Comparison

PrintStream vs ChirpAlarm

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

Head to head
About

PrintStream

Features
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Print photos, PDFs, scanned documents and notes straight from your iPhone or iPad — no cables, no drivers, no sign-up. PrintStream finds your AirPrint printer automatically. Crop, enhance and lay out pages, then tap Print. PRINT ANYTHING • Photos from your library or camera, auto-fit to A4, Letter, Legal or A5 • PDFs from Files, ready to print in one tap • Notes and lists typed right in the app • Color or grayscale in one switch SCAN DOCUMENTS • Document scanner with automatic edge detection • Crop, straighten and print a clean copy EDIT BEFORE YOU PRINT • Crop with free, 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9 ratios • Rotate and apply B&W, Sepia or Negative filters SAVE PAPER • Batch print many photos at once • 2-up and 4-up layouts, plus ID card front and back PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your documents go from your device to your printer — never to our servers • Print history and saved PDFs stay on your device • No account needed PRINTSTREAM PREMIUM Unlock no-watermark prints, the document scanner, batch printing, all filters and saved files. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emrekotun.github.io/print_stream_privacy_policy/

About

ChirpAlarm

Wake up to authentic bird recordings and test your species identification skills to dismiss your alarm. This app helps birders start their day immersed in nature and improve their sound identification abilities.

Highlights
  • Authentic bird sound recordings
  • Species identification quiz to dismiss alarm
  • Customizable species lists
  • Quiz history and statistics
  • Bird information with images and descriptions
  • No ads or subscriptions
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When your alarm fires, you hear a real bird recording sourced from xeno-canto. To dismiss the alarm, you need to identify the species from the provided options. Start your day surrounded by birds, and sharpen your sound ID abilities every day! What's inside Real recordings — every alarm plays an authentic field recording from your list. Your species list — browse and search xeno-canto, preview recordings, and choose which birds wake you up each day. Multiple lists can be managed. Quiz to dismiss — multiple choice to ensure that you're awake, improve your sound ID skills. Stats — your quiz history, so you can track which species you've learned and which ones keep getting you. Bird Info — An image and a short description of the bird will be shown to you before you dismiss the alarm. No ads. No subscription. One purchase. Who it's for Birders who want to start the day with their hobby and improve their sound ID skills. Anyone for whom a blaring alarm is just a bad way to begin.

Screenshots

PrintStream4 screens
ChirpAlarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChirpAlarm at none against PrintStream's 3. ChirpAlarm also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PrintStream sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. ChirpAlarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrintStream ships an update fortnightly, ChirpAlarm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PrintStream versus ChirpAlarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrintStreamChirpAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMRE KOTUNJonathan Hu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PrintStream

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium Access$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$9.99
None

ChirpAlarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrintStream free?
PrintStream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChirpAlarm free?
ChirpAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PrintStream or ChirpAlarm have ads?
Neither PrintStream nor ChirpAlarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrintStream or ChirpAlarm?
PrintStream ships an update fortnightly, and ChirpAlarm daily. Most recently, PrintStream was updated on October 28, 2026 and ChirpAlarm on October 10, 2026.

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