Comparison

Pix vs SI Portable Printer

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

Head to head
About

Pix

Easily share photos, videos, and audio messages with loved ones' digital frames from your iPhone or iPad. Manage frame contacts and send media from anywhere in the world with a simple tap.

Highlights
  • Send photos, videos, and audio messages
  • Manage frame email addresses
  • Send up to 30 photos at once
  • Send videos up to two minutes
  • Send to multiple frames simultaneously
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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The Pix-Star Snap app lets you stay connected with your loved ones by quickly and easily sharing your photos From the Pix-Star Snap app, you can add and manage the email addresses of your loved ones' Pix-Star Wi-Fi frames and start sending photos, videos and audio messages from your iPhone or iPad to the saved frames in seconds from ANYWHERE in the world with a simple tap of your finger. This app includes: • Add or delete Pix-Star frame email addresses (contacts) • Send up to 30 photos at a time • Send videos up to two minutes long • Send photos and videos to multiple frames at once • No need to create and send your message from your Phone email • Simple and intuitive user interface • Browse, select, and send existing albums and photos on your iPhone and iPad • Pix-Star Snap app supports iPhone and iPad iOS 14 and above

About

SI Portable Printer

Connect to a compatible portable printer via WiFi to print photos directly from your smartphone or tablet. Select images from your gallery or take new ones, then edit them before printing your precious moments.

Highlights
  • Wireless photo printing
  • WiFi connectivity
  • Image selection from gallery
  • In-app photo editing
  • Direct printing from mobile devices
  • Firmware updates
Features
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Sharper Image Portable Photo Printer Note: - A genuine Sharper Image Portable 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 Sharper Image Portable printer via WiFi using this application. The "Sharper Image" 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 SI 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 Sharper Image Portable photo printer.

Screenshots

Pix4 screens
SI Portable Printer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pix at 52% against SI Portable Printer's 0%. Pix also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (7.9K vs 13). SI Portable Printer's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pix holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pix has 7.9K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Pix's written reviews are positive against 0% of SI Portable Printer's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pix versus SI Portable Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixSI Portable Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7.9K ratings) — better2.1 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews52.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.9K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrdissimoPrinics Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Pix

All ratings7,929 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral12.1%
Negative35.6%

SI Portable Printer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral23.1%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Pix

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes when sending photos
  • Photos not appearing on the frame after being uploaded
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unexpected language changes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to delete photos from the frame
  • Better integration with other photo services like Google Photos
  • Improved video support and playback
  • More customization options for the frame

SI Portable Printer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pix

No in-app purchases

None

SI Portable Printer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pix free?
Pix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SI Portable Printer free?
SI Portable Printer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pix or SI Portable Printer?
Pix is rated higher. Pix averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7.9K ratings, while SI Portable Printer averages 2.1 from 13 ratings.
Do Pix or SI Portable Printer have ads?
Neither Pix nor SI Portable Printer shows ads.

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