Comparison

Printer Discover vs Print for Safari

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

Print for Safari

Streamline printing and saving web content with a customizable browser extension. Easily print web pages, emails, photos, and PDFs with a single click. Optimize print settings and save files in various formats.

Highlights
  • One-click printing of web pages
  • Save content as PDF, MHTML, or HTML
  • Customizable print button
  • Touchscreen and desktop optimized
  • Supports dark mode
  • Define custom keyboard shortcuts
Features
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Print is a powerful and lightweight browser extension designed to make printing web pages, email content, photos, PDFs, and your original business cards as easy as a single click. With the customizable Print button in the toolbar, you can tailor your printing experience to your preferences. Whether you are using a desktop or touchscreen device, this extension ensures a seamless and quick print process. Install today and streamline your one-click printing for your browser. The Print friendly extension is ideal for students, teachers, professionals, business owners, and anyone who frequently prints documents. Whether you need to print study materials, business reports, invoices, or web articles, this extension makes it simple and convenient. Additionally, it is perfect for those who want to save paper by optimizing print color and reducing waste. The print button works with all major printer brands, including Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Samsung, and Xerox. The Print browser extension is print friendly & PDF can be saved from the currently open tab. Browser extension features: ◆ Seamless Integration: Place a customizable print button directly in your web browser for quick and easy access. ◆ Fast Printing: Designed for speed, this lightweight browser extension ensures rapid printing of any web page. ◆ Customizable Icon Style: Choose from a variety of button designs, including Original, Human Feet, Animal Feet, and Google Material Design styles. ◆ Touchscreen Friendly: Optimized for both touchscreens and desktops, making it versatile and user-friendly. ◆ Multi-Functionality: Double-click the print icon to save files in MHTML, HTML, or PDF format, and choose to print in color or black and white. ◆ Compatibility: Fully functional on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Google Chromebooks. ◆ Define custom keyboard combinations to activate the print function ◆ Support for Dark Mode Project Information: https://www.stefanvd.net/project/print/browser-extension Required Permissions: ◆ "contextMenus": This is to add the "Print current page" menu item in the web browser context menu. ◆ "activeTab": Allow the print function to be accessible on the currently visible tab page. ◆ "storage": Save settings locally and sync with your web browser account.

Screenshots

Printer Discover4 screens
Print for Safari2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Print for Safari at Free against Printer Discover's $2.99. Print for Safari also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Printer Discover's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Print for Safari is free to download; Printer Discover costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Print for Safari holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Printer Discover versus Print for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinter DiscoverPrint for Safari
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCsaba IranyiStefan Van Damme

Customer experience

Printer Discover

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

Print for Safari

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Printer Discover

No in-app purchases

None

Print for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Printer Discover free?
Printer Discover costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Print for Safari free?
Print for Safari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Printer Discover or Print for Safari?
Print for Safari is rated higher. Printer Discover averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Print for Safari averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Printer Discover or Print for Safari have ads?
Neither Printer Discover nor Print for Safari shows ads.

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