Comparison

Printer AI vs Smart Printer

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

Head to head
About

Printer AI

Easily print documents, photos, emails, and webpages directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app includes editing tools for drawing, text, and pictures, as well as a scanner to digitize and print physical documents. It supports over 9,000 printer models.

Highlights
  • Print photos and documents
  • Scan and print documents
  • Drawing pad for custom prints
  • Text editor for printable text
  • Supports over 9,000 printer models
  • Edit photos and drawings
Features
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With Smart printer and Air Printer app print documents, photos, printable, emails, webpages and texts from iPhone & ipad. Edit tools for drawing, text and pics. Also Scan & Share files. Smarts Printer app & scanner can help you print photos and documents without installing printer drivers. You can print anything with our printer app with seconds. Our printer app supports more than 9000 printer models. The main key features of the printer app is as below: * Print photos and documents. * Print photos on same sheet or as a poster. * Print emails, webpages or other documents. * Draw anything on drawing pad and print it. * Scan anything and print it with printers. * Type any text in text edit with different fonts and print it. ► SCAN DOCUMENTS: With Smart printer & Air printer app you can scan any document with built in scanner. Also you can edit and print multiple scanned documents. ► DRAWING PAD: Smart Printer app provide you a drawing pad to draw anything. User will get multiple options for drawing anything and print. ► PRINT TEXT: User can also print a text form anywhere & anytime. The text editor has many premium features. ► PRINTER SUPPORT: Our Smart printer app supports more than 9000 models of printers including Canon, HP, Xerox, Samsung, Brothers, Sharp, Toshiba, NRG, Oki, Lenovo, Laxmark, EPSON, Dell and many more. Our terms & conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/printlytermsconditions/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/printlyprinterapp/privacypolicy

About

Smart Printer

Easily print documents and photos directly from your smartphone to compatible printers. Manage all your printing tasks, adjust settings, and choose paper sizes without needing a computer.

Highlights
  • Print documents and photos from smartphone
  • Seamless connectivity to compatible printers
  • Manage printing tasks without a computer
  • Adjust printer settings
  • Choose paper sizes
  • Intuitive and hassle-free printing
Features
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Our Smart Printer is a convenient app that allows you to easily print documents and photos directly from your smartphone. With seamless connectivity to compatible printers, it lets you manage printing tasks without the need for a computer. Whether it’s important documents or cherished photos, you can print them quickly and in high quality. The app offers full control over your printer, enabling you to adjust settings, choose paper sizes, and manage print jobs efficiently. Smart Printer: Air Print Photo provides an intuitive and hassle-free way to handle all your printing needs right from your mobile device. - To access all the premium features and content, you need to subscribe. The cost of the purchase is charged to your iTunes account. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings. - Subscription will be automatically renewed. Auto-renew can be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Pricing in countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Terms of Use: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Agff8ZybzcoPbAlgjF2dfwZeKaU?e=HyOmkf Privacy Policy: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Agff8ZybzcoPaCy-vcvHQaS4AnM?e=4gddTh

Screenshots

Printer AI4 screens
Smart Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Printer at 4.4 against Printer AI's 3.2. Smart Printer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Printer AI's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Printer AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Smart Printer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Printer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 28 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printer AI ships an update every 2 months, Smart Printer every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Printer AI versus Smart Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinter AISmart Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (11 ratings)4.4 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantosh BairagiEda Green

Customer experience

Printer AI

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Printer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Printer AI

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium Plan$6.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium Plan$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Printer Premium$49.99
4 purchases

Smart Printer

Subscriptions4
  • Smart Printer: Air Print Photo3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Smart Printer: Air Print Photo$5.997 Days
  • Air Print Photo: Smart Printer$19.991 Month
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  • AirPrint: Scan Photos & Docs$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Printer AI free?
Printer AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Printer free?
Smart Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Printer AI or Smart Printer?
Smart Printer is rated higher. Printer AI averages 3.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Smart Printer averages 4.4 from 28 ratings.
Do Printer AI or Smart Printer have ads?
Printer AI shows ads; Smart Printer does not.
Which is updated more often, Printer AI or Smart Printer?
Printer AI ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Printer every 3 months. Most recently, Printer AI was updated on November 4, 2026 and Smart Printer on November 4, 2026.

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