instax SHARE vs Polaroid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.)
Polaroid
This app enhances your Polaroid experience by connecting to compatible cameras for advanced shooting modes. It also features a high-resolution scanner for digitizing physical prints and allows you to print photos from your phone directly to a Polaroid Lab.
- Connect to Polaroid cameras
- Advanced shooting modes (Portrait, Double Exposure, Manual)
- High-res Polaroid scanner
- Digitize i-Type, 600, SX-70, Spectra film
- Print phone photos to Polaroid Lab
- Create photo grids and collages
- Digital scrapbook for memories
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Unlock the full creative power of Polaroid — the film, the camera and the community. GET INSPIRED Join photography challenges and capture beautiful imperfection to win prizes and expand your knowledge with Polaroid cameras and photography. CONNECT YOUR CAMERA Link your Now+, OneStep+, I-2 or Flip to unlock additional features like: - Portrait Mode - Double Exposure - Self Timer - Aperture Priority - Tripod Mode - Light Painting - Manual Mode HIGH-RES POLAROID SCANNER Use our in-built scanner to scan, store and share high quality digital copies of your Polaroid pictures. Works for i-Type, 600, SX-70, and Spectra film. PRINT POLAROID PICTURES Load photos from your phone into the Polaroid app and place it on top of the Lab and your favorite memories will be printed as beautifully imperfect Polaroid pictures. Or create grids and collages of two, three, four, six or nine frames to share with others. CURATE YOUR GALLERY Once scanned, create your own digital scrapbook of your favorite memories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polaroid at 61% against instax SHARE's 11%. Polaroid also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (19K vs 1K). instax SHARE's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Polaroid holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polaroid has 19K 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 61% of Polaroid's.
instax SHARE ships an update every 2 months, Polaroid every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | instax SHARE | Polaroid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (1K ratings) | 4.9 (19K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.8% of reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K | 19K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FUJIFILM Corporation | Polaroid |
Customer experience
instax SHARE
Polaroid
User reviews
instax SHARE
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Polaroid
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app features
- 👍 User-friendly and intuitive
- 💡 Useful scanning and sharing capabilities
- 🎨 Enhances analog Polaroid experience
- 📷 Seamless integration with Polaroid cameras
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔋 Issues with photo printing and exposure
- 💰 Expensive film and accessories
- 🤔 Limited editing and customization options
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
Polaroid
Reported bugs
4 issues- Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models
- Printing problems with Polaroid Lab device
- Unreliable Bluetooth connection with cameras
- Scanning feature not working consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Self-timer option in manual mode
- Ability to customize AR photo display
- Quicker access to frequently used settings
- Improved photo library organization
In-app purchases
instax SHARE
No in-app purchases
Polaroid
No in-app purchases









