Comparison

HP vs Quick Print

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

Head to head
About

HP

Manage your HP printers and computers, print, scan, and access support all in one place. Set up new devices easily, personalize settings, and stay informed about ink and paper levels. Includes creative printables and helpful tools for document editing.

Highlights
  • Guided device setup
  • Printer and computer management
  • Print and scan documents
  • Access to HP Printables
  • Document editing and correction
  • Customizable print shortcuts
  • Ink and paper level notifications
Features
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The go-to app for your HP devices. Set up your new printer, personalize your experience, print, scan, and contact support—all in one place. Formerly HP Smart, the new HP app[1] offers you more ways to get more from your HP devices. Easy Setup, Wherever You Are New device? No problem. Get up and running fast with a guided setup that does the heavy lifting for you. Once you are ready to go, you can manage your HP printer and computer and stay on top of the essentials, like checking your ink levels. Make the Most of Your Device Stay informed with top recommendations. Plus, you can adjust your device settings and discover HP products that match your needs—it is all about making your tech work just the way you like it. Print and Scan, On Your Time Print a school form from the kitchen or a last-minute birthday card. Even, scan receipts in seconds and send it straight to your email. Whether you are at home or at the office, completing your print tasks is a click away. Instant Help Whenever You Need It When something goes wrong, help is right there—make a quick call, message live chat or find answers in the app[1]. You’ll be back to what matters before you know it. But wait, your experience just gets better and better! • Unlock a world of creativity with HP Printables[2]. Explore tons of cards, coloring pages, educational worksheets, and fun crafts projects. • Adjust and edit your documents before you hit print. • Set up custom shortcuts for print tasks you use often. • Automatically correct images, name files, flatten pages, extract text, and scan multiple pages at the same time with the HP app.[3] • Get a notification when your printer is low on ink or paper and easily order more to keep printing uninterrupted. We're always adding cool new features to the app. Make sure you turn on auto-updates, so you don't miss all the latest improvements! Disclaimers 1. HP Smart and myHP are now the HP app, available for download on macOS devices; and for iOS mobile phones and iPads. The HP app requires download available at www.hp.com/hp-app. Not all HP devices, services, apps are available in the HP app. Certain features are available in English language only, and may vary by printer and PC model/country, and between desktop/mobile applications. HP reserves the right to introduce charges for use of select HP app functionality. Internet access required. HP account required for full functionality. Fax sending capability only. Live chat and phone support are available during business hours and varies by country. Chat service is localized in supported regions, and where not supported, will default to English. Supported conferencing features vary by device and device configuration. For complete Terms of Service see: www.hp.com/hp-app-terms-of-use. 2. Printables are for personal use only and may not be distributed for any commercial purpose. 3. Choose HP+ at setup to activate benefits. HP+ requires an HP account, ongoing connection to the internet, and the use of only Original HP ink for the life of the printer. More at hp.com/plus

About

Quick Print

Print documents, photos, and web pages wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad to a wide range of printers. Convert various file types directly to PDF without needing a computer or printer drivers.

Highlights
  • Wireless printing to all printers
  • PDF conversion for multiple file types
  • No computer or driver installation needed
  • Print from cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Docs)
  • Supports over 1000 printer models
  • Print to PDF directly
  • File transfer via Wi-Fi and iTunes
Features
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Quick Print enables wireless printing documents, photos, web pages, emails and more to ALL Printer and PDF file right from your iPhone & iPad. *** Check out this! Quick Print Connect(Mac) helps you print to ANY Printer *** https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-print-connect/id917159776?ls=1&mt=12 It eliminates the need to print through computer, download or install printer driver for printing, Quick Print supports many wifi, network and local printer supports more than 1000 printer models of many manufacturers (for example: Brother, Canon, Dell, EPSON, Fuji Xerox, Gestetner, Hewlett Packard(HP), Infotec, Kodak, Kyocera, Lanier, Lenovo, Lexmark, Oki Data, Olivetti, NRG, NTT, RICOH, Samsung, Savin, Sharp, TA Triumph-Adler/UTAX, Toshiba, Xerox, Zink…) including WiFi/Ethernet/USB printers and most of other OEM Brands with AirPrint-enable printers is 100% supported. === Upgrade to Full Version === Quick Print Lite is aimed to test compatibility with your printer. if it works well with your printers, please get the full version of Quick Print to print your documents. Quick Print lets you create full-quality printed output without the need to download or install drivers, Quick Print displays many printer options that apply to the document or image being printed. Details such as paper type, page range, print quality, and orientation are automatically determined at search time. Using "Open In..." approach you can print files from many popular online storages: Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk, GoogleDocs. It just a matter of several taps to download your file via free Dropbox, iDisk or Google Docs application and send it to printer.
 With Quick Print Connect(Mac), it helps your to print from iPhone and iPad to ALL printers attached on your mac, and print to pdf on mac with build-in virtual pdf printer too. = Accurately print any printable file format to PDF = Quick print many types of documents to pdf with build-in Virtual PDF Printer directly, here are the list of supported document formats: PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, TXT, HTML, JPG, Safari webarchive. 

With WiFi Driver Sharing you can upload or download files from your computer to iPad , it uses HTTP & WebDAV protocol to share its data with other computers via Wi-Fi network. Also you can transfer documents to Quick Print using iTunes File Sharing via USB for read, print and share. Important Note: 1. Please go to our website to check Quick Printer will works with your printer model, or you can contact us: support@iPDFApps.com 2. A Wi-Fi capable printer must be connected to the same home Wi-Fi network as your iPad device. 3. Your printers connected using Bluetooth or shared through a USB port of a Mac, PC, AirPort Base Station, or Time Capsule are not supported. Find More Information about Quick Print at: http://www.iPDFApps.com/ Feel free to contact us If you have any suggestions, questions or issues at: http://www.iPDFApps.com/contact. == Legal Information == Duration and price of each subscription are displayed in PDF to Word storefront, updated at the time of purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed/turned off in the iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. Terms of use & Privacy policy: https://www.ipdfapps.com/term-of-service/ https://www.ipdfapps.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

HP4 screens
Quick Print4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HP at 4.7 against Quick Print's 3.4. HP also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4.3M vs 5). Quick Print's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Quick Print sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. HP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HP has 4.3M ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of HP's written reviews are positive against 11% of Quick Print's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HP ships an update every 6 weeks, Quick Print every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
HP versus Quick Print: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHPQuick Print
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3M ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews35.8% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3M — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size437 MB76 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHP Inc.威如 张

Customer experience

HP

All ratings4,247,880 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews7,159 reviews
Positive35.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative59.1%

Quick Print

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative87.7%

Bugs and requests

HP

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Printer not recognized by app
  • Printing stops midway through job
  • Scan function not working as expected
  • App freezes or crashes frequently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to print multiple pages per sheet
  • Improve app responsiveness and stability
  • Provide more control over printer settings
  • Integrate ink subscription management within app
  • Enable direct printing from apps like Gmail

Quick Print

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HP

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Print

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Year Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is HP free?
HP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Print free?
Quick Print is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HP or Quick Print?
HP is rated higher. HP averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3M ratings, while Quick Print averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do HP or Quick Print have ads?
Neither HP nor Quick Print shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HP or Quick Print?
HP ships an update every 6 weeks, and Quick Print every 4 months. Most recently, HP was updated on November 4, 2026 and Quick Print on November 1, 2026.

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