Comparison

Canvas Print™ vs Retain

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

Head to head
About

Canvas Print™

Transform your phone photos into large, ready-to-hang canvas prints. Select images from your favorite social media and cloud storage services for same-day pickup at Walgreens or home delivery. Create personalized masterpieces with various size options.

Highlights
  • Same-day canvas print pickup at Walgreens
  • Print photos from phone, Instagram, Facebook, Google Photos, Dropbox
  • Multiple canvas sizes available (square, landscape, portrait)
  • Ready-to-hang masterpieces
  • Home shipping option
Features
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Same Day Canvas Prints - Print your favorite phone pictures on big beautiful canvas. Pickup at your local Walgreens TODAY. Large, ready to hang masterpieces by YOU! Works with Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, Google Photos, & Dropbox. Select photos directly from your phone, or tablet and get them on a large gorgeous canvas. Easy to Use: • 12x12 Square Canvas Masterpieces at Walgreens • Landscape Canvas Print: 8x10, 11x14, 12x12, 16x20 at Walgreens • Portrait Canvas Print: 10x8, 14x11, 20x16 at Walgreens • Same Day Pickup at Walgreens or Ship to your home! Select From Your Favorite Photo Places: • Instagram • Facebook • Flickr • Google Photos • Dropbox With just a few taps you can select your photos, select the quantity and then pick them up at your local Walgreens as glorious canvas masterpiece or have them shipped to your home with many size options. Perfect for hanging. Coupon codes are valid for a limited time on the Walgreens Mobile Partner application only. Code must be entered in the mobile app quick prints checkout flow to apply discount. Timing will be determined by Walgreens server clock. Discount does not apply to previous purchases or taxes. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer valid on the Walgreens Mobile Partner application only. Walgreens reserve the right to expire the offer at any time. In store sales associates reserve the right to monitor and prevent offer abuse. We look forward to seeing your creations. For regular updates hints and tips check out our twitter page @printicular. Connect: support@meamobile.com www.facebook.com/printicular twitter.com/printicular www.printicular.com enjoy.

About

Retain

Easily capture and upload customer photos to a system for tracking sales and building your customer base. The app allows for quick photo taking, previewing, and background uploading, with SMS confirmation for successful uploads.

Highlights
  • Capture customer photos
  • Preview photos before upload
  • Retake photos easily
  • Enter customer names for matching
  • Background photo uploading
  • SMS upload confirmation
Features
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Retain Loyalty photo uploader is a simple way to take photos of your customers and upload them to our servers for easy matching! This app is for any salesperson who wants to use our services to retain their customer's loyalty. It allows you to easily upload your customer's photo to our system. There you can keep track of your sales along with a photo of your customers and use our services to build up your customer base. Anyone can sign up for an account with us for free. With Retain Loyalty photo uploader you can... -Quickly and easily take a photo of your customer after the sale. -Preview your photo before uploading to be sure that you are happy with it. -Retake the photo if they forgot to smile. -Enter the customer's name for super simple matching. -Quickly take all the photos you want. They will all upload in the background to keep you going. You can remove the unwanted photos later on our website. -Enter you phone number and check to receive SMS, and you will get a confirmation text to let you know that your photo was successfully uploaded.

Screenshots

Canvas Print™4 screens
Retain3 screens

Verdict

The call

Canvas Print™ and Retain both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Retain's written reviews are positive against 30% of Canvas Print™'s. Retain also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Canvas Print™'s advantage is ratings volume (325 vs 4). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Canvas Print™ against 4.8 for Retain. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Print™ has 325 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Canvas Print™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Retain's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Canvas Print™ ships an update every 3 months, Retain every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Canvas Print™ versus Retain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanvas Print™Retain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (325 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews30.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings325 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEA MobileRetain LLC

Customer experience

Canvas Print™

All ratings325 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive30.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.7%

Retain

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Canvas Print™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App just spun, no other options
  • Charged without use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Provide contact details
  • Allow multiple images on one canvas
  • More size options
  • Show price before order submission
  • Updates to the app

Retain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Canvas Print™

No in-app purchases

None

Retain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Canvas Print™ free?
Canvas Print™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retain free?
Retain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Canvas Print™ or Retain?
Canvas Print™ and Retain are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 325 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Canvas Print™ or Retain have ads?
Neither Canvas Print™ nor Retain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Canvas Print™ or Retain?
Canvas Print™ ships an update every 3 months, and Retain every 2 months. Most recently, Canvas Print™ was updated on September 22, 2026 and Retain on September 7, 2026.

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