Comparison

Prime Print vs RICOH AR

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

Head to head
About

Prime Print

Print websites, documents, emails, and photos directly to a wide range of Wi-Fi printers. Offers various layouts and customization options for creating unique printouts. Print from your mobile device with more control and flexibility.

Highlights
  • Direct Wi-Fi printing
  • Print websites, documents, emails, photos
  • Multiple layout options
  • High-resolution printouts
  • Support for non-AirPrint printers
  • Print from iPhone/iPad
Features
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Directly print websites, documents, E-mail, photos, and more to a wide range of Wi-Fi printers with ease. Choose from a large variety of layouts to suit your specific needs. Design and create fun and original printouts simply and easily! Free up your printing! More printers and more options within one app. Print whatever you need, wherever you are. ▼▽▼▽▼▽▼▽▼▽▼▽▼▽▼▽▼▽▼▽ - The app now supports the following printers: PIXMA MP990 series,PIXMA MP640 series,PIXMA MP560 series,PIXMA MX340 series,PIXMA MX350 series,PIXMA MX870 series,PIXMA MG5200 series,PIXMA MG6100 series,PIXMA MG8100 series,PIXMA MX495 series,PIXMA MX410 series,PIXMA MX420 series,PIXMA MX880 series - Support JPEG direct print. ▲△▲△▲△▲△▲△▲△▲△▲△▲△▲△ Print a wide variety of documents directly from your iPhone or iPad. Frustrated with manufacturers’ first-party applications, or by being limited to printing via AirPrint printers? Want more control over the printing format and layout? Looking for something simple to understand and easy to use? Prime Print provides printing with a slightly different touch! Even if your printer does not support AirPrint, you can use Prime Print. Prime Print and Prime Print Lite are compatible with the same printers. Please ensure compatibility with your printer by tryng the free Prime Print Lite app before purchasing. ** Simple and easy to use. Print almost anything in a variety of layouts! -Pictures -Websites -E-mail (IMAP) -Documents and PDF files -Evernote -Notes ** Choose the best layout for each! For example: Pictures - Print an index page of your photos, up to 225 in a 15x15 layout. Print with or without frames. Include the date if you wish. Websites - Print sites out exactly as they appear on your smartphone. You can fit up to 9 pages of content onto one A4 sheet. Documents can be loaded from iTunes and other apps. Supported document formats include: PDF Word Excel PowerPoint Pages Numbers Keynote Text HTML -----Prime Print Features *Print almost anything from almost anywhere! Compatible with many Wi-Fi enabled inkjet, page, and multifunction printers from the following manufacturers: Epson Canon OKI HP Sharp and more! ** Prime Print is the world’s first appliction able to print from an iPhone or iPad to the Canon iP100. Highly recommended for iP100 users! (A print server is required.) *Print to AirPrint printers! Prime Print works with the models show in the URL below: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356?viewlocale=en_US (Your iPhone or iPad must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the printer.) *Get clear printouts! Prime Print provides for high-resolution printouts. Pictures are crisp and vivid. Text comes out clear and sharp. *And more! Print to a wide variety of paper types and sizes. Two-sided printing is available. Print with frames. Print headers and footers. Includes parental controls to limit children from accessing websites. -----Prime Print SDK With the Prime Print SDK (Software Development Kit), you can include printing functions into your application. Adding the Prime Print SDK makes printing easy. Compatible printers are the same as those for the Prime Print application. -----Planned Updates We are working to include support for cloud storage services such as Dropbox.

About

RICOH AR

Experience RICOH products in augmented reality. Visualize printers and multi-function devices in 360 degrees before purchasing, and confirm setup space requirements. Save AR images and use the space measure tool for accurate placement.

Highlights
  • Visualize RICOH printers in 3D
  • Confirm setup space requirements
  • See option device and cover effects
  • Space Measure Tool for room dimensions
  • Save AR images to album
  • Free and easy to use
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RICOH AR is a Augumented Reality(AR) appliction to experience RICOH products. By this app various printers and Multi-Functions can be shown in 360 degrees anytime, anywhere. Features: ・This application can be downloaded free, and easy to use. ・Before buy the printer, you can see the real set up effect by this application. ・The operation is very simple, start this application and put the AR marker at the place you want to set up printer. You will see the 3d effect by smart device's camera immediately. ・By this application the printer's option device, cover and ADF open/close effect can be shown. Not only size of printer, but also the space for setting up printer can be confirmed. ・By "Space Measure Tool", you can input any size of the space where you want to set up printer, and compare it with the real printer. ・By click [Photo] button, you can save the AR image to album. Use notes: ・The smart device should with camera. ・Please click [Get AR Marker] button in Help screen, then the AR Marker will be saved to your phone/pad. File name: RICOH_Marker_EN.pdf ・Please print the marker with actual paper size. ・For good simulations, please make sure the pattern size of marker is 17.0cm (for A4 size)/ 26.0cm (for A3 size). ・AR marker should be neither bent nor crumpled. ・Please capture the marker in a bright room. ・After Printer is displayed on the screen, please watch it in 1 meter (for A4 size)/ 2 meter (for A3 size). Otherwise, the marker detect capability will be reduced.

Screenshots

Prime Print4 screens
RICOH AR1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RICOH AR at Free against Prime Print's $2.99. RICOH AR also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On review sentiment, 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

RICOH AR is free to download; Prime Print costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prime Print ships an update every 4 months, RICOH AR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prime Print versus RICOH AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrime PrintRICOH AR
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiWare Inc.Ricoh Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Prime Print

All ratings96 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral10.4%
Negative43.6%

RICOH AR

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Prime Print

No in-app purchases

None

RICOH AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prime Print free?
Prime Print costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RICOH AR free?
RICOH AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prime Print or RICOH AR have ads?
Neither Prime Print nor RICOH AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prime Print or RICOH AR?
Prime Print ships an update every 4 months, and RICOH AR every 3 months. Most recently, Prime Print was updated on October 29, 2026 and RICOH AR on October 24, 2026.

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