Comparison

Smart Air Printer vs Printer App .

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

Head to head
About

Smart Air Printer

Features
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Print from your iPhone in seconds. No cables, no computer, no drivers to install. Smart Air Printer finds your wireless printer and sends documents, photos and scanned pages straight to it. Print 3 items every day for free. Scanning is always unlimited. FIND YOUR PRINTER IN SECONDS Most printers made after 2012 print wirelessly — many people just never knew theirs could. Open the app, and it searches your Wi-Fi network and shows you your printer by name. No setup wizard, no account, no driver downloads. PRINT ANYTHING ON YOUR PHONE - Documents — PDF, Word, Pages, Excel, PowerPoint and text files - Photos — from your library, an album, or straight from the camera - Scans — anything you photograph with the document scanner - Contacts — print a contact card with one tap - Anything shared to the app from Safari, Mail, Files, WhatsApp or any other app SCAN TO PDF, FREE AND UNLIMITED Point your camera at a page and the scanner finds the edges, straightens the image and cleans it up. Scan a stack of pages in one session and save it as a single PDF. Reorder pages, rotate them, delete the ones you don't need. Everything is scanned and saved on your device. Your documents are never uploaded to a server. REAL PRINT CONTROLS Choose copies, page ranges, paper size, orientation, color or black and white, and one or two sides — before you print, not after. Set A4, Letter, Legal, A5, A3 or B5 and the app remembers it for each printer you use. SAVE INK Ink Saver reprints documents using noticeably less ink, so a page of text costs you a fraction of what it normally would. Useful for drafts, receipts, tickets and anything you don't need in full color. PRINT FROM ANY APP Share a file to Smart Air Printer from anywhere on your phone and it prints to your saved printer. No need to open the app first. WORKS WITH THOUSANDS OF WIRELESS PRINTERS Smart Air Printer works with AirPrint-enabled printers from HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, Samsung, Xerox, Lexmark, Ricoh, Kyocera and many more. If your printer is on the same Wi-Fi network, the app will find it. Smart Air Printer is an independent app from Asaru Labs and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, or any other printer manufacturer. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. FREE AND PRO Free, always: printer discovery, 3 prints a day, unlimited scanning, all basic print settings, and printing from other apps. Pro adds: unlimited printing, Ink Saver, PDF page tools, advanced layout options and full print history. Privacy Policy: https://asarulabs.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Printer App .

Streamline document management by scanning, signing, editing, and printing from your mobile device. Easily convert photos to PDFs, create ID photos, and access a library of printables. Designed for simplicity and compatibility with AirPrint printers.

Highlights
  • Scan documents with edge detection
  • Sign and annotate PDFs
  • Merge, split, and reorder PDF pages
  • Convert photos to PDF and vice versa
  • Create passport and ID photos
  • Access printable templates
  • AirPrint printer compatibility
Features
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Your printer, finally easy. Scan a document with the camera, sign it with your finger, fix the pages and print — without hunting through five different apps to do it. SCAN ANYTHING Point the camera at a page and the edges are found for you. Scan one page or twenty, then save as PDF, pull the text out, or send it straight to the printer. SIGN AND ANNOTATE Draw your signature once and reuse it. Drag it where it belongs, resize it, and undo anything you change your mind about. Add text, highlight, draw, or drop in arrows and boxes to point something out. PDF TOOLS Merge, split, rotate, reorder, delete and insert pages. Compress a file that is too big to email. Add a watermark, page numbers, or a password. Turn photos into a PDF, or a PDF into photos. Write a note in Markdown and get a clean document. PHOTO TOOLS Adjust brightness and colour, crop to any shape, apply a filter, resize, convert between JPG, PNG and HEIC, or lift the subject off its background. Make passport and ID photos at the right size, or fit several pictures onto one sheet. PRINTABLES Hundreds of ready-to-print posters, labels, planners and templates, sorted so you can find one in seconds. BUILT FOR EVERY AGE Big buttons, plain words and clear steps. Nothing hidden behind tiny icons. WORKS WITH ANY AIRPRINT PRINTER Printing uses AirPrint, built into your iPhone and iPad, so there are no drivers to install. Choose your printer once and every tool prints to it. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows whether your printer is ready and prints a recent file without you reaching for your phone. Files you make stay on your device. No account needed. https://hpsmart.org/privacy https://hpsmart.org/terms

Screenshots

Smart Air Printer4 screens
Printer App .4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Printer App . at none against Smart Air Printer's shown. Printer App . also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Smart Air Printer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Printer App . sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Air Printer ships an update monthly, Printer App . every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Smart Air Printer versus Printer App .: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Air PrinterPrinter App .
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsaru Labs LTDHP SMART BUILD LTD

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Smart Air Printer

Subscriptions3
  • Wireless Printer & Scanner — Weekly$7.997 Days
  • PDF Photo & Doc Printer - Monthly$14.991 Month
  • AirPrint for All Printers — Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Smart Air Printer Pro — Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

Printer App .

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Smart Air Printer free?
Smart Air Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Printer App . free?
Printer App . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Air Printer or Printer App . have ads?
Smart Air Printer shows ads; Printer App . does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Air Printer or Printer App .?
Smart Air Printer ships an update monthly, and Printer App . every 2 days. Most recently, Smart Air Printer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Printer App . on October 3, 2026.

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