Comparison

Printer Discover vs Shortcut Remote Control

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

Head to head
About

Printer Discover

Easily discover and gather detailed information about your network printers. This utility app identifies printer models, capabilities like scanning and faxing, and network protocols. It provides comprehensive details on printer status, supported media types, and administrative website access.

Highlights
  • Network printer discovery
  • Printer manufacturer and model detection
  • AirPrint support detection
  • Printer capabilities analysis (scanning, faxing, color)
  • Network information (IP, Bonjour services)
  • Printer status monitoring
Features
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It is a great time to explore your network printers. Printer Discover helps you to find all information about your network printers from printer description to detailed features. PRINTER BROWSER • Discover the shared printers on your office or home network. The app can discover direct network printers, shared USB printers or re-shared network printers. • Detect AirPrint support. AirPrint is a feature in Apple Inc.'s operating systems starting with OS X Lion and iOS 4.2.1, for printing via a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), either directly to AirPrint-compatible printers or non-compatible printers by way of a Microsoft Windows or GNU/Linux PC, or an Apple Mac (via sharing or AirPrint activator). • Printer manufacturer and model detection. Commonly supported printer vendors: Astro-Med, Aurora, Brother, Canon, Dell, Develop, Epson, Fuji Xerox, Gestetner, HP, infotec, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, LANIER, Lenovo, Lexmark, NRG, NTT, Oki Data, Olivetti, RICOH, RISO, Samsung, SAVIN, Sharp, Sindoh, TA, Toshiba, Xerox, Zink and more... • Detect administration website for printer (if exists). • Detect current printer working state (idle, printing, stopped). PRINTER NETWORK INFORMATION • Analyze and describe Bonjour service name, type, protocol, port, IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) and other properties. Supported Bonjour services: • Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). • Internet Printing Protocol over HTTPS (IPPS). • Internet Printing Protocol over TLS (IPP-TLS). • Line Printer Daemon (LPD). • Page Description Language (PDL). • Show Bonjour printer local name, domain name, MAC address (with vendor information), PING capability. DETECT PRINTER CAPABILITIES • Scanning. • Faxing. • Color or BW support. • Two sided printing output. • Collating output. • Sorting output. • Binding output. • Stapling output. • Fast copies. • Punch holes. • Custom paper size support. • Maximum paper size support (A4, A3, A2). • Supported media types (disc, document, envelope, label, large-format, photo, postcard, receipt, roll). DETECT PRINTER PROPERTIES • Required authentication (none, client certificate, username/password, Kerberos). • Supported TLS version. • Printer priority. • Number of printing queues and queue name. • Supported PDL MIME types. • Transparent characters support. • Binary characters support. • Tagged Binary Communication Protocol (TBCP) support. REACH UI FEATURES • Info menu with feedback and privacy settings • Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. • Pull down with your finger to refresh the information. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the information.

About

Shortcut Remote Control

Control your Mac remotely using voice commands with Siri or custom workflows. Manage media playback, adjust volume, take screenshots, and automate tasks from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Siri voice control for Mac
  • Remote control via iPhone/iPad/Apple Watch
  • Customizable workflows with Shortcuts app
  • AppleScript integration
  • iCloud data syncing
  • Take screenshots remotely
Features
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If you've already purchased the Mac companion app, the iOS app is free to download. The iOS app and Mac app are bundled together as one price. With Shortcuts Remote you can connect remote-controlling your Mac with Siri. For example, tell Siri on your HomePod to mute the volume on your Mac. Or tell Siri on Apple Watch to pause Netflix on your Mac. Or use the Shortcuts app to create more sophisticated workflows – controlling every aspect of your Mac with the power of AppleScript. And the best thing: Shortcut Remote control even works from remote: All data is securely synced via iCloud. So you can even take a screenshot on your Mac while at the gym.

Screenshots

Printer Discover4 screens
Shortcut Remote Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shortcut Remote Control at 2.6 against Printer Discover's 1.0. Shortcut Remote Control also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Printer Discover costs $2.99 and Shortcut Remote Control $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shortcut Remote Control holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcut Remote Control has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Printer Discover's written reviews are positive against 40% of Shortcut Remote Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Printer Discover ships an update every 3 months, Shortcut Remote Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Printer Discover versus Shortcut Remote Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinter DiscoverShortcut Remote Control
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)2.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba Iranyiriedel.wtf apps S.L.

Customer experience

Printer Discover

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Shortcut Remote Control

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Printer Discover

No in-app purchases

None

Shortcut Remote Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Printer Discover free?
Printer Discover costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shortcut Remote Control free?
Shortcut Remote Control costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Printer Discover or Shortcut Remote Control?
Shortcut Remote Control is rated higher. Printer Discover averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shortcut Remote Control averages 2.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Printer Discover or Shortcut Remote Control have ads?
Neither Printer Discover nor Shortcut Remote Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Printer Discover or Shortcut Remote Control?
Printer Discover ships an update every 3 months, and Shortcut Remote Control every 2 months. Most recently, Printer Discover was updated on October 2, 2026 and Shortcut Remote Control on October 11, 2026.

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