Comparison

PaperCut Hive vs Tempo Canvas

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

Tempo Canvas

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Turn focused time into a personal art collection. Tempo Canvas is a calm focus timer with a creative reward: a hidden artwork gradually appears while you focus. Complete your session to reveal the title and artist and add the work to your gallery. FOCUS, REVEAL, COLLECT • Use a classic Pomodoro timer or customize your focus and break durations. • Watch a masterpiece emerge as your session progresses. • Collect works by artists including Hokusai, Van Gogh, Monet, and Vermeer. • Explore each collected artwork, its artist, date, and source credits. • Follow your focus history and progress. • Keep an eye on your timer with a Live Activity. START WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Your first three completed focus sessions are free, with no time limit. Cancelled sessions and breaks do not use your free allowance. Your collected art and history remain available after the allowance is used. TEMPO CANVAS PLUS Sign in with Apple before purchasing a monthly or yearly subscription to unlock more focus sessions. Eligible subscribers can try Plus with a one-week free trial. The subscription price and trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases remains available through Apple. CLOUD BACKUP Sign in with Apple to back up and sync your library and preferences. Your guest history and collected artworks move into your account automatically when you sign in. Artwork downloads are cached on your iPhone. A small starter selection is available offline; additional artworks need an internet connection on first download. Privacy Policy: https://tempocanvas.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://tempocanvas.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PaperCut Hive4 screens
Tempo Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperCut Hive at none against Tempo Canvas's 2. Tempo Canvas's advantage is update cadence (weekly 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. Tempo Canvas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PaperCut Hive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperCut Hive ships an update every 5 weeks, Tempo Canvas weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PaperCut Hive versus Tempo Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperCut HiveTempo Canvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPaperCut SoftwareOfri Yehuda

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

Tempo Canvas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PaperCut Hive

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tempo Canvas

Subscriptions2
  • Tempo Canvas Plus Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Tempo Canvas Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PaperCut Hive free?
PaperCut Hive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempo Canvas free?
Tempo Canvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaperCut Hive or Tempo Canvas have ads?
Neither PaperCut Hive nor Tempo Canvas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperCut Hive or Tempo Canvas?
PaperCut Hive ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tempo Canvas weekly. Most recently, PaperCut Hive was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tempo Canvas on November 6, 2026.

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