Comparison

Printa vs Stikkr

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

Head to head
About

Printa

Features
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Printa is a nifty iOS app for printing photos and PDF files with compact Bluetooth thermal printers, including many mini thermal printers, cat printers, and affordable portable models. Import a photo or PDF, adjust the print options, and print directly from the app. You can also print from other apps using the iOS share menu, thanks to Printa’s integrated share extension. Printa is made for straightforward printing with practical controls. The app can automatically reconnect to your printer and includes useful options to tune the final result before printing. Features: β€’ Print photos and PDF files β€’ Import files directly into the app β€’ Print from other apps using the share extension β€’ Auto reconnect to previously used printers β€’ Support for compact bluetooth thermal printers β€’ Support for cat-style thermal printers β€’ Multiple dithering styles β€’ Adjustable threshold β€’ Brightness and contrast controls β€’ Scaling options β€’ Additional print settings for better output β€’ Simple interface focused on direct printing Supported printer families include: β€’ M series: M01, M08F, M832, M836 β€’ P series: P1, P2, P3, P3S, P4, P5, P6, P7, P7H, P10, P100, P100S β€’ MP series: MP100/100S, MP200/200S, MP220/220S, MP300/300S β€’ LP series: LP100, LP100S, LP220, LP220S β€’ X series: X1, X2, X2H, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X16, X100, X101H, X102, X103H β€’ D series: D1, D100, D2 β€’ T series: T02, T02E β€’ Q series: Q302, Q580 β€’ K06 family β€’ V5X family β€’ Cat printers Printa gives you a direct way to print from your iPhone to small thermal printers, with the options needed to make photos, documents, and quick prints look better on black-and-white thermal paper.

About

Stikkr

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Stikkr is a label designer and Bluetooth print app for NIIMBOT D110, B1, B21, B3S and newer Phomemo M110 printers. It runs entirely on your device, with no accounts and no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Design labels on a canvas β€” text, shapes, barcodes, QR codes, your own images. β€’ Use 150+ ready-made templates: address blocks, price tags, jar labels, cable IDs, return-address strips, and more. β€’ Print over Bluetooth straight to your printer. No cloud round-trip, no print server. β€’ Batch print from a CSV or spreadsheet β€” type once, print fifty. β€’ Counter labels with optional encryption β€” keep a private running series across batches without exposing the raw count. β€’ Quick-fill any field from your phone keyboard or a clipboard paste. β€’ Six languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean. WHAT IT WON'T DO β€’ No account. No sign-up. No "create your free workspace." β€’ No ads. Not a single banner, ever. β€’ No analytics by default. One optional anonymous toggle in Settings, off out of the box. β€’ No cloud sync in v1.0. Anything you make stays on your device unless you export it yourself. PRINTERS SUPPORTED AT LAUNCH β€’ NIIMBOT D110 β€” the popular pocket label printer with replaceable ribbons. β€’ NIIMBOT B1 / B21 / B3S β€” the larger desktop and portable models. β€’ Phomemo M110 (newer BLE models, also sold as M150) β€” the M110 hardware with the OLED screen. Older M110 hardware revisions that only speak Bluetooth Classic SPP are not supported in this release. OFFLINE-FIRST BY DESIGN Your designs, spreadsheets, print history and printer pairings stay on your device. They are never sent to any server. You can use the entire label-designing-and-printing flow without giving us so much as an email address. The network is touched only for things you explicitly opt into: a one-time purchase, optional anonymous usage statistics, or a cloud feature you turn on yourself. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UNLOCK Stikkr has a generous daily print quota that covers everyday use. If you regularly run big batches, a one-time in-app purchase removes the cap forever β€” no subscription, no recurring fee. Single payment, yours from then on. WHO THIS IS FOR People who bought a thermal label printer and would prefer their label app not to upsell them on premium fonts, login flows, or "AI Suggestions". Hobbyists, small-shop owners, archivists, anyone running a tidy household, anyone who labels jars. If you've been put off by the official apps that ship with these printers, this is the app they should have shipped with.

Screenshots

Printa4 screens
Stikkr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stikkr at Free against Printa's $0.99. Stikkr also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Printa's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Stikkr is free to download; Printa costs $0.99 up front. Stikkr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Printa asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Printa versus Stikkr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrintaStikkr
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.613.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco PetrucciSimon McAuliffe

In-app purchases

None

Printa

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stikkr

One-time1
  • Unlimited Prints$7.99

Questions

Is Printa free?
Printa costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stikkr free?
Stikkr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Printa or Stikkr have ads?
Neither Printa nor Stikkr shows ads.

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