ButterflyMX vs MPrint Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ButterflyMX
Control property access, including doors, gates, elevators, and garages, directly from your smartphone. Grant entry to visitors and deliveries remotely, and receive video calls for enhanced security. Manage all building access points seamlessly from one app.
- Open doors, gates, elevators, garages from smartphone
- Grant visitor access remotely
- Receive delivery notifications and grant access
- Video calls with visitors before granting access
- Manage all property access points
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ButterflyMX makes property access simple. With the ButterflyMX mobile app, you can open doors, gates, elevators, and garages from your smartphone. Whether you’re coming home, welcoming a guest, or accepting a delivery, it’s all one tap away. Key mobile app features: - Property access from anywhere. Unlock any connected entry point on your property using your smartphone. - Visitor access made easy. Send Visitor Passes to friends, family, and trusted service workers so they can enter even when you’re not home. - Never miss another delivery. Share Delivery Passes and get notified when deliveries arrive to grant property access from anywhere. - Security you can see. Receive video calls and speak with your visitors before granting them property access. From front doors and garages to gates and elevators, ButterflyMX connects every access point in one secure, easy-to-use app, so property access is simple at your building.
MPrint Mobile
Print documents on campus directly from your mobile device. Submit print jobs to a secure queue and release them at any nearby printer using the app. This eliminates the need for physical MCard swipes and allows for flexible printing locations.
- Submit print jobs remotely
- Release documents at any printer
- No MCard swipe required
- Find nearby printers
- Flexible printing options
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The MPrint Mobile App provides a convenient way for students, faculty, and staff to print on campus without needing to swipe your MCard! Users should submit print jobs to the Follow Me print queue, and then can launch the app to release their documents to printers nearby. No need to worry about which printers you have installed, or frustration if the printer you normally use is jammed or out of paper. Simply walk up to another printer nearby and release!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ButterflyMX at 4.9 against MPrint Mobile's 2.1. ButterflyMX also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 21%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). MPrint Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ButterflyMX holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 114K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of ButterflyMX's written reviews are positive against 21% of MPrint Mobile's.
ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, MPrint Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ButterflyMX | MPrint Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (114K ratings) — better | 2.1 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 114K — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterflyMX, Inc. | The University of Michigan |
Customer experience
ButterflyMX
MPrint Mobile
Bugs and requests
ButterflyMX
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Missed notifications
- Inconsistent door unlocking
- Intercom call routing problems
- Elevator access issues
Requested features
5 requests- Remote door opening option
- Improved delivery workflow
- Independent user controls
- Accessibility improvements
- Bluetooth/offline access
MPrint Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ButterflyMX
No in-app purchases
MPrint Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ButterflyMX free?
Is MPrint Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, ButterflyMX or MPrint Mobile?
Do ButterflyMX or MPrint Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, ButterflyMX or MPrint Mobile?
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