionality
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Printer App: Print & Scan PDF helps you to print your documents and photos easily. Scan a new document, select your printer and print your document within seconds. This app supports more than 5000 different AirPrint printers! ► PRINT FROM IPHONE & IPAD This app makes it really easy for you to print from your iPhone or iPad. Just select the document or photo from your camera that you want to print, select your printer and send the print job. You can print all sorts of different documents: PDF, Word DOC, Excel XLS, PowerPoint PPT, Photoshop PSD, JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, GIF and more. ► SCAN DOCUMENTS & PHOTOS You can also scan already printed documents or photos with the integrated scanner. Just tap on scan and capture the document or photo with your camera. Then you can print the scanned document. ► PRINTER SUPPORT Printer App: Print & Scan PDF supports more than 5000 printer models like Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Kyocera, Lenovo, Lexmark, NRG, Oki, Olivetti, Panasonic, RICOH, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox and more. DISCLAIMER: We are not affiliated with the mentioned companies in any way. We only developed and tested our App with these devices. ► SUPPORT Do you need support? Please write us to: support@1Dashcam.com

About

Smart Printer

This app allows you to scan documents, convert them to PDF or images, and print them directly from your iPhone. It offers various PDF editing tools, image conversion, and ready-to-print templates.

Highlights
  • Scan documents to PDF
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Edit PDFs (merge, split, rotate)
  • Extract text from PDFs
  • Print photos, documents, and web pages
  • Compress files
  • Access printables
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Smart Printer: PDF Scanner is an all-in-one app to print, scan, convert, and manage documents right from your iPhone. Create PDFs from photos, prepare files with powerful PDF tools, and print what you need in just a few taps. PRINT FROM YOUR IPHONE - Photos: print from your gallery - Documents: print PDF and document files - Notes: type text and print instantly - Web Pages: print web pages cleanly - Camera: take a picture and print - Scan: scan with your camera and save as PDF SCAN DOCUMENTS -Turn paper into digital files quickly. Scan, save, and share your documents as PDFs for school, work, or home. PDF TOOLS Edit and prepare files before sharing or printing: - PDF to Images (JPG/PNG) - Images to PDF (combine multiple photos into one PDF) - Merge PDFs (combine PDFs into a single file) - Split PDF (extract selected pages) - Rotate Pages (90° / 180° / 270°) - Extract Text (copy text content from PDFs) - Add Watermark (protect and brand your PDFs) - Compress PDF (reduce file size) IMAGE TOOLS - Compress Images to reduce file size - Photo Converter to convert images between formats PRINTABLES Browse ready-to-print templates for everyday use—office pages, kids activities, learning sheets, and more. Smart Printer: PDF Scanner helps you go from scan → edit → share/print in minutes. Smart Printer: PDF Scanner supports most printers including models like Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Kyocera, Lenovo, Lexmark, Panasonic, RICOH, Toshiba, Xerox and many others. This app supports most AirPrint printers. --- DISCLAIMER We are not affiliated with the mentioned companies in any way. We have only developed and tested our App with these devices. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/terms-of-use-mt-software Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacy-policy-mt-software

Screenshots

Printer App3 screens
Smart Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Printer at 100% against Printer App's 38%. Printer App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (25K vs 25). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Printer App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart Printer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Printer App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Printer App has 25K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Printer App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smart Printer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printer App ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Printer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Printer App versus Smart Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinter AppSmart Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (25K ratings) — better4.3 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews38.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHendrik FolkertsThi My Tam Truong

Customer experience

Printer App

All ratings24,960 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative56.5%

Smart Printer

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Printer App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Printer frequently goes offline
  • Printing issues with certain document types
  • App crashes or freezes during use

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to print multiple photos without paywall
  • Option to adjust photo sizes and layouts
  • Improved documentation and support

Smart Printer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Printer App

One-time1
  • Printer Pro$14.99
4 purchases

Smart Printer

Subscriptions3
  • Smart Printer Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Smart Printer Semi-Yearly3 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • Smart Printer Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Smart Printer Life Time$49.99

Questions

Is Printer App free?
Printer App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Printer free?
Smart Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Printer App or Smart Printer?
Printer App is rated higher. Printer App averages 4.5 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Smart Printer averages 4.3 from 25 ratings.
Do Printer App or Smart Printer have ads?
Smart Printer shows ads; Printer App does not.
Which is updated more often, Printer App or Smart Printer?
Printer App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smart Printer fortnightly. Most recently, Printer App was updated on September 25, 2026 and Smart Printer on September 10, 2026.

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