Ulanzi Creator vs JoyPrinter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ulanzi Creator
This app offers smart control for lighting devices with customizable modes and effects. It also features a teleprompter for easy script reading and management, supporting various file formats and orientation changes.
- Bluetooth smart device control
- Adjustable bi-colour and RGB lighting
- Multiple light effects and custom adjustments
- Teleprompter with script import
- Portrait/landscape orientation support
- Customizable script display settings
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Ulanzi Creator provides creators with a smart, professional, and convenient all-in-one device control experience, helping you work more efficiently throughout the shooting and creative process. With Ulanzi Creator, you can quickly connect and manage Ulanzi smart devices, adjust device settings in real time, and easily create your ideal creative environment with multi-device control. Smart Connectivity • Fast Bluetooth device connection • Automatic discovery of nearby devices • Easy addition and management of smart devices Intelligent Control • Individual device control • Real-time device parameter adjustment • Multi-device control and coordination Professional Lighting & Ambience Control • Control bi-color and RGB lighting devices • Adjust brightness, color temperature, hue, saturation, and more • Multiple lighting effects for different scenes • Control fog machines to create a variety of shooting atmospheres • Adjust fog effects and duration Smart Teleprompter • Flexible teleprompter display settings • Quickly switch between teleprompter scripts • Supports image recognition and fast file import Ulanzi Creator will continue to expand its range of creative tools and smart devices, building a more complete smart creative ecosystem for creators.
JoyPrinter
Easily print photos from your device's gallery or camera using a Bluetooth printer. Customize print settings like size and layout before sending to your printer.
- Print photos from camera
- Print photos from gallery
- Bluetooth printer connectivity
- Adjustable printing parameters
- Print internal app materials
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The app is connected to a Bluetooth printer, which can print photos taken through the camera, as well as photos from the gallery and internal materials of the app. The printing parameters can be adjusted during printing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: JoyPrinter at 100% against Ulanzi Creator's 33%. JoyPrinter also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
JoyPrinter holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Ulanzi Creator's written reviews are positive against 100% of JoyPrinter's.
Ulanzi Creator ships an update every 3 months, JoyPrinter every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ulanzi Creator | JoyPrinter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen VIJIM Technology Co.,Ltd. | Shenzhen Joyhonest Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Ulanzi Creator
JoyPrinter
In-app purchases
Ulanzi Creator
No in-app purchases
JoyPrinter
No in-app purchases
