Comparison

Thermal Printer vs Toolfold

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

Head to head
About

Thermal Printer

Connect to a Bluetooth thermal printer to print documents and images directly from your device. Easily send files for quick, on-the-go printing.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Document printing
  • Image printing
  • Mobile printing solution
  • Direct device connection
Features
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Bluetooth connection to thermal printer for document/image printing

About

Toolfold

This app offers a suite of 15 tools for managing PDF and image files directly on your device. Perform tasks like scanning, compressing, merging, signing, and converting files without needing an account or uploading data.

Highlights
  • Scan documents
  • Compress PDFs and images
  • Merge and split PDFs
  • Add text, signatures, and watermarks
  • Convert between image formats
  • Remove image metadata
  • Works with iOS share sheet
Features
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Handle everyday PDF and image tasks directly on your iPhone without creating an account or uploading personal files to a server. Toolfold brings 15 focused PDF and image tools together in one simple app. Scan documents, compress large PDFs, merge files, add text, place visual signatures, convert images, remove metadata, and more. Supported processing happens on your device. Toolfold never modifies your original file — every result is exported as a new copy to a location you choose. PDF tools: • Scan multi-page documents with automatic edge detection • Compress PDFs with clear quality presets • Merge multiple PDFs into one document • Split selected pages into a new PDF • Reorder, rotate, and remove pages • Add text to PDF pages • Add page numbers • Create and place visual signatures, initials, checkmarks, and crosses • Add watermarks • Turn photos into a PDF Image tools: • Compress images • Resize images to precise dimensions • Crop photos • Convert between JPEG, PNG, and HEIC • Remove metadata, including location and camera information PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required • No developer-operated file upload server • No advertising or analytics profile • Originals remain unchanged • You choose where every result is saved Toolfold also works with the iOS share sheet. Send supported files and images to Toolfold from Files, Photos, Mail, Safari, and other apps. Visual signatures are flattened marks placed on a PDF. They are not certificate-based digital signatures and do not provide identity verification or an audit trail.

Screenshots

Thermal Printer3 screens
Toolfold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Toolfold at every 2 days against Thermal Printer's every 2 months. Thermal Printer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermal Printer ships an update every 2 months, Toolfold every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thermal Printer versus Toolfold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermal PrinterToolfold
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer婷婷 曾Oleg Ruban

Customer experience

Thermal Printer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Toolfold

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Thermal Printer

No in-app purchases

None

Toolfold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thermal Printer free?
Thermal Printer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toolfold free?
Toolfold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thermal Printer or Toolfold have ads?
Neither Thermal Printer nor Toolfold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thermal Printer or Toolfold?
Thermal Printer ships an update every 2 months, and Toolfold every 2 days. Most recently, Thermal Printer was updated on October 3, 2026 and Toolfold on October 7, 2026.

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