Comparison

PaperCut Hive vs Nestgrid

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

Nestgrid

Features
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Nestgrid is the private, AI-powered shared brain for the people you live life with — your partner, family, roommates, or caregiving circle. Almost every household runs on one person's memory: appointments, the Wi-Fi password, whose turn it is, the dog's medication. Nestgrid lifts that "mental load" off whoever's carrying it. CAPTURE ANYTHING • Forward a school flyer, screenshot, or photo — Nestgrid reads it with on-device OCR • Jot a note, or speak it — voice notes are transcribed on-device • Share from any app, or ask Siri to "Capture to Nestgrid" NESTGRID FIGURES OUT THE DETAILS • It turns your capture into events, reminders, and facts — automatically • Ask in plain language: "What's the Wi-Fi password?" "When is Leo's game?" SHARE WITH YOUR CIRCLE • Invite the people you live with so nothing falls through the cracks • See how the to-dos split across the household — and gently rebalance PRIVATE BY DESIGN • On-device first — reading and transcription happen on your iPhone. Smarter AI extraction runs securely in the cloud, and you can turn it off anytime in Settings • Sensitive info (like passwords) is encrypted and Face ID-protected • No ads. No data sales. Ever. Nestgrid Free covers one circle. Nestgrid+ unlocks unlimited history, multiple circles, and AI-powered extraction — one price for your whole household. Terms of Use: https://ceyoualigator-debug.github.io/nestgrid-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ceyoualigator-debug.github.io/nestgrid-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

PaperCut Hive4 screens
Nestgrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperCut Hive at none against Nestgrid's 1. Nestgrid's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nestgrid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month. PaperCut Hive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperCut Hive ships an update every 5 weeks, Nestgrid daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PaperCut Hive versus Nestgrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperCut HiveNestgrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaperCut Softwarehans jerry U P

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
Show 17 more
  • 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

Nestgrid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PaperCut Hive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nestgrid

Subscriptions1
  • Nestgrid+$8.991 Month

Questions

Is PaperCut Hive free?
PaperCut Hive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nestgrid free?
Nestgrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaperCut Hive or Nestgrid have ads?
Neither PaperCut Hive nor Nestgrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperCut Hive or Nestgrid?
PaperCut Hive ships an update every 5 weeks, and Nestgrid daily. Most recently, PaperCut Hive was updated on October 29, 2026 and Nestgrid on October 25, 2026.

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