Epson Creative Print vs Penless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epson Creative Print
Unleash your creativity by printing photos from your device. Design custom greeting cards, personalized stationery, and even create coloring book pages from your pictures. Print directly onto CDs/DVDs or design unique ID cards.
- Print photo collages
- Print directly on CDs/DVDs
- Create coloring book pages
- Design personal stationery
- Make custom greeting cards
- Print design paper
- Create Photo ID and ID cards
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Description Express your creativity! Print your phone or tablet photos, print directly onto CD/DVDs, create customized greeting cards, personalize stationery and turn your photos into a fun coloring book project. Key Features • Collage – Create and print a collage of your favorite photos from your phone or tablet. • Print on CD/DVDs - Create artwork from your photos and print directly onto an inkjet printable CD or DVD using an Epson printer. • Coloring Book - Choose a photo and create an outlined coloring book project that you can print and color as a fun project for your kids • Personal Stationery – Choose between lined templates (such a graph or music paper), calendars or embed your photo as a watermark • Custom Greeting Cards – Make a personalized greeting card using your photos and personalize it with your own handwriting. • Design Paper – Choose a favorite pattern and print a design paper that you can use as gift wrapping paper, book cover and more. • Photo ID – Allows you to print a Photo ID from your mobile device at a custom size and change the background color. • ID card - You can design your own ID cards and print them on PVC cards. Printers Supported See the following website for supported printers. https://support.epson.net/appinfo/creative/list/en/
Penless
Enhance your gifting with personalized video messages attached to physical items via exclusive QR codes. Organize wish lists, save ideas to the cloud, and bookmark favorite websites.
- QR Code Message Writer℠
- Attach pictures/videos to gifts
- Create and share wish lists
- Cloud-based idea board
- Bookmark favorite websites
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With Penless, adding video is just more fun. We personalize any gifting experience, and no other app has so much to offer, whether giving or receiving: •Penless Message: Exclusive QR Code Message Writer℠ allows you to attach your own picture/video to gifts or greeting cards using our designer stickers. •Wish List & Sizes: Create and share with friends and family by item. •Idea board: Save images on the Penless cloud to refer to later. •Bookmarking: Conveniently save your favorite websites on the app.
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Verdict
Epson Creative Print and Penless both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Penless's written reviews are positive against 41% of Epson Creative Print's. Penless also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Epson Creative Print's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 46). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Epson Creative Print against 4.7 for Penless. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epson Creative Print has 12K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Epson Creative Print's written reviews are positive against 92% of Penless's.
Epson Creative Print ships an update every 2 months, Penless every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epson Creative Print | Penless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 4.7 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Seiko Epson Corporation | On My Wave, LLC |
Customer experience
Epson Creative Print
Penless
Bugs and requests
Epson Creative Print
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to connect to printer
- Printing issues and poor output quality
- Crashes and freezes
- Incorrect or missing functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more printer models
- Improve performance and responsiveness
- Expand paper size and media options
- Unlock all advertised features
- Enhance user interface and usability
Penless
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Epson Creative Print
No in-app purchases
Penless
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Epson Creative Print free?
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