Comparison

RICOH Smart Device Connector vs AECIS 2

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

Head to head
About

RICOH Smart Device Connector

Connect to RICOH multifunction printers and projectors from your smart device. Print documents, images, emails, and webpages, or scan files directly to your device or cloud storage. Project content to RICOH projectors and interactive whiteboards, with options to save annotations.

Highlights
  • Connect to RICOH MFPs and projectors
  • Print documents, images, emails, webpages
  • Scan to smart device or cloud storage
  • Project to RICOH projectors and whiteboards
  • Save whiteboard annotations
  • User authentication via smart device
Features
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RICOH Smart Device Connector lets you quickly access a RICOH multifunction printer (MFP) or projector by registering it with a smart device via Bluetooth Low Energy, a QR code, or the IP address or hostname of an MFP. Print-related features: - Print or project documents and images stored on a smart device or on Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive. - Print emails, file attachments, and webpages. - Print from print server. Scan-related features: - Scan to a smart device or to Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive. Projection-related features: - Project documents and images on a smart device or in Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive. to a RICOH projector and the RICOH Interactive Whiteboard.* - Project emails, file attachments, and webpages. - Save documents that have been annotated on the RICOH Interactive Whiteboard. - Added support for Apple TV to project the movie file. Other features: - Conduct user authentication by using a smart device. - Automatically search for available machines on the same network.** - Print Microsoft Office documents. *** Supported languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Czech, Denmark, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese Supported models: https://www.ricoh.com/software/connector/ *RICOH Interactive White Board D6500/D5510 requires firmware v1.7 or later. **Except for the RICOH Interactive Whiteboard. ***Layout might change.

About

AECIS 2

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AECIS puts your project control workflow in your pocket. Built for construction and engineering teams, AECIS connects the site to the office. Raise an issue standing in front of it, pin it to the drawing, and route a submittal for approval — all from your phone. WORK OFFLINE, SYNC LATER Download a project bundle before you head to site. Create issues, capture photos and video, add comments and act on submittals with no connection at all. Everything queues in your outbox and uploads automatically when you are back in range. Track exactly what is pending and how much space it is using. SITE ISSUES Raise issues where they happen. Attach photos and video straight from the in-app camera, mark them up, assign an owner and a discipline, and follow the full timeline through to close. Run the actions your role allows — complete, close, reassign, reopen or cancel. SUBMITTAL WORKFLOWS Review and act on submittals in the field. Claim your workflow role, then approve, approve as noted, reject, receive for information, resubmit, supersede or mark obsolete — with the full history and every document attached. DMAPS — ISSUES PINNED TO THE DRAWING Open your project DMaps as interactive drawings. Pinch to zoom, drop a pin exactly where the problem is to raise the issue right there, and open pins already linked to issues and submittals. Nearby pins cluster automatically. Export a DMap with its QR stamp so anyone on site can scan straight to it. SCAN TO OPEN Point the camera at an AECIS QR code to jump directly to that submittal or DMap. No searching. STAY IN THE LOOP Comment and reply on issues and submittals, and @mention the people who need to act. Push notifications and an in-app notification centre keep you current. BUILT FOR MULTI-PROJECT TEAMS Switch between project workspaces in a tap. View PDFs, Office documents and images without leaving the app. SECURE BY DEFAULT Per-record visibility controls — public, private, or restricted to a distribution list. Available in English, Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese. Light and dark themes. AECIS requires an active account provided by your organisation.

Screenshots

RICOH Smart Device Connector4 screens
AECIS 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AECIS 2 at 16.6 against RICOH Smart Device Connector's 18.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RICOH Smart Device Connector ships an update every 2 months, AECIS 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RICOH Smart Device Connector versus AECIS 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRICOH Smart Device ConnectorAECIS 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (135 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings135 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRicoh Co., Ltd.Snow Monster Inc

In-app purchases

None

RICOH Smart Device Connector

No in-app purchases

None

AECIS 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RICOH Smart Device Connector free?
RICOH Smart Device Connector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AECIS 2 free?
AECIS 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RICOH Smart Device Connector or AECIS 2 have ads?
Neither RICOH Smart Device Connector nor AECIS 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RICOH Smart Device Connector or AECIS 2?
RICOH Smart Device Connector ships an update every 2 months, and AECIS 2 monthly. Most recently, RICOH Smart Device Connector was updated on November 11, 2026 and AECIS 2 on October 31, 2026.

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