Lifeprint Printers vs iHome Print
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
iHome Print
Easily print photos directly from your smartphone or tablet. Connect via Bluetooth, edit your images, and instantly print precious moments. The app guides you through setup and printing for a seamless experience.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Print photos from smartphone
- Image editing tools
- Instant photo printing
- Firmware updates
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Thank you for purchasing iHome Photo Printer. Easily print amazing photos with iHome Photo Printer. The iHome Photo Printer can be used to print images from smartphones by connecting Bluetooth to the device. You can take and edit pictures on smartphones or tablets. It will instantly print your precious moments! [How to Use] 1. Make sure you recharge the printer before you use it. 2. Make sure the Adapter is connected properly. 3. Turn on the printer 4. Go to Bluetooth setting and find the printer’s MAC address. 5. Select an image from the Gallery or take a photo with your smartphone. 6. Once image has been selected, edit the image with your personal preference. 7. Now press print button located on top of the printer when editing is completed. 8. 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. 9. It will take about a minute to fully print. Please do not pull the photo until it is completely printed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iHome Print at 3.0 against Lifeprint Printers's 2.0. iHome Print also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Lifeprint Printers's advantage is ratings volume (611 vs 4) and review sentiment (13% vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iHome Print holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lifeprint Printers has 611 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Lifeprint Printers's written reviews are positive against 0% of iHome Print's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lifeprint Printers ships an update every 3 months, iHome Print every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lifeprint Printers | iHome Print |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (611 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 611 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 728 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C&A Marketing, Inc. | Prinics Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Lifeprint Printers
iHome Print
Bugs and 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
iHome Print
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lifeprint Printers
No in-app purchases
iHome Print
No in-app purchases
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