Comparison

PaperCut Hive vs GACTE

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

Head to head
About

PaperCut Hive

Securely release print jobs from your mobile device at your organization's printers. This app offers a convenient, touch-free way to manage your printing needs, with options to review and adjust print settings before collection.

Highlights
  • Secure print job release via mobile
  • Touch-free printing options (NFC, QR code)
  • Print job review and modification
  • Cross-device printing support
  • Contactless document collection
  • Find-me/pull-printing functionality
Features
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PaperCut Hive makes printing convenient, responsible, and secure in your organization. We're all for flexibility. This app gives you the option to securely release your print jobs using your mobile phone. Of course, you can also release your job at the MFD/Printer touch screen as well. This mobile app just gives you one more option, and a touch-free one at that! To get the most out of this app, make sure you have an approved email invitation to use your organization's printers & MFPs. To release prints using your phone, simply tap your phone on an NFC sticker on the printer, scanning a QR code, or selecting the printer's name from a list. Did you forget to double-side the document? No problem, the PaperCut Hive app will remind you and allow you to make those changes on your way to the printer. PaperCut Hive makes it easy to print from all your devices including desktops, laptops, Chromebooks, and of course your iOS phone. See! You can use your phone for work too! Here’s how it works: - You’ll receive an invitation from your organization - It will guide you through the installation of this app as well as apps on your computers and other devices - You will then be able to select ‘PaperCut Printer’ when printing from any of your devices - This app also allows you to view your print jobs and securely collect your documents at any printer/MFD in your organization - Simply walk up to the printer and tap the NFC stickers, scan a QR code, or use the MFD touch screen. This app gives you a contactless/touch-free release method. Benefits: - Have you ever printed your payslip and had to run (sprint!) to the printer to collect it before anyone else does? Fixed! - Have you walked to the printer only to realise your document has gone somewhere else? Fixed! We call this find-me or pull-printing printing. - Do you forget to select duplex at the time of printing, but then feel guilty as you watch an endless stream of pages roll out? Fixed! - Confused by different print dialogues on different devices? BYOD? Fixed! - Need to set up printing on a new device and wish it could be as easy as installing a new app? Fixed! Have a question? Please email support@papercut.com or get in touch with the PaperCut Partner supporting you. Note: This app requires that your organization has an active and configured PaperCut Hive account and the PaperCut Hive embedded software installed on your MFDs. You should receive an invitation or instruction on how to set up this app from your organization. Your confidentiality is our priority. Your data is treated like we'd want our data to be treated. Check out our Privacy Policy for the full story. In fact your confidentiality is super important to us and that's exactly the reason we invented PaperCut Hive (and of course to reduce print waste and make printing easy).

About

GACTE

Access conference details, presentations, and exhibitor information. Connect with other attendees and take notes directly on presentation slides. Designed exclusively for event participants.

Highlights
  • Access conference details
  • View presentations and exhibitors
  • Connect with other attendees
  • Take notes on slides
  • Draw directly on presentation slides
Features
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** This mobile application allows you to access each conference details. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the event apps.

Screenshots

PaperCut Hive4 screens
GACTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GACTE at 100% against PaperCut Hive's 12%. GACTE also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (76 vs 4). PaperCut Hive's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GACTE holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GACTE has 76 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of PaperCut Hive's written reviews are positive against 100% of GACTE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperCut Hive ships an update every 5 weeks, GACTE every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PaperCut Hive versus GACTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperCut HiveGACTE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (76 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings476 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB88 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPaperCut SoftwareShowcare Event

Customer experience

PaperCut Hive

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive11.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative79.1%

GACTE

All ratings76 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PaperCut Hive

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • App regularly crashes
  • App closes as soon as it's opened
  • Print jobs disappear
  • App crashes preventing phone release
  • Printers becoming inoperable
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  • Printer resetting itself
  • Desktop download doesn't work on Mac
  • Crashes and doesn't load prints
  • Randomly crashes
  • Computer won't cooperate (Macs)
  • App crashes after a few uses
  • Crashes upon load
  • App is too unstable
  • App won't open or crashes on click
  • Error messages not always appearing
  • Crashing since update
  • Constantly needed to delete and redownload
  • Need to frequently re-request access
  • Keeps crashing, can't open app
  • Have to delete and reinstall bi-weekly
  • System doesn't refresh
  • Does not work well with Macs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Enable search in printer list
  • Enable ascii copy paste of QR code value
  • App works natively with iPad screen resolution
  • Support QR code loading from images
  • Mark specific printers as favorites

GACTE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PaperCut Hive

No in-app purchases

None

GACTE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperCut Hive free?
PaperCut Hive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GACTE free?
GACTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PaperCut Hive or GACTE?
GACTE is rated higher. PaperCut Hive averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while GACTE averages 4.8 from 76 ratings.
Do PaperCut Hive or GACTE have ads?
Neither PaperCut Hive nor GACTE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperCut Hive or GACTE?
PaperCut Hive ships an update every 5 weeks, and GACTE every 12 months. Most recently, PaperCut Hive was updated on October 23, 2026 and GACTE on October 25, 2026.

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