Comparison

instax SHARE vs Canon Mini Print

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

Head to head
About

instax SHARE

Easily print photos from your smartphone or tablet to a compatible instax SHARE printer. Select your best shots, edit them with filters and templates, and print beautiful instax photos in under a minute.

Highlights
  • Print from smartphone/tablet
  • Supports SP-1/SP-2/SP-3 printers
  • Edit images (scaling, rotate, filter, template)
  • Add text to templates
  • Take photos directly within the app
  • Select photos from gallery
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The "instax SHARE" is FUJIFILM official application that can be used to print images from smartphones to instax SHARE smartphone printer. [Select Your Best Shot!] "instax SHARE" is an app to print images from your smartphone with the smartphone printer instax SHARE SP-1/SP-2/SP-3(FUJIFILM). You can enjoy beautiful instax print by simply selecting best shots in your smartphone or tablet within less than a minute. [Supported Printer] FUJIFILM instax SHARE Smartphone Printer SP-1/SP-2/SP-3 * Not support to old model printers. [Caution] (1)iCloud If you want to print a picture stored in iCloud, save it to your device first and then print it. (2) Permissions setting of "instax SHARE" application. Some or all of the functions can not be used unless you enable the following permissions of "instax SHARE" application. Please enable the authority by referring to the following procedure. After installation, you will be asked for permission when using the following functions for the first time, please enable it. The "Take a picture" function need the "Camera" permission. The "Real time template" function need the "Camera" permission and the "Location" permission. "Selection from Photos" function need the "Photos" permission. If the authority is set to invalid, please enable it with the following operation. --Example of operation on iPhone 6s (iOS 10.3.3)-- 1.Tap "Settings" 2.Tap "instax SHARE" 3."ALLOW INSTAX SHARE TO ACCESS" Please enable all of "Camera" "Photo" "Location". Note: If you have not used the following functions ,these permission settings wil not be displayed. The "Camera" permission has required by the "Take a picture" function and the "Real time template" function. "Location" permission has required by the "Real time template" function. The "Photos" permission has required by the "Selection from Photos" function. [How to print] Print photos taken with smartphones. 1. Turn on the printer. 2. **Important** By "Settings" app on your smartphone device, Choose "Wi-Fi", turn on the Wi-Fi, and choose and connect the printer SSID (INSTAX-xxxxxxxx, wrote at printer bottom) from the "CHOOSE A NETWORK..." list. (Excute once, will be connected automatically from the next time.) 3. Launch the instax SHARE app. 4. Select image from Photos or SNS, or take photo with a smartphone camera. 5. Once image is selected, press Edit and edit the image (scaling, rotate, filter and template). 6. Post message on a template if template which accepts text is selected. 7. Press "Connect and print." when editting is completed. 8. When you print for the first time, will be asked password for the printer, please enter initial password that is wrote in User's Guide of the printer. [When you can not update in AppStore] Phenomenon: On the AppStore update screen, the instaxSHARE application is displayed in "Available Updates" However ,Sometimes "Update button" has been changed to "open button",and con not be updated. Workaround: Please uninstall the instaxSHARE application and reinstall it. (When reinstalling, "Reprint image" saved in the application will be cleared.)

About

Canon Mini Print

Personalize photos with stickers, text, frames, and filters before printing them on a Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer. Access photos from social media or cloud accounts to get creative and share your unique prints.

Highlights
  • Personalize photos with stickers, text, frames, and filters
  • Access photos from social and cloud accounts
  • Print photos directly to Canon IVY Mini Photo Printers
  • Tile print for large moments
  • Collage print for multiple photos
  • Remote Live-view and Shutter for taking photos
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Get started using your Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer and IVY CLIQ+/CLIQ+2 Instant Camera Printers with the Canon Mini Print app. Personalize your photos with stickers, text, frames, filters, and more! Take photos to capture the moment, or access photos from your favorite social and cloud accounts to get creative with and share. When you’re ready, send your masterpiece to be printed and use the 2x3-inch sticker prints to dress up your room, notebook, locker, mirror, desk… well, almost anything! Enjoy these fun features with the Canon Mini Print app. Simply connect to your printer via Bluetooth to get started! STICKERS -Add stickers to your photos to share, send and print FRAMES & FILTERS -Turn your image into different scenes with filters and frames TEXT & DRAWING -Add text and drawings, so you can say exactly what you want TILE PRINT -Print your big moments with tile print, and turn one image into multiple photo tiles to assemble COLLAGE PRINT -Mix and match multiple photos to capture your memories PRE-CUT LAYOUT PRINT -Have fun printing on Canon pre-cut sticker paper TAKE PHOTOS -Get the perfect shot using Remote Live-view and Shutter LAYOUTS & LABELS -Choose from multiple Layout & Label options to make your creative projects easier and fun.

Screenshots

instax SHARE4 screens
Canon Mini Print4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Canon Mini Print at 65% against instax SHARE's 11%. Canon Mini Print also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (97K vs 1K). instax SHARE's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Canon Mini Print holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canon Mini Print has 97K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of instax SHARE's written reviews are positive against 65% of Canon Mini Print's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

instax SHARE ships an update every 2 months, Canon Mini Print every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
instax SHARE versus Canon Mini Print: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterinstax SHARECanon Mini Print
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (1K ratings)4.8 (97K ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.8% of reviews65.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K97K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFUJIFILM CorporationCanon U.S.A., Inc.

Customer experience

instax SHARE

All ratings1,035 ratings
Positive22.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative71.9%
Written reviews1,051 reviews
Positive10.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative81.7%

Canon Mini Print

All ratings95,387 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews1,127 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative26.5%

User reviews

instax SHARE

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💓 Amazing
  • 🎨 Cute gift!
  • 👍 Works perfectly fine
  • 🔍 Yet to see

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires location access
  • 🔌 Doesn't work with iOS 13
  • 🔌 Cannot connect to printer
  • 🐛 Clunky interface
  • 🚫 Incompatible with newer iOS

Canon Mini Print

From 97K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great print quality
  • 💡 Sticker functionality
  • 🚀 Convenient portability
  • 👍 Fun and creative

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Crashing app
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems
  • 🐛 Inconsistent color reproduction
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

Bugs and requests

instax SHARE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to connect to printer
  • Prints low-quality photos
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Update app for iOS 18 support
  • Add more templates and editing options
  • Improve UI and user experience
  • Allow printing from social media
  • Add support for Favorites album
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  • Optimize for latest iPhone models
  • Improve app reliability and connectivity

Canon Mini Print

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Printing problems
  • App crashes
  • Bluetooth connectivity troubles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More editing options
  • Ability to rotate/resize photos
  • Faster app performance
  • Improved photo album integration
  • More sticker and frame options

In-app purchases

None

instax SHARE

No in-app purchases

None

Canon Mini Print

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is instax SHARE free?
instax SHARE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canon Mini Print free?
Canon Mini Print is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, instax SHARE or Canon Mini Print?
Canon Mini Print is rated higher. instax SHARE averages 2.1 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Canon Mini Print averages 4.8 from 97K ratings.
Do instax SHARE or Canon Mini Print have ads?
Neither instax SHARE nor Canon Mini Print shows ads.
Which is updated more often, instax SHARE or Canon Mini Print?
instax SHARE ships an update every 2 months, and Canon Mini Print every 3 months. Most recently, instax SHARE was updated on November 3, 2026 and Canon Mini Print on November 5, 2026.

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