Comparison

PrintHand Mobile Print vs BarTender

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 directly from your mobile device. Supports WiFi, AirPrint, and even remote printing over the internet. A test print is available before purchase.

Highlights
  • Print PDFs, photos, and documents
  • Print web pages and contacts
  • Share content from other apps
  • Print via WiFi or AirPrint
  • Remote printing over the internet
  • Save as PDF
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

BarTender

This app enables fast and secure mobile printing of documents, barcode labels, and RFID tags directly from your mobile device. It integrates with existing BarTender software to access and print label templates with real-time data entry and centralized management.

Highlights
  • Mobile printing of labels and documents
  • Barcode and RFID tag printing
  • Real-time data entry
  • Centralized label template management
  • Automatic Bluetooth printer discovery
  • Secure printing with automatic login
Features
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BarTender Mobile App BarTender provides easy, fast and secure mobile printing of documents, barcode labels and RFID tags at your source of work. The app works with active BarTender Print Portal (BarTender 11.4, 2022, 2021) or BarTender Cloud to print existing labels directly from a mobile device. • Print at the source of work including print operator forms and predefined data entry options • Select and print your label documents • Add real-time data • Centralize label template management • Automatically discover and connect to any Bluetooth printer • Maintain mission-critical security • Enable automatic login • Configure document folders • Configure printers For support, refer to https://support.seagullscientific.com For information about how to connect to your Print Portal, refer to https://help.seagullscientific.com/BarTenderMobile/ Seagull Software Developer

Screenshots

PrintHand Mobile Print3 screens
BarTender4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PrintHand Mobile Print at 5.0 against BarTender's 4.0. PrintHand Mobile Print also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). BarTender's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). 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. PrintHand Mobile Print sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. BarTender asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrintHand Mobile Print holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of PrintHand Mobile Print's written reviews are positive against 0% of BarTender's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrintHand Mobile Print ships an update every 4 weeks, BarTender every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PrintHand Mobile Print versus BarTender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrintHand Mobile PrintBarTender
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB121 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDynamix SoftwareSeagull Scientific

Customer experience

PrintHand Mobile Print

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative60.9%

BarTender

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PrintHand Mobile Print

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

BarTender

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrintHand Mobile Print free?
PrintHand Mobile Print is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BarTender free?
BarTender is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PrintHand Mobile Print or BarTender?
PrintHand Mobile Print is rated higher. PrintHand Mobile Print averages 5.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while BarTender averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PrintHand Mobile Print or BarTender have ads?
Neither PrintHand Mobile Print nor BarTender shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrintHand Mobile Print or BarTender?
PrintHand Mobile Print ships an update every 4 weeks, and BarTender every 3 months. Most recently, PrintHand Mobile Print was updated on September 14, 2026 and BarTender on June 6, 2026.

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