Comparison

Printer Buddy vs LightPhoto

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

Head to head

Daily Photo Review & Cleanup

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

Printer Buddy

Features

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【核心功能】芯片检测：快速识别芯片参数，确保设备兼容性一键烧录：自动/手动/脱机模式，高效完成固件写入固件升级：实时推送最新版本，保障芯片性能与安全性多设备支持：可多设备同时进行连接、升级操作日志记录：完整保存操作记录，便于问题追踪与审计【应用场景】工程师现场调试与批量生产设备维护人员固件升级【优势特点】简洁直观的交互界面企业级数据加密传输注：需配合指定硬件设备使用

About

LightPhoto

Features

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LightPic helps you search, review, and organize your photo library on device, with a daily photo review workflow that is especially useful after trips, events, and busy shooting days. You can browse photos by date, review one day at a time, choose the photos you want to keep, and clean up unwanted similar photos, screenshots, and temporary images. LightPic builds a local photo index so you can quickly find photos by time, location, screenshots, people, scenes, documents, and common visual themes.

Screenshots

Printer Buddy4 screens

LightPhoto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Printer Buddy at none against LightPhoto's 3. Printer Buddy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. LightPhoto sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Printer Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printer Buddy ships an update every 4 days, LightPhoto every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Printer Buddy versus LightPhoto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Printer Buddy	LightPhoto
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 days — better	Every 5 days
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	73 MB	22 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Guangzhou Caisheng E - Commerce Co., Ltd.	海露缪

In-app purchases

None

Printer Buddy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LightPhoto

One-time3

10 Filters$0.99
60 Filters$0.99
Pro Unlimited$3.99

Questions

Is Printer Buddy free?

Printer Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is LightPhoto free?

LightPhoto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Printer Buddy or LightPhoto have ads?

Neither Printer Buddy nor LightPhoto shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Printer Buddy or LightPhoto?

Printer Buddy ships an update every 4 days, and LightPhoto every 5 days. Most recently, Printer Buddy was updated on September 16, 2026 and LightPhoto on October 9, 2026.