Comparison

PrinterShare vs Xerox DocuShare Flex

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

Head to head
About

PrinterShare

Print documents, photos, and more directly from your mobile device to thousands of supported printers. Connect via Wi-Fi or a desktop client for remote printing capabilities. Unlock full functionality with an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Print PDFs, photos, contacts, and documents
  • Share content from any app
  • Supports thousands of printer brands
  • Print via Wi-Fi or desktop client
  • Save as PDF
  • Remote printing over the internet
Features
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Print photos, PDFs, documents, web pages and contacts straight from your iPhone or iPad – no computer required. Or turn any Mac or PC-connected printer wireless and reachable from anywhere in the world with PrinterShare Desktop app. Pick what you want to print inside the app, or send it from any other app with the Share button. WHAT YOU CAN PRINT - Photos and images - PDF files and documents - Web pages - Contacts - Markdown and text files - Content copied to clipboard (using Paste to Print) - Content shared from other apps via the Share menu HOW YOU CAN PRINT - Wi-Fi (using a Wi-Fi Direct printer or using a Wi-Fi router as a middleman) - AirPrint - Save as PDF - PC or Mac (if your printer is shared using PrinterShare desktop client) - The Internet WORKS WITH THOUSANDS OF PRINTERS PrinterShare supports thousands of models from HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, Samsung, Xerox, Lexmark, Ricoh and many more brands. Most Wi-Fi printers are detected automatically. If your exact model isn't explicitly supported, the app suggests a driver that's likely to work. Don't see your printer? You can still print through the free PrinterShare desktop app. As long as the printer works from a Windows or Mac computer on the same Wi-Fi network, PrinterShare can print to it. Just install the PrinterShare Desktop app from printershare.net and the app finds shared printers automatically. FREE TO TRY — ONE-TIME UNLOCK PrinterShare is free to install, and you can print a test page free to confirm your printer works. To unlock full functionality, buy the Premium Key as a one-time in-app purchase or get a cheaper Premium subscription if you prefer. You can also get the standalone PrinterShare Premium app on the App Store. PRINT FROM ANYWHERE Print to a printer located anywhere in the world over the internet. This needs the PrinterShare Desktop app installed on the computer at the receiving end. Also, logging into the same PrinterShare account in the mobile app and in the desktop app. For remote printing, you get 100 complimentary pages to your PrinterShare account when you unlock premium in the mobile app. MORE INFO Please, visit printershare.net for help and more details. You can read the Terms of Use here: https://printershare.net/terms.php

About

Xerox DocuShare Flex

Access and manage critical business documents securely from your mobile device. Capture, organize, and share files on the go, integrating with existing workflows for tasks like approvals and expense processing.

Highlights
  • Find, access, and view documents
  • Search across millions of documents
  • Capture documents via photo/video
  • Share documents via message/email
  • Download for offline viewing
  • Create and organize folders
  • Print documents via AirPrint
Features
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The Xerox® DocuShare® Flex App makes it a snap to find, access, and work with mission-critical business information from wherever you are, while ensuring that content stays securely under your organization’s IT governance. The DocuShare® Flex App leverages the touch screen, photo, and storage capabilities of the Apple® iPad® and iPhone®, allowing you to easily capture document images, and other business content, and publish it all to secure DocuShare® Flex folders for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and workflow processing. Efficiently share documents as part of a business process such as Accounts Payable or Expense Approval using task management workflow templates. Features: • Find, access and view documents in multiple file formats • Search for content across the entire DocuShare® Flex site • Support solutions such as A/P, HR, and other processes through task workflow on the device, making approval decisions on the go • Perform search across the entire server, over millions of documents • Instantly capture documents as photos, and videos with sound, also uploading documents from other iOS applications • Share your documents easily from DocuShare® Flex via message and e-mail • Download documents to iOS Files to view offline, edit with other applications and re-upload to DocuShare Flex • Create folders to organize your content • Edit document properties such as title and summary • Delete documents and folders, but with the ability to restore them • Print documents using Apple AirPrint® Download this app and immediately access your DocuShare® Flex server and your business files on the go today!

Screenshots

PrinterShare3 screens
Xerox DocuShare Flex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xerox DocuShare Flex at none against PrinterShare's 2. PrinterShare's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (384 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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. PrinterShare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Xerox DocuShare Flex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PrinterShare against 5.0 for Xerox DocuShare Flex. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrinterShare has 384 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrinterShare ships an update every 2 weeks, Xerox DocuShare Flex every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PrinterShare versus Xerox DocuShare Flex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinterShareXerox DocuShare Flex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (384 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings384 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDynamix SoftwareXerox Corporation

Customer experience

PrinterShare

All ratings377 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews670 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative48.2%

Xerox DocuShare Flex

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PrinterShare

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to print
  • Printing only works intermittently
  • Printed output has issues like missing content or formatting problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more printer models
  • Improve printing quality and scaling options
  • Provide better organization and management of printed files
  • Offer a free version with more functionality

Xerox DocuShare Flex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PrinterShare

Subscriptions1
  • One Year Premium Subscription$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • PrinterShare Mobile Premium Key$9.99
None

Xerox DocuShare Flex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrinterShare free?
PrinterShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xerox DocuShare Flex free?
Xerox DocuShare Flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PrinterShare or Xerox DocuShare Flex?
Xerox DocuShare Flex is rated higher. PrinterShare averages 4.9 out of 5 from 384 ratings, while Xerox DocuShare Flex averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PrinterShare or Xerox DocuShare Flex have ads?
Neither PrinterShare nor Xerox DocuShare Flex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrinterShare or Xerox DocuShare Flex?
PrinterShare ships an update every 2 weeks, and Xerox DocuShare Flex every 8 months. Most recently, PrinterShare was updated on October 31, 2026 and Xerox DocuShare Flex on October 22, 2026.

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