Comparison

Sharpdesk Mobile vs RICOH Printer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

RICOH Printer

Control your Ricoh printer remotely from your smart device. Print documents and photos, scan files to your phone, manage copy settings, and adjust machine configurations like Wi-Fi and passwords.

Highlights
  • Print photos and documents
  • Scan to smartphone (PDF/JPEG)
  • Execute copy functions
  • Manage Wi-Fi and IP settings
  • Change passwords and sleep time
  • View printer status
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Description Features of Ricoh Printer - Ricoh Printer allows users to do Print, Copy, Scan, change settings, and see status of the printer from smart devices. Copy function - You can execute Copy by selecting parameters such as resolution and paper size. Scan function - You can select parameters such as resolution and save scanned file to your smart phone. - The files that are scanned with a MFP can be saved in you smart phone in PDF or JPEG file. Print function - You can print photos and documents stored in your smart phone - Documents and photos in your smart phone can be printed from a MFP - You can select parameters such as paper size and print density and print photos in JPEG, PNG, BMP format and files in TXT, PDF format. Machine Settings - You can set Wi-Fi, IP address, and also access point using Soft AP mode - You can change password and sleep time. Languages: Japanese, English, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali

Screenshots

Sharpdesk Mobile4 screens
RICOH Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sharpdesk Mobile at 3.2 against RICOH Printer's 1.0. Sharpdesk Mobile also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 7%). RICOH Printer's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Sharpdesk Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Sharpdesk Mobile's written reviews are positive against 7% of RICOH Printer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sharpdesk Mobile ships an update every 5 months, RICOH Printer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sharpdesk Mobile versus RICOH Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharpdesk MobileRICOH Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (16 ratings) — better1.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB112 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSharp CorporationRicoh Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Sharpdesk Mobile

All ratings16 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative49.0%

RICOH Printer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative87.6%

Bugs and requests

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

RICOH Printer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sharpdesk Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

RICOH Printer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sharpdesk Mobile free?
Sharpdesk Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RICOH Printer free?
RICOH Printer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sharpdesk Mobile or RICOH Printer?
Sharpdesk Mobile is rated higher. Sharpdesk Mobile averages 3.2 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while RICOH Printer averages 1.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Sharpdesk Mobile or RICOH Printer have ads?
Neither Sharpdesk Mobile nor RICOH Printer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sharpdesk Mobile or RICOH Printer?
Sharpdesk Mobile ships an update every 5 months, and RICOH Printer every 4 months. Most recently, Sharpdesk Mobile was updated on November 6, 2026 and RICOH Printer on November 4, 2026.

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