SAIC vs Printer App・Smart Print
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAIC
Access the complete event schedule and activities for key university events like New Student Orientation and Family Weekend. Stay informed about campus happenings and plan your participation.
- Event schedule access
- Activity details
- New Student Orientation info
- Family Weekend events
- Campus happenings updates
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Download the School of the Art Institute of Chicago app to access the full event schedule and activities for New Student Orientation, Family Weekend, and more!
Printer App・Smart Print
Easily print documents, photos, and PDFs wirelessly from your device. This app offers advanced printing options, built-in scanning, and the ability to import files from cloud storage. You can also edit documents before printing, adding text, images, or signatures.
- Wireless printing
- Built-in scanner
- Import from cloud storage
- Edit documents before printing
- Advanced print options
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Printing has become incredibly convenient and efficient. Whether it's photos, data sheets, or web pages, you can now print them effortlessly using wireless technology. Isn't that thrilling? CONNECT & PRINT: Connect your device to any wireless printer and print at any time with a simple connection. ADVANCED PRINTING OPTIONS Print sizes, page counts, and orientations may all be changed with ease. SCAN & PRINT To print photos, data, or documents, utilize the built-in scanner. IMPORT & PRINT You can now efficiently and conveniently import documents from Files, Images, iCloud. EDIT & PRINT Want to fill out a checklist or a form? Prior to printing a document, you may now edit it by inserting text, images, and signatures. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/firebolt/printer/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/firebolt/printer/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SAIC at none against Printer App・Smart Print's 4. SAIC also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Printer App・Smart Print's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Printer App・Smart Print sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SAIC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Printer App・Smart Print holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Printer App・Smart Print has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SAIC ships an update every 6 months, Printer App・Smart Print every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAIC | Printer App・Smart Print |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Samuel Mac |
Customer experience
SAIC
Printer App・Smart Print
In-app purchases
SAIC
No in-app purchases
Printer App・Smart Print
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$28.901 Year
- Lifetime$28.90
- Lifetime$58.99
