Comparison

PrintHand Mobile Print vs io

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

Head to head
About

PrintHand Mobile Print

Print documents, photos, web pages, and more from your mobile device to various printers. It supports Wi-Fi, AirPrint, and even remote printing over the internet. A test page is available for free, but full functionality requires a purchase.

Highlights
  • Print PDFs, photos, documents, and web pages
  • Share content from any app
  • Print via Wi-Fi, AirPrint, or PC/Mac
  • Save as PDF
  • Remote printing over the internet
  • Test page available for free
Features
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With PrintHand Mobile Print you can print PDFs, photos, documents, web pages, contacts and more! Easily share content to be printed from any other app using the standard iOS Share menu. Print over WiFi (thousands of printer models supported), AirPrint, save as PDF, and even over the internet via our desktop app. IMPORTANT The PrintHand Mobile Print app is not completely free. It is free to install and to print a test page to make sure the app works with your printer model prior to purchase, but actual printing requires a payment. To unlock the full functionality, you need to buy the Premium mode available as an in-app purchase inside this app or by purchasing the PrintHand Mobile Print Premium app from the App Store. If your printer is not supported, you can still print by sharing your printer through our desktop app (see instructions in the app). Please visit https://www.printhand.com/install.php to download the PrintHand Remote desktop software. FEATURES Using PrintHand you can print the following content: - PDFs; - Photos and images; - Office documents and keynotes; - Markdown and text files; - Web pages; - Contacts; - Content copied to clipboard (using Paste to Print); - Content shared from other apps using the Action button. You can print via: - Wi-Fi (using a Wi-Fi Direct printer or using a Wi-Fi router as a middleman); - PC or Mac (if your printer is shared using PrintHand Remote desktop client); - AirPrint; - Save as PDF; USING PRINTERS Printing on Nearby wireless printers Most of the Wi-Fi printers are detected automatically. PrintHand can print on such printers directly in case they are supported by the app. As long as your printer is available from a Windows or Mac computer, you can print via the PrintHand desktop app. To use it, please visit https://www.printhand.com/install.php to download the PrintHand desktop app. The mobile app will find printers shared via the PrintHand Remote desktop app automatically (see instructions in the app). However, please note that your printer should be connected to the same Wi-Fi network to which your mobile device is connected. Remote printing via the Internet Also, you can print on printers located anywhere in the world via the Internet. This will require the same PrintHand desktop software installed on the computer at the receiving end, and a PrintHand desktop account registered. Complimentary 100 pages for Remote Printing under the same account. You can read the Terms of Use here: https://printhand.com/terms.php

About

io

Features
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Mit io:print wird mobiles Arbeiten so einfach wie noch nie. Egal ob auf dem Weg zum Meeting, im Fahrstuhl oder auf der Rückfahrt vom Kundentermin: drucken Sie intuitiv und einfach aus jeder Anwendung heraus. Die io:print App stellt dabei sicher, dass nur Sie Ihre Ausdrucke bekommen. Scannen Sie dazu direkt in der Applikation den QR Code auf Ihrem Drucker, verwalten Sie Ihre Druckaufträge oder wählen Sie den Druckauftrag aus, den Sie ausdrucken wollen. Alles bequem aus einer Anwendung heraus. Achtung: Diese Applikation ist Teil der Unternehmenslösung io:print von bellmatec und setzt eine Installation der Anwendung in Ihrem Unternehmen voraus. Die vorliegende Applikation dient ausschließlich zum Abholen bereits gedruckter Aufträge. Die io:print Unternehmenslösung hilft Ihnen dabei, diese Druckaufträge direkt vom iPad aus zu generieren. Funktionsübersicht der io:print Gesamtlösung: • Intuitive Bedienung durch Verwendung des Standard-Druckdialogs von Apple. Dadurch ist io:print mit allen großen Business-Applikationen im AppStore kombinierbar. • Einfaches Arbeiten, da ein ständiges Open-In von Dokumenten entfällt. Sie drucken direkt in der Anwendung. • Kostengünstig, denn Sie können jeden existierenden Drucker mobilfähig machen – unabhängig von Alter oder Hersteller. • Umweltfreundlich, denn dank der einfachen Druckjobverwaltung gehören ungewünschte oder doppelte Ausdrucke der Vergangenheit an. Das spart Toner und Papier. • Sicher, denn nur Sie können Druckaufträge auch wirklich abholen. Keine vergessenen Ausdrucke mehr im Papierschacht. So funktioniert es: • Drucken Sie mit io:print Emails, Office-Dokumente oder Webseiten direkt aus der Anwendung heraus auf ihren Unternehmensdrucker oder den sicheren MyPrinter. • Öffnen Sie die io:print App und scannen Sie den individuellen QR Code an dem Drucker, vor dem Sie sich gerade befinden. • Wählen Sie die zu druckenden Aufträge aus und nehmen Sie das Ergebnis am Drucker entgegen.

Screenshots

PrintHand Mobile Print3 screens
io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: io at none against PrintHand Mobile Print's 2. io also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). PrintHand Mobile Print's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 20 months). 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. PrintHand Mobile Print sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. io asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrintHand Mobile Print ships an update every 4 weeks, io every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PrintHand Mobile Print versus io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrintHand Mobile Printio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB62 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDynamix Softwarebellmatec GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PrintHand Mobile Print

Subscriptions1
  • One Year Premium Subscription$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • PrintHand Premium Key$19.99
None

io

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrintHand Mobile Print free?
PrintHand Mobile Print is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is io free?
io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PrintHand Mobile Print or io have ads?
Neither PrintHand Mobile Print nor io shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrintHand Mobile Print or io?
PrintHand Mobile Print ships an update every 4 weeks, and io every 20 months. Most recently, PrintHand Mobile Print was updated on November 9, 2026 and io on October 17, 2026.

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