Comparison

Printique vs paperbox

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

Head to head
About

Printique

Experience a vintage typewriter for your digital thoughts. Enjoy tactile typing with sound and haptics, printing your sentences onto cards. Focus on completing one clear thought at a time, with options to save, share, and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Tactile sound and haptics
  • Print words into cards
  • Cross off completed thoughts
  • Save and share cards
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Printique is a vintage typewriter for your thoughts. Every keystroke feels real. Every sentence is printed as a card. It’s not about writing more — it’s about finishing one clear thought. With Printique, you can: • Type with tactile sound and haptics • Print your words into cards • Cross off completed thoughts • Save and share your cards • Sync across devices with iCloud Type it. Print it. Keep it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

paperbox

Features
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每天一只纸盒子,装下值得留下的生活。 一张随手拍的照片、一段忙碌的日程、一件终于完成的小事,都可以成为某一天的纪念。PaperBox 把照片、日程、待办和健康数据变成带有纸张质感的照片、小票与便签,让你亲手收进每天的盒子里。 轻轻一放,收藏今天 长按照片,拖进盒子,或向上一甩,看它轻轻落下。还可以挪动盒里的物品,把一天的片段摆成自己喜欢的样子。 让照片多一点趣味 把照片变成拍立得、齿孔邮票,或抠出主体做成贴纸。搭配不同相纸与自由裁剪,让旅途风景、日常随拍和喜欢的小物,各有自己的模样。 把日常印成纪念 将日程和用时打印成小票,把待办变成黄色便签,也能挑选步数、睡眠、运动等健康数据,留下一份当天的记录。看着纸张一格格送出,再落进盒子,让收藏多一点仪式感。 滑过日期,重新打开那一天 每一天都有独立的盒子。左右滑动切换日期,打开盒子,让收藏的片段铺展开来;也可以切换轮播,一张张慢慢回看。 把今天放在桌面 添加「今天的纸盒子」小组件,让当天收进的照片和小票出现在主屏幕。支持小、中、大三种尺寸,轻点即可回到今天的盒子。 隐私政策:https://paperbox.hilog.app/privacy-policy 服务协议:https://paperbox.hilog.app/terms-of-service 欢迎反馈你的任何建议和需求

Screenshots

Printique4 screens
paperbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

Printique and paperbox are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Printique sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months and paperbox sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printique ships an update monthly, paperbox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Printique versus paperbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrintiquepaperbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCats and Cats (Hangzhou) Intelligent Technology Co., LtdTianjin Ruikai Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Printique

Subscriptions2
  • Printique Pro - 6 Months$0.996 Months
  • Printique Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Printique Pro (Lifetime)$0.99
2 purchases

paperbox

One-time2
  • Lifetime$7.99
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Printique free?
Printique is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is paperbox free?
paperbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Printique or paperbox have ads?
Neither Printique nor paperbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Printique or paperbox?
Printique ships an update monthly, and paperbox fortnightly. Most recently, Printique was updated on November 5, 2026 and paperbox on November 10, 2026.

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