Comparison

CalPrint for iPhone vs Messages and Chat Export PDF

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

Head to head
About

CalPrint for iPhone

Easily print your iPhone calendar events and reminders to any printer, not just AirPrint. Share them as PDFs via email. This app supports printing maps and directions for appointments, and allows for editing events directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Print Day, Week, Month, and custom list views
  • Email calendar/reminders as PDF
  • Print maps and driving directions
  • Add, delete, and edit appointments
  • Print to ALL printers (not just AirPrint)
  • Supports Shortcuts for printing
Features
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Print your Calendar and Reminders from your iPhone. You can print your Day, Week, Month and custom list calendar views to ANY printer, not just AirPrint. Email your calendar or reminders as a PDF file to share with others. Print out your monthly calendar and stick it to the fridge or office wall. Print out a shared family reminder shopping list. Full support for Shortcuts eg. "Print today", "Print tomorrow", "Print this week", "Print this month" Print maps and driving directions for appointments. Add, delete and edit your appointments inside CalPrint and print them out straight away. Choose from a range of print options, including layout, mini calendar inserts, text size, single page and more. Create a list view of upcoming appointments for the next week, month or any date range you choose. Each appointment is itemized and printed in a list. There is no need to setup calendars as CalPrint uses your existing calendar on your iPhone or iPad. Google Calendar, Exchange and other calendar formats are all supported. FULL CALENDAR FUNCTIONALITY • Choose which calendars to display and print • Email your calendar views as PDF files • Search for events and print the results • Easy scroll the week view • Quickly zoom to a day in month view • Easily create new appointments • Print event maps and driving directions • Print your calendar as a PDF for use in other apps • Utilizes existing calendars, no new calendar setup needed. • View and Print by Day/Week/Month and a custom list view REMINDER FUNCTIONALITY • Choose which reminder lists to display and print • Print your shopping list, to do list, or other lists shared with your family • Filter by scheduled and completed • Search for text in reminders to filter results • Email your reminder lists as PDF files FULLY FUNCTIONAL PRINTING • Print to ALL printers (Network/WiFi/USB/Bluetooth) via your Mac or PC or direct to most WiFi printers without additional software. Also print to Apple AirPrint printers. • USB & Bluetooth printers can be used with free print server software (Windows & Mac) • Print remotely via 3G/4G • Print using ALL the same document formats to ALL printers used by your Mac/PC

About

Messages and Chat Export PDF

Easily save and organize conversations from any messaging app into a single PDF or image. Automatically stitch screenshots or record scrollable chats as high-quality videos. Offers precision editing and private on-device processing for secure exports.

Highlights
  • Auto-stitch screenshots to PDF/image
  • Manual stitching and precision editing
  • Record scrollable chats as video
  • Trim, crop, and slow down video
  • Organize exports with folders
  • Export to JPG, PNG, or PDF
Features
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Messages Export makes it easy to save and organize your favorite conversations from any messaging app. Whether you want a clean PDF, high quality images, or a video scroll, we’ve got you covered. Auto-Stitch Screenshots into a Single PDF or Image We now support automatic stitching! Just take your screenshots, import them into the app, and we’ll handle the rest. No alignment or editing required. Want more control? You can still fine-tune the stitching manually at any time. How it works: 1. Open the app 2. Select your screenshots 3. Let the app stitch automatically — or cut and adjust manually 4. Export and share! Perfect for saving long chats, memories, or important conversations in a single file. Prefer video format? Record any scrollable conversation and save it as a high-quality video. Trim out what you don’t need and crop the top or bottom. You can even slow down the video for easier reading. Record in 5 simple steps: 1. Open the app 2. Tap the record button 3. Switch to your messages app and scroll the chat 4. Return and stop the recording 5. Trim, crop, and save! Stitching Features: + Simple & Intuitive No fluff. Select your recent screenshots and start stitching. Fast and easy. + Precision Editing Cut with pixel-level precision. A transparent overlay helps you align screenshots perfectly. + Fast & Private All processing is done on your device only. No external servers. Your data stays yours, and conversions happen in seconds. + Stay Organized Use folders and custom file names to manage your exports. Keep everything neat and accessible. + Easy Exporting Share or print your PDFs instantly via iMessage, AirDrop, or your favorite app. + Export in JPG, PNG, or Multi-Page PDF (Requires in-app purchase) Make backing up your chats effortless. Download Messages Export today!

Screenshots

CalPrint for iPhone4 screens
Messages and Chat Export PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CalPrint for iPhone at 94% against Messages and Chat Export PDF's 32%. CalPrint for iPhone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Messages and Chat Export PDF's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 610). On update cadence, 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

Messages and Chat Export PDF is free to download; CalPrint for iPhone costs $1.99 up front. Messages and Chat Export PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CalPrint for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalPrint for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Messages and Chat Export PDF has 4.2K ratings behind it against 610, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of CalPrint for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 32% of Messages and Chat Export PDF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalPrint for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, Messages and Chat Export PDF every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CalPrint for iPhone versus Messages and Chat Export PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalPrint for iPhoneMessages and Chat Export PDF
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (610 ratings) — better4.5 (4.2K ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better32.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6104.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEuroSmartz LtdDIGISET LLC

Customer experience

CalPrint for iPhone

All ratings607 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative5.2%

Messages and Chat Export PDF

All ratings4,169 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative64.6%

Bugs and requests

CalPrint for iPhone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Messages and Chat Export PDF

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when stitching multiple screenshots
  • Exported PDFs have visible seams and poor quality
  • Inability to rearrange screenshots after initial stitching
  • Paid features not working as advertised

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually crop and edit stitched screenshots
  • Support for multi-page PDF exports
  • Improved workflow for organizing and stitching screenshots
  • Better integration with cloud storage and photo libraries

In-app purchases

None

CalPrint for iPhone

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Messages and Chat Export PDF

One-time1
  • Messages Export Pro$9.99

Questions

Is CalPrint for iPhone free?
CalPrint for iPhone costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Messages and Chat Export PDF free?
Messages and Chat Export PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalPrint for iPhone or Messages and Chat Export PDF?
CalPrint for iPhone is rated higher. CalPrint for iPhone averages 4.9 out of 5 from 610 ratings, while Messages and Chat Export PDF averages 4.5 from 4.2K ratings.
Do CalPrint for iPhone or Messages and Chat Export PDF have ads?
Neither CalPrint for iPhone nor Messages and Chat Export PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CalPrint for iPhone or Messages and Chat Export PDF?
CalPrint for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, and Messages and Chat Export PDF every 6 weeks. Most recently, CalPrint for iPhone was updated on November 10, 2026 and Messages and Chat Export PDF on November 6, 2026.

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