Comparison

PrinterMate vs Printer Mini

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

Head to head
About

PrinterMate

This portable companion app enables personalized printing of images and text using thermal technology. It requires no toner and offers Bluetooth connectivity for on-the-go use. Simply load official thermal paper and print your desired content.

Highlights
  • Image and text printing
  • Thermal printing technology
  • No toner required
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Long battery life
  • Portable and compact design
Features
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PrinterMate is the phone companion for portable thermal printers. Turn on Bluetooth, connect your printer, and print labels, photos, text, and banners. Use it for storage labels, study notes, journal stickers, holiday prints, and quick notices. It supports 0.5-inch and 2-inch paper widths and opens the tools that match your printer. Photo print: shoot, pick from the album or a folder, or print a collage, line art, or photo-booth picture. Label print: start from fun templates, industry templates, or creative borders, or make a new label. Add text, barcodes, QR codes, icons, borders, tables, and dates. Drafts and favorites stay on the phone so you can edit later. Text print: print plain text, sticky notes, or a long banner without a complicated layout. Materials: holiday, sketch, plants, learning, animals, cartoons, clothing, home, tattoo stickers, and more. Pick one and print. Connect and preview: scan for your Bluetooth printer, preview the page, and choose how many copies to print. The app is available in Chinese, English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. Turn on Bluetooth and power on the printer before you start. One printer connects to one phone at a time.

About

Printer Mini

Easily print documents, photos, and web pages from your mobile device to any wireless printer. Supports local, remote, and cloud printing with extensive document format compatibility and editing options. Includes AI translation for pre-print content conversion.

Highlights
  • Local, remote, and cloud printing
  • Print PDF, Word, Excel, PPT documents
  • Print photos with editing
  • Print web pages
  • AI translation for pre-print
  • Print settings customization
  • Printer management
Features
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Printer Mini App is a convenient and efficient mobile printing tool that allows you to easily print various documents, photos, and web pages anytime, anywhere. No matter where you are, you can send the files in your phone to the printer with just a few taps for quick printing. Printer Mini App supports various printer brands and models to meet your different needs. Main functions: ●Local printing: Supports connecting to local printers, including Wi-Fi printers, Bluetooth printers, and USB printers. ●Remote printing: Connect to remote printers via the Internet for remote printing. ●Document printing: Supports printing documents in various formats, including PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, etc. ●Photo printing: Supports printing photos in mobile phone albums, and provides various photo editing functions. ●Web page printing: Supports printing web page content, including articles, pictures, etc. ●Cloud printing: Supports connecting to cloud printing services for cloud printing. ●Print settings: Provides rich print setting options, including paper size, number of copies, print orientation, etc. ●Printer management: Conveniently manage connected printers, including adding, deleting, editing, etc. ●AI translation: One-click translation of multiple languages, allowing you to easily convert the translation before printing. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (After free trial period if offered). – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Privacy: https://www.gongwang20219.link/hp/6742768850/ Terms: https://www.gongwang20219.link/hp/6742768850/

Screenshots

PrinterMate4 screens
Printer Mini4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Printer Mini at 4.1 against PrinterMate's 2.1. PrinterMate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Printer Mini sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. PrinterMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Printer Mini holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of PrinterMate's written reviews are positive against 0% of Printer Mini's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrinterMate ships an update every 6 weeks, Printer Mini every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PrinterMate versus Printer Mini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinterMatePrinter Mini
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (12 ratings)4.1 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1235 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Aogu Technology Co., Ltd晨 陈

Customer experience

PrinterMate

All ratings11 ratings
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative62.5%

Printer Mini

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PrinterMate

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Printer Mini

Subscriptions4
  • VIP Membership$9.997 Days
  • VIP membership3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • VIP membership$39.991 Year
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  • VIP Membership$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • VIP Membership$29.99

Questions

Is PrinterMate free?
PrinterMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Printer Mini free?
Printer Mini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PrinterMate or Printer Mini?
Printer Mini is rated higher. PrinterMate averages 2.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Printer Mini averages 4.1 from 35 ratings.
Do PrinterMate or Printer Mini have ads?
Neither PrinterMate nor Printer Mini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrinterMate or Printer Mini?
PrinterMate ships an update every 6 weeks, and Printer Mini every 5 months. Most recently, PrinterMate was updated on October 30, 2026 and Printer Mini on October 28, 2026.

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