Comparison

Printer vs Shipping Printer Pro

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

Head to head
About

Printer

Easily print documents, photos, web pages, and contacts directly from your device. This utility app allows you to scan files and cards for printing, offering a convenient way to manage your printing needs.

Highlights
  • Print documents from various apps
  • Scan photos and files via camera
  • Print web pages by URL
  • Print contact information
  • Scan ID and bank cards
Features
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Printer - your document printing housekeeper - Document Files shared through other apps or Macs are stored here, and you can print them at any time World, Powerpoint, Excel to PDF - Photo album/camera scan Scan the file to be printed from the photo album or through the camera - Web page Enter the URL you want to print - Contacts By selecting the information in your contact, print it out in the form of a table - Scan Id Card Scan all kinds of tandard cards, such as ID cards and bank cards. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://enter.im/printer/privacy.html

About

Shipping Printer Pro

This application offers practical functions for thermal printer printing. It aims to provide a streamlined experience for users needing to print shipping labels and other thermal documents.

Highlights
  • Thermal printer printing
  • Practical functions
  • Radical modifications
  • Streamlined printing experience
Features
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Shipping Printer Pro will contain a series of radical modifications, as well as more practical functions. help with thermal printer printing.

Screenshots

Printer4 screens
Shipping Printer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Printer at 3.6 against Shipping Printer Pro's 2.6. Shipping Printer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Shipping Printer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Printer holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Printer's written reviews are positive against 43% of Shipping Printer Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Printer versus Shipping Printer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinterShipping Printer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (57 ratings) — better2.6 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better43.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5769 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer从育 鲁Xiamen AiYin Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Printer

All ratings57 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Shipping Printer Pro

All ratings69 ratings
Positive36.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative59.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive43.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative52.8%

Bugs and requests

Printer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shipping Printer Pro

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes when doing multiple tasks
  • Settings won't fix label printing as 8x11
  • Prints a black square for some labels
  • App crashes every time
  • 4x6 is not 4x6
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  • App doesn't stay working
  • Prints gibberish
  • Prints pixelated barcode gibberish
  • Wastes paper by printing blanks or gibberish
  • Doesn't connect
  • Makes user restart app and redo edits
  • No connection
  • Rendering forever
  • Frequent trouble connecting
  • Has to reinstall app almost every time
  • Can't connect to Bluetooth
  • Doesn't print from PDF
  • No option to input name and address for shipping

Requested features

5 requests
  • Label size 1.5”x0.5”
  • Remotely send print jobs
  • Batch printing functionality
  • More modern interface and features
  • Update the app frequently (bi-weekly/monthly)

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Printer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Access$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Access$19.991 Year
None

Shipping Printer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Printer free?
Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shipping Printer Pro free?
Shipping Printer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Printer or Shipping Printer Pro?
Printer is rated higher. Printer averages 3.6 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Shipping Printer Pro averages 2.6 from 69 ratings.
Do Printer or Shipping Printer Pro have ads?
Neither Printer nor Shipping Printer Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Printer or Shipping Printer Pro?
Printer ships an update every 2 months, and Shipping Printer Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Printer was updated on October 22, 2026 and Shipping Printer Pro on October 24, 2026.

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