Comparison

Scanner App vs Printer

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

Head to head
About

Scanner App

Transform your mobile device into a powerful scanner and printer. Easily capture documents, invoices, and photos, then convert them into professional-looking digital files. Print documents, labels, and web pages with support for over 8,000 wireless printers.

Highlights
  • Portable document scanner
  • Wireless printing
  • OCR text conversion
  • PDF and JPG export
  • Automatic document edge detection
  • Print labels and photos
Features
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Scan documents into clean, searchable PDFs, then find, copy, save and print them, on iPhone and iPad. Scan a contract, an invoice, a receipt or an ID card: the edges are found and the page is cropped and straightened for you. Every page can be read on your device (OCR), so your scans become searchable PDFs: find a document by any word printed on it, and select and copy its text in any app. SCAN - Automatic edge detection, perspective correction and cropping - Multi-page PDFs: add, reorder, rotate and delete pages - Scan from Control Center or with Siri - Save as PDF or JPG and share in any app - Save pages to Photos as images, for apps that only take pictures RECOGNIZE AND SEARCH (Premium) - Text recognition runs on your iPhone: your documents never leave it - Searchable PDFs: select and copy text in Files, Mail or any PDF reader - Search inside documents: find a scan by the words on its pages - English, Vietnamese, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and Korean PRINT - Print your scans and photos with AirPrint, free and unlimited - Print several documents at once - Premium: web pages, ID cards with both sides on one page at real size, labels and ready-to-print templates ORGANIZE - Folders, merging documents and extracting pages (Premium) - Your documents are stored on your device Premium is available as a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://nikmesoft.com/apps/fast-printer/terms/ Privacy policy: https://nikmesoft.com/apps/fast-printer/privacy/

About

Printer

Easily print documents, photos, and scans from your iPhone or iPad. Supports over 7000 printers with advanced settings for professional results. Print multiple files and photos at once from various cloud sources.

Highlights
  • Unlimited printing
  • Multi-printer support (7000+ models)
  • Built-in document scanner
  • Advanced print options
  • Print multiple photos/files at once
  • Support for various file types (PDF, DOCX, JPEG, etc.)
  • Multi-source file access (Files, iCloud, Dropbox, etc.)
Features
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∆ Print Anywhere now in Seconds ∆ Print Anything: documents, photos, scans, files ∆ Print like a Pro from your iPhone or iPad with advanced settings. "It is so easy and quick to print with this app that it has become my go-to smart printer app" FEATURES: - Unlimited printing - Multi printer support: 7000+ compatible printers - Scan documents: the built-in scanner will automatically detect borders and prepare the document for printing - Advanced print options: settings, black & white, color, double sided, landscape, portrait, media quality, impression output, paper-size, auto selection, presets, paper size, paper type, printer selection - Multiple photos at once: just select pictures from your Gallery and the app will prepare them - Multi files support: photos, files, scans, graphes, PDF, PNG, JPEG, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, RTF ... - Multi source: Files, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Camera... PRINTER SUPPORT The app supports more than 7000 printers models (most AirPrint compatible printer), including brand models like HP, Brother, Epson, Canon, Dell, Kyocera, Lenovo, Lexmark, Panasonic, RICOH, Toshiba, Xerox and many others... DISCLAIMER This app is not an official product from the printers companies mentioned above. We are not affiliated with the above companies. Read our Privacy Policy at: https://roundingsquares.com/privacy/ Read our Terms of Use at: https://roundingsquares.com/terms/ SUBSCRIPTIONS: You can subscribe to upgrade to Premium features: - Subscriptions length: weekly, monthly, yearly. - Your payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will remain active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

Screenshots

Scanner App4 screens
Printer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Printer at 4.5 against Scanner App's 3.7. Printer also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 3). Scanner App's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Scanner App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Printer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Printer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Printer has 2.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Scanner App's written reviews are positive against 84% of Printer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scanner App versus Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner AppPrinter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews83.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikmesoft Company, Ltd.Rounding Squares BV

Customer experience

Scanner App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Printer

All ratings2,778 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative13.9%

Bugs and requests

Scanner App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Printer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatible with certain printer models
  • Printing issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Remember printer settings
  • Support for more printer models

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scanner App

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Service - 1 Week$2.997 Days
  • Premium Service - 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Printer

Subscriptions2
  • Smart Printer App 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Smart Printer App 1 Year3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Scanner App free?
Scanner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Printer free?
Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner App or Printer?
Printer is rated higher. Scanner App averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Printer averages 4.5 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Scanner App or Printer have ads?
Printer shows ads; Scanner App does not.
Which is updated more often, Scanner App or Printer?
Scanner App ships an update every 3 months, and Printer every 3 months. Most recently, Scanner App was updated on October 27, 2026 and Printer on October 30, 2026.

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