Comparison

Princh vs PaperCut Hive

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

Head to head
About

Princh

Easily find and print documents from your device at public locations like libraries and print shops. Simply locate a printer, send your document, and pay securely to collect your prints.

Highlights
  • Locate nearby printers
  • Print documents from device
  • Pay with credit card
  • Scan QR codes for printers
  • Find printers in public locations
Features
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The Princh app lets you easily locate printers nearby and print documents directly from your device. App quick-guide: - Locate a nearby printer on the Princh map and go there. - Open the document you wish to print and tap “open in” Princh. - Select the printer either by typing in the printer ID or by scanning the QR code by the printer. - Finish by paying for the print job with your credit card or other payment form and collect your document in the printer. That’s it! The Princh network consists of publicly available printers in a multitude of locations such as libraries and print shops etc. We want to give you the best printing experience possible, so if you have any comments, questions or problems we would love to hear from you at support@princh.com Thank you for your support!

About

PaperCut Hive

Securely release print jobs from your mobile device at your organization's printers. This app offers a convenient, touch-free way to manage your printing needs, with options to review and adjust print settings before collection.

Highlights
  • Secure print job release via mobile
  • Touch-free printing options (NFC, QR code)
  • Print job review and modification
  • Cross-device printing support
  • Contactless document collection
  • Find-me/pull-printing functionality
Features
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PaperCut Hive makes printing convenient, responsible, and secure in your organization. We're all for flexibility. This app gives you the option to securely release your print jobs using your mobile phone. Of course, you can also release your job at the MFD/Printer touch screen as well. This mobile app just gives you one more option, and a touch-free one at that! To get the most out of this app, make sure you have an approved email invitation to use your organization's printers & MFPs. To release prints using your phone, simply tap your phone on an NFC sticker on the printer, scanning a QR code, or selecting the printer's name from a list. Did you forget to double-side the document? No problem, the PaperCut Hive app will remind you and allow you to make those changes on your way to the printer. PaperCut Hive makes it easy to print from all your devices including desktops, laptops, Chromebooks, and of course your iOS phone. See! You can use your phone for work too! Here’s how it works: - You’ll receive an invitation from your organization - It will guide you through the installation of this app as well as apps on your computers and other devices - You will then be able to select ‘PaperCut Printer’ when printing from any of your devices - This app also allows you to view your print jobs and securely collect your documents at any printer/MFD in your organization - Simply walk up to the printer and tap the NFC stickers, scan a QR code, or use the MFD touch screen. This app gives you a contactless/touch-free release method. Benefits: - Have you ever printed your payslip and had to run (sprint!) to the printer to collect it before anyone else does? Fixed! - Have you walked to the printer only to realise your document has gone somewhere else? Fixed! We call this find-me or pull-printing printing. - Do you forget to select duplex at the time of printing, but then feel guilty as you watch an endless stream of pages roll out? Fixed! - Confused by different print dialogues on different devices? BYOD? Fixed! - Need to set up printing on a new device and wish it could be as easy as installing a new app? Fixed! Have a question? Please email support@papercut.com or get in touch with the PaperCut Partner supporting you. Note: This app requires that your organization has an active and configured PaperCut Hive account and the PaperCut Hive embedded software installed on your MFDs. You should receive an invitation or instruction on how to set up this app from your organization. Your confidentiality is our priority. Your data is treated like we'd want our data to be treated. Check out our Privacy Policy for the full story. In fact your confidentiality is super important to us and that's exactly the reason we invented PaperCut Hive (and of course to reduce print waste and make printing easy).

Screenshots

Princh4 screens
PaperCut Hive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Princh at 57% against PaperCut Hive's 12%. Princh also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Princh holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Princh has 4.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Princh's written reviews are positive against 12% of PaperCut Hive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Princh ships an update every 6 weeks, PaperCut Hive every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Princh versus PaperCut Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinchPaperCut Hive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews — better11.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrinch ApSPaperCut Software

Customer experience

Princh

All ratings4,357 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative35.3%

PaperCut Hive

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive11.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative79.1%

User reviews

Princh

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Quick and easy to use
  • 👍 Works great
  • 👍 Reliable source and quick service
  • 👍 Awesome app, get copies fast
  • 👍 So easy to use, download this app!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App didn't work, couldn't find printers
  • 🔍 Too many steps and windows
  • 🐛 Glitchy app, tricky to use
  • 🐛 Faulty app, not working
  • 🔍 Too many steps, printer better

PaperCut Hive

From 4 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 New app is much better
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Works on iPhone and iPad
  • 👍 Convenient release from phone
  • 👍 Preview before releasing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App regularly crashes
  • 🐛 App closes on opening
  • 🐛 Inefficient and irritating
  • 🐛 Causes headaches and stress
  • 🐛 Unnecessarily complicated

Bugs and requests

Princh

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App didn't work, couldn't find printers
  • Glitchy app, tricky to use
  • Faulty app, not working
  • Preview wouldn't load, couldn't print

Requested features

5 requests
  • Save recently scanned printers
  • Save email address and payment info
  • Integrated payment options (Apple Pay, PayPal)
  • Option to print multiple documents at once
  • Ability to save card details

PaperCut Hive

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • App regularly crashes
  • App closes as soon as it's opened
  • Print jobs disappear
  • App crashes preventing phone release
  • Printers becoming inoperable
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  • Printer resetting itself
  • Desktop download doesn't work on Mac
  • Crashes and doesn't load prints
  • Randomly crashes
  • Computer won't cooperate (Macs)
  • App crashes after a few uses
  • Crashes upon load
  • App is too unstable
  • App won't open or crashes on click
  • Error messages not always appearing
  • Crashing since update
  • Constantly needed to delete and redownload
  • Need to frequently re-request access
  • Keeps crashing, can't open app
  • Have to delete and reinstall bi-weekly
  • System doesn't refresh
  • Does not work well with Macs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Enable search in printer list
  • Enable ascii copy paste of QR code value
  • App works natively with iPad screen resolution
  • Support QR code loading from images
  • Mark specific printers as favorites

In-app purchases

None

Princh

No in-app purchases

None

PaperCut Hive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Princh free?
Princh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaperCut Hive free?
PaperCut Hive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Princh or PaperCut Hive?
Princh is rated higher. Princh averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while PaperCut Hive averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Princh or PaperCut Hive have ads?
Neither Princh nor PaperCut Hive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Princh or PaperCut Hive?
Princh ships an update every 6 weeks, and PaperCut Hive every 5 weeks. Most recently, Princh was updated on October 24, 2026 and PaperCut Hive on October 23, 2026.

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