Comparison

Lifeprint Printers vs Flashback Albums

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Flashback Albums

Capture and collaboratively build shared photo and video collections with invited friends. Relive events with recaps and comments, and control privacy for your memories.

Highlights
  • Shared photo and video albums
  • Dual camera mode
  • Private by default sharing
  • Invite friends via link or QR code
  • React and comment on moments
  • Event-specific albums with countdowns
  • Customizable notification settings
Features
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Flashback is a camera-first way to build shared photo and video collections with the people who were actually there. Snap a photo or capture a video right inside the app — or shoot both cameras at once with dual camera mode — and drop it straight into a shared flashback. Everyone in the album sees new moments the instant they're added, so the whole trip, party, or night out comes together in one place — instead of scattered across a dozen camera rolls. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your flashbacks are private. Every photo and video in an album is visible only to the people you invite — and you're always in control of who's in. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Invite friends with a link or QR code, add them as members, and build the album together. Find friends already on Flashback, send friend requests, and keep your crew close. REACT AND RELIVE Like your favorite shots and leave comments right on the photos and videos. When an album wraps, relive it with a recap that replays every moment — and save the ones you love straight to your camera roll to keep forever. MADE FOR EVENTS Create albums for trips, parties, and everyday hangouts. Party and vacation albums can run for a set window and reveal the memories together — with a live countdown right on your Lock Screen. YOUR ALBUM, YOUR AUDIENCE Keep a flashback private, share it with just your friends so it appears on your profile without hitting Discover, or make it public for anyone to find. Public, friends-only, or private — it's always your call. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notified when friends add photos, like your moments, comment, or join your albums — and tune notifications exactly how you want them. No ads. No selling your data. Just your memories, shared with the people who made them. Questions or feedback? Reach us anytime at support@flashbackalbums.co.

Screenshots

Lifeprint Printers4 screens
Flashback Albums4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flashback Albums at 100% against Lifeprint Printers's 13%. Flashback Albums also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Lifeprint Printers's advantage is ratings volume (614 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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

Flashback Albums holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lifeprint Printers has 614 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Lifeprint Printers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flashback Albums's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lifeprint Printers ships an update every 3 months, Flashback Albums fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lifeprint Printers versus Flashback Albums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeprint PrintersFlashback Albums
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (614 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings614 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size728 MB60 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperC&A Marketing, Inc.Matthew Lu

Customer experience

Lifeprint Printers

All ratings611 ratings
Positive19.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive12.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative82.0%

Flashback Albums

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Flashback Albums

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lifeprint Printers

No in-app purchases

None

Flashback Albums

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lifeprint Printers free?
Lifeprint Printers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashback Albums free?
Flashback Albums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lifeprint Printers or Flashback Albums?
Flashback Albums is rated higher. Lifeprint Printers averages 2.0 out of 5 from 614 ratings, while Flashback Albums averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Lifeprint Printers or Flashback Albums have ads?
Neither Lifeprint Printers nor Flashback Albums shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lifeprint Printers or Flashback Albums?
Lifeprint Printers ships an update every 3 months, and Flashback Albums fortnightly. Most recently, Lifeprint Printers was updated on October 26, 2026 and Flashback Albums on October 17, 2026.

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