Comparison

ePrint Free vs HP Smart Printer app FREE

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

Head to head
About

ePrint Free

Print documents, photos, and more directly from your mobile device to compatible printers. This trial version allows you to test printing capabilities before upgrading to the full application.

Highlights
  • Print web pages
  • Print photos and albums
  • Print contacts
  • Print notes
  • Add printers via Bonjour or IP
  • Print settings (color, size, orientation)
Features
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“ePrint” solves to print directory from iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. “ePrint Free” is for trial application for “ePrint”. Test “ePrint Free” with your printer first, and then get “ePrint” (Full version). ePrint provides a lot of convenience! ***** For ink-jet printer users: Canon, brother, Samsung, Lexmark ink-jet printers are NOT available on ePrint/ ePrint Free. ***** [Support Printers / PDL (Printer Description Language)] Printers should be installed the following printer description languages. Please check each printer manufacture web site to confirm what printer description language your printer has. EPSON Inkjet Printer - PDL: ESC/P-R (except for ESC/P raster) EPSON Page Printer - PDL: ESC/Page, ESC/Page-Color, ESC/Page-S (Color only) HP Inkjet Printer - PDL: PCL3GUI HP Page Printer - PDL: PCL (Except for HostBase model) Canon Page Printer - PDL: LIPS (Except for CAPT) OKI Printers & Multifunction Printers - PDL: PCL, PostScript TOSHIBA MFP - PDL: PCL,PS3 Canon, brother, Samsung, Lexmark or other manufacture’s Page Printer Printers should be installed the following PDL. - PCL - PostScript Canon, brother, Samsung, Lexmark or other manufacture’s Inkjet Printer - NONE. (This application doesn’t work.) [Tips for HP ink-jet printer user] When "Failed to get printer control command" message appears, please set PDL to "PCL3GUI". Also set "Port" is "Port9100", when register printer manually. [Requirements] Wi-Fi Printer is connected on the network and printed through TCP/IP (LPR). Printer should be available for SNMP. Meet support printers conditions. [Introduction] If you have “ePrint” and required printers, you don’t need PC anymore. You can print various contents such as contacts, photos, notes, Web pages or PDF files in your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch as you like. Please test this “ePrint Free” with your printer first. It supports 1 page and 1 format printing. [Features] 1. Web page printing *1 - “ePrint” arranges linked PDF or image files before printing. - You can save linked PDF or image files - You can also specify print pages 2. Camera (24 formats)*2 (Borderless printing *1) - Date stamp or time stamp function 3. Contacts (3 formats)*2 4. Albums. (24 formats) (Borderless printing support)*2 5. Note. (6 formats)*2 6. Photo calendar (5 formats)*2 7. Photo card (13 formats)*2 8. Clipboard *1 9. Add a printer. (Bonjour search / Enter IP address) 10. Print Settings Color Duplex (Limited printer models) Sepia Paper size Orientation Media type Print image preview 11. Direct print for the Printer connected AirMac with USB *1 12. Print for the shared printer by Mac *1 13. Display consumable information (Limited printer models) 14. iDisk/ WebDAV *1 15. Back ground printing. (Since iOS4) *1 16. Support iPhone 4 Retina Display *1 17. Support files synchronized with iTunes (since iPhone OS 3.2 or iOS4) *1 *1: "ePrint" (Full version) only *2: 1 format only available on “ePrint Free” Produced by e-Workshop

About

HP Smart Printer app FREE

Easily print, scan, and edit documents and photos directly from your iPhone or iPad. Connect wirelessly to AirPrint-enabled printers to manage files, create PDFs, and print web pages. Offers on-device processing for privacy.

Highlights
  • Wireless printing and scanning
  • Photo editing and compression
  • PDF creation and manipulation
  • Web page printing
  • On-device document management
  • Text document creation
Features
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Print, scan, edit, and manage documents directly from your iPhone or iPad with Printer. Connect to a compatible AirPrint-enabled printer on the same Wi-Fi network and print documents, photos, web pages, contacts, and custom text in just a few taps—no additional printer drivers required. KEY FEATURES • Print files and documents Import files from your device or iCloud Drive, preview them, and send them to an AirPrint-enabled printer. • Print and edit photos Choose photos from your library or camera. Crop, rotate, draw, remove backgrounds, recognize text, compress images, and convert between supported image formats. • Scan documents Use your device’s camera to scan paper documents, automatically detect page edges, and save multi-page scans as PDFs. • Complete PDF toolkit Crop or rotate pages, add annotations, reorder pages, split large PDFs, or merge multiple files into one document. • Print web pages Enter a web address to create a printable PDF of the page, then save, share, or print it. • Create documents Write and format a quick text document or turn a selected contact into a printable page. • Keep files organized Store imported and created documents locally on your device for convenient access. • Private, on-device processing Your documents, photos, scans, and edits remain on your device. Printer does not require an account and does not include advertising or tracking. Printer works with printers that support Apple AirPrint. Your iPhone or iPad and printer must usually be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Screenshots

ePrint Free4 screens
HP Smart Printer app FREE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HP Smart Printer app FREE at 4.2 against ePrint Free's 3.0. HP Smart Printer app FREE also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 56%). ePrint Free's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HP Smart Printer app FREE holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of ePrint Free's written reviews are positive against 75% of HP Smart Printer app FREE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ePrint Free ships an update every 2 months, HP Smart Printer app FREE every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ePrint Free versus HP Smart Printer app FREE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterePrint FreeHP Smart Printer app FREE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (27 ratings)4.2 (75 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2775 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrotech Corp.FREE MOBILE APPS STUDIO ONE MEMBER COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

ePrint Free

All ratings27 ratings
Positive48.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative51.9%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive56.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative37.8%

HP Smart Printer app FREE

All ratings53 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

ePrint Free

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Can't connect to printer
  • Prints only first page of documents

Requested features

3 requests
  • Print emails and attachments
  • Print directly from other apps
  • Expand printer compatibility

HP Smart Printer app FREE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ePrint Free

No in-app purchases

None

HP Smart Printer app FREE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ePrint Free free?
ePrint Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HP Smart Printer app FREE free?
HP Smart Printer app FREE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ePrint Free or HP Smart Printer app FREE?
HP Smart Printer app FREE is rated higher. ePrint Free averages 3.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while HP Smart Printer app FREE averages 4.2 from 75 ratings.
Do ePrint Free or HP Smart Printer app FREE have ads?
HP Smart Printer app FREE shows ads; ePrint Free does not.
Which is updated more often, ePrint Free or HP Smart Printer app FREE?
ePrint Free ships an update every 2 months, and HP Smart Printer app FREE every 3 days. Most recently, ePrint Free was updated on October 27, 2026 and HP Smart Printer app FREE on October 28, 2026.

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