instax SHARE vs LipShot
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.)
LipShot
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Pucker. Snap. Send. LipShot turns your own kiss into a beautiful sticker in seconds. No ads. No subscription. No watermarks. One small one-time purchase for the extras — everything else is yours forever. Point the front camera at yourself, hold a kiss, and LipShot automatically captures your best pucker — no button needed. Your kiss becomes a clean, transparent sticker you can send anywhere. MADE FROM YOUR REAL LIPS • Auto-capture finds your best pucker, with a countdown and a fill-flash for low light • Live tint preview paints your chosen shade on your lips right in the camera • Duo mode captures two people kissing side by side — perfect for couples • The Kiss Meter playfully rates every smooch MAKE IT YOURS • 11 styles: Natural, Lipstick, Soft, Print, Ombré — plus Neon, Glitter, Outline, Gold, Hearts and Frost with Pro • Any lip color: five curated tints or pick your own • Captions: add "Love you", "Good morning" and more — or write your own with Pro • Layouts: classic, kiss trail, facing pair, or a heart made of two kisses SEND IT EVERYWHERE • Stickers that animate right inside iMessage • Animated GIFs for any chat app • Story cards sized for Instagram and WhatsApp status • Turn any kiss into a lock-screen wallpaper • Kiss of the Day widget for your home screen • "Make a Kiss" from Siri, Control Center or the Action button PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. No account, no uploads, no tracking, no analytics. The camera is used only to create your sticker — nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your phone. Fully localized in English and Arabic. One kiss says more than a thousand emoji. Make yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: instax SHARE at none against LipShot's 1. instax SHARE also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price 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. LipShot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. instax SHARE asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | instax SHARE | LipShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FUJIFILM Corporation | hamam alabdulla |
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
LipShot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
instax SHARE
No in-app purchases
LipShot
- Pro Styles$0.99









