PicKit Printer vs Lifeprint Printers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicKit Printer
Print photos directly from your smartphone or tablet using a compatible printer. Select images from your gallery or take new ones, edit them to your liking, and then print wirelessly via WiFi. The process is straightforward and allows for instant printing of cherished memories.
- Wireless photo printing
- Print from gallery or camera
- Image editing tools
- WiFi connectivity
- Firmware updates
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Note: - A genuine PICKIT printer is required to print using this application. Please contact sales@prinics.com for more details. - Default WiFi password is "12345678". Easily print amazing photos with the PICKIT printer via WiFi using this application. The "PICKIT" photo printer can be used to print images from smartphones by simply printing via Wi-Fi. You can take and edit pictures on smartphones or tablets. This portable PICKIT printer will instantly print your precious moments. 1. Turn on the printer. 2. Find the WiFi (DIRECT-Cube-xxxx) (pw:12345678) from the WiFi network list in Settings. 3. Select an image from the Gallery or take a photo with your smartphone. 4. Once image has been selected, edit the image with your personal preference. 5. Now press print when editting is completed. 6. When you print for the first time, it may need to update the firmware. Please follow the instruction shown on the screen of your smartphone. 7. I will take about a minute to fully print. Please do not pull the photo until it is completely printed. Thank you for purchase PICKIT photo printer.
Lifeprint Printers
Print photos and videos from your phone, including animated GIFs and Live Photos. Embed secret videos within photos that come to life using augmented reality. Share prints directly to friends' printers worldwide.
- Augmented Reality Hyperphotos
- Print photos and videos from camera roll
- Print animated GIFs and Live Photos
- Direct social media integration (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
- Remote printing to friends' printers
- Embed secret videos in photos
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Lifeprint is an Augmented Reality photo & video printing and sharing platform with its own social network. Our unique sharing system allows you to print photos and videos, directly to your friend’s or family’s Lifeprint printer, anywhere in the world… You can literally send prints to other people’s printers! (with their permission of course). Lifeprint’s Augmented Reality “Hyperphotos” allows you to embed a secret video inside any photo and then watch it come to life like magic in your hands with the App. Lifeprint can print any photo or video from your camera roll, including Saved Snaps, animated GIFs, and Apple Live Photos. Moreover, Lifeprint directly integrates with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter so you can easily print your photos and videos directly from those platforms as well. Lifeprint printers are available in 4 models: Standard 2x3, Ultra Slim 2x3, WiFi 3x4.5, and (now!) Instant Print Camera 2x3.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lifeprint Printers at 1.9 against PicKit Printer's 1.6. Lifeprint Printers also leads on ratings volume (606 vs 52). PicKit Printer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lifeprint Printers holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lifeprint Printers has 606 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of PicKit Printer's written reviews are positive against 12% of Lifeprint Printers's.
PicKit Printer ships an update every 2 months, Lifeprint Printers every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | PicKit Printer | Lifeprint Printers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (52 ratings) | 1.9 (606 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 12.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 606 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 728 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Prinics Co., Ltd | C&A Marketing, Inc. |
Customer experience
PicKit Printer
Lifeprint Printers
Bugs and requests
PicKit Printer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lifeprint Printers
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Printing queue issues
- Firmware update problems
- Connectivity issues
- Photos not printing properly
Requested features
5 requests- Allow collage printing
- Integrate with Google Photos
- Improve video playback
- Add more editing tools
- Provide better customer support
In-app purchases
PicKit Printer
No in-app purchases
Lifeprint Printers
No in-app purchases
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