Brother iPrint&Scan vs Sharpdesk Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brother iPrint&Scan
Print documents, photos, and web pages directly from your iOS device to a compatible Brother printer. Scan documents and save them to your device or cloud services. Advanced features include editing scans, sending faxes, and previewing copies.
- Wireless printing from iOS devices
- Scan to device or cloud services
- Edit scanned images
- Send faxes from mobile
- Preview copies
- Check machine status
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Brother iPrint&Scan is a free app that enables you to print from and scan to your iOS device (iPhone / iPod touch / iPad). Use your local wireless network to connect your iOS device to your Brother printer or all-in-one. Some new advanced functions have been added, including edit, fax send, fax preview, copy preview, and machine status. Visit your local Brother website for a list of supported models. [Key Features] - Easy to use menu. - Simple steps to print your favorite photos, web pages and documents (PDF, Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, Text). - Print photos directly from your iPhone camera. - Print PDF files or Microsoft® Office documents or Text files by starting the app from "Open in..." - Print your documents and photos directly from the following cloud services: Dropbox™, OneDrive, Evernote®. - Print what you copied to the clipboard. - Use iTunes File Sharing to send compatible files (PDF, Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, Text, JPEG, PNG, TIFF) to iPrint&Scan for convenient printing at a later time. - Scan directly to your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. - Save scanned images to your photo album, iCloud or Facebook / X / Flickr accounts or send them in an E-mail (PDF, JPEG). - Print scanned images saved to iCloud from this app. - Automatically search for supported devices on a local wireless network. - No computer and no driver required. *To save scanned images directly to Facebook / X / Flickr, you must first register your accounts on your mobile device. [Advanced Functions] (Only available on new models.) - Edit previewed images using the editing tools (scale, straighten, crop) if necessary. - Send a fax directly from your mobile device. (This app feature requires access to the address book of your mobile device.) - View received faxes stored on your machine on your mobile device. - The copy preview function enables you to preview an image and edit it if necessary before copying to avoid copy errors. - View the machine’s status such as ink/toner volume and error messages on your mobile device. *Compatible functions will depend on the selected device. [Compatible Print Settings] - Paper Size - 4" x 6" (10 x 15cm) Photo L (3.5" x 5" / 9 x 13 cm) Photo 2L (5" x 7" / 13 x 18 cm) A4 Letter Legal A3 Ledger - Media Type - Glossy Paper Plain Paper - Copies - Up to 5 [Compatible Scan Settings] - Document Size - A4 Letter 4" x 6" (10 x 15cm) Photo L (3.5" x 5" / 9 x 13 cm) Card (2.4" x 3.5" / 60 x 90 mm) Legal A3 Ledger - Scan Type - Color Color (Fast) Black & White [Access Permission Information] You must check and allow the essential access permissions below to use Brother iPrint&Scan service. Essential Permission • Contact information: access to your contact numbers is needed when you use functions like fax, but you can limit access to the specific contact necessary for the service. Optional Permission • Location information: It is requested only when you use device search features like Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, or NFC. Optional data is required to use the corresponding function, and even if permission is not granted, services other than the corresponding function can be used. *Compatible settings will depend on the selected device and function. *Evernote is a trademark of Evernote Corporation and used under a license. *Microsoft, Excel, and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. *To help us improve the application, send your feedback to Feedback-mobile-apps-ps@brother.com. Please note that we may not be able to respond to individual emails.
Sharpdesk Mobile
Easily receive, preview, and store scanned documents from your Wi-Fi connected scanner directly to your mobile device. Print stored documents, attach them to emails, or share them with other applications.
- Receive scanned documents
- Preview documents
- Store documents on mobile
- Print stored documents
- Attach documents to email
- Share with other apps
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Sharpdesk Mobile can receive, preview and store scanned documents from your scanner to your mobile device connected to your Wi-Fi network. Sharpdesk Mobile can also print the documents stored in your mobile device to your printer, attach the scanned documents stored in this application to e-mail, and send the documents to other application in your mobile device to utilize them. For details, see Sharpdesk Mobile Web site: http://sharp-world.com/products/copier/docu_solutions/mobile/sharpdesk_mobile/ Sharpdesk is a trademark or registered trademark of Sharp Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. New features may require options and firmware updates for printer/scanner. See your local support web site for the detail.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sharpdesk Mobile at 3.2 against Brother iPrint&Scan's 2.6. Sharpdesk Mobile also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 20%). Brother iPrint&Scan's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 16) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sharpdesk Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brother iPrint&Scan has 2.1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Brother iPrint&Scan's written reviews are positive against 43% of Sharpdesk Mobile's.
Brother iPrint&Scan ships an update every 2 months, Sharpdesk Mobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brother iPrint&Scan | Sharpdesk Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (2.1K ratings) | 3.2 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brother Industries, LTD. | Sharp Corporation |
Customer experience
Brother iPrint&Scan
Sharpdesk Mobile
User reviews
Brother iPrint&Scan
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient printing and scanning
- 💡 Useful for older printers without AirPrint
- 👍 Works well when it functions properly
- 🚀 Scanning to PDF and cloud services
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent connectivity and reliability issues
- 🔧 Limited printing and scanning options
- 🔧 Outdated and clunky user interface
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- 🔧 Inability to print emails or web pages directly
Sharpdesk Mobile
From 16 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for mobile printing
- 👍 Handy for reps/employees
- 👍 Easy to switch options
- 👍 Prints MS Office files
- 👍 Smooth photo printing
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is broken/stopped working
- 🐛 Printing issues
- 🐛 Clunky and terrible
- 🐛 Cannot print PDFs
- 🐛 Useless app
Bugs and requests
Brother iPrint&Scan
Reported bugs
4 issues- Printer not detected or disconnects frequently
- Printing fails or produces blank pages
- Scanning function crashes or produces low-quality output
- Firmware update process not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to save scans as PDF by default
- Improve integration with iOS sharing and printing
- Provide more granular control over print settings
- Support for double-sided printing and scanning
Sharpdesk Mobile
Reported bugs
21 issues- Stopped working after a couple of months
- Cannot print since updating to version 2.5.0
- Says file is being sent but never prints
- Unable to print documents due to missing components
- Won't print PDFs, only photos
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- No longer prints pics from iPhone 6+
- Broken with iOS 11
- App broken with iOS 9.0
- Cannot communicate to printer successfully
- Not recognized on iOS 8's share sheet
- Cannot print from other apps
- Cannot print a page range from a document
- Cannot open local documents directly
- App crashes on start with iOS 7
- Needs iOS 7 update
- Scanning quit working
- Authentication configured on 5110
- Send to dialog box is blank
- iPad DR Collision error
- Won't find devices across a VLAN
- Cannot edit device name field
Requested features
8 requests- Option to print black-and-white by default
- Option to print specific pages from PDF
- Network support for mobile data (VPN)
- Add 'Open In' function again
- Link to OCR apps
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- User authentication for printing
- Ability to change device name
- Airplay emulation as default
In-app purchases
Brother iPrint&Scan
No in-app purchases
Sharpdesk Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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