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Smart Printer App℠ for HP ·

Monetization rage Self-contained

AstraBridge Limited · Productivity · Free · v1.2.4

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Review-rating drop
0.35

2026-Q4 1.94 → last 90 days 1.59, text reviews

Peak quarter
1.94

2026-Q4, text reviews

Last 90 days
1.59

text reviews

Store rating
4.10

all 2760 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
2.51

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$181k

#54 top-grossing, Productivity

store 4.10 · reviews 1.94 → 1.59 · gap 2.51 store 4.10 reviews 1.59

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 83 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2026-Q1: 2.33★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 2.33 2026-Q1 2026-Q2: 5.00★ from 2 reviews (small sample) 2026-Q3: 1.38★ from 60 reviews 2026-Q4: 1.94★ from 18 reviews 1.94 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2026-Q12.33 3
2026-Q25.00 2
2026-Q31.38 60
2026-Q41.94 18

Recent 1–2 star reviews

useless, money greedy company

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 14, 2026

you gotta pay to use the printer, don’t download this app 🤦🏾‍♀️

Scam

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 13, 2026

I downloaded this app to help my mother in law with her hp smart printer. This isn’t an HP app from HP. I don’t know what this is but disguised itself like an HP app? It charges me $21 every month and I cannot figure out how to unsubscribe or close my account so it doesn’t keep charging me. Useless. Do not download it.

Paid app???

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 11, 2026

Why would I pay for this when I spent almost 200 on the printer?

Scam

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 11, 2026

Scam. Signed me up for a trial, and did not get a refund.

If I could give 0 stars I would

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 10, 2026

I signed up for the free trial and decided I didn’t need the app within the appropriate time frame for cancellation. I was charged the full amount, twice. They double charged me when they shouldn’t have charged me at all. I attempted to dispute and was ignored with zero explanation. I thought they were a reputable app but apparently not. Edit: it’s funny that all their responses say to contact them via email to assist but I’ve been emailing the address they stated 3 times now for last three weeks with no response.

Can’t end 3 day trial

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 9, 2026

This app doesn’t work. I was trying to use it for a friend who is visually impaired, it wasn’t helpful for her and now I can’t end the trial period.

A Subscription to setup your printer!?

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 9, 2026

HP’s strong arm tactics have gone too far. This will be the last HP printer for me.

PAY?????

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 9, 2026

WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY TO USE MY OWN PRINTER??

Hp laser jet

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 7, 2026

Junk

Doesn’t help much

★★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 7, 2026

It’s supposed to help you connect the printer to a WiFi network. It does not. By intending to appear simple, it doesn’t actually setup anything.

respect your customers

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 7, 2026

we should not have to pay a subscription to use a printer.

don’t use the app!

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 6, 2026

So I had my printer for 6 years but for some reason I have to pay to print?!?! This is my printer for home use and pay to print? The real app is called HP not this scam.

Pay for printing? Are you kidding?

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 6, 2026

Rated one star due to the harassing sales pitch that attempted to trick me into buying a subscription to USE MY PRINTER!

Not simple

★ · v1.2.3 · Oct 5, 2026

The app wants 9.99 per WEEK! Crazy.

I don’t like the fees

★ · v1.2.3 · Sep 30, 2026

My printer is 9 years old refurbished at that and now I have to pay to print on it. This is a shame!!

Scam

★ · v1.2.3 · Sep 30, 2026

Not actually from Hp

Overcharged

★★ · v1.2.3 · Sep 28, 2026

Yes there’s a fee

SCAM!!!

★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 28, 2026

This app said it would help me connect my phone to a printer. It said it was a 3 day trial and then $49.99. Since it did not provide the service it claims to offer and failed to connect my phone to my work printer, I cancelled my 3 day trial within 20 minutes. I was still charged $49.99. When I requested a refund through Apple, I was denied. Apple says they send requests for refund directly to Smart Printer App and if it’s a scam, I’m just out of luck. If I attempt to chargeback via PayPal Apple will deactivate my Apple ID. Apple allows scammers to function and won’t help you recover lost funds.

Scam!!

★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 28, 2026

Searched for the Hp printer app and this came up. Only offered 9.99 a week! No other options… scam!

Horrible

★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 25, 2026

No instructions, can’t connect to my 2 home printers

Just don’t

★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 25, 2026

It doesn’t work with my phone or computer I was reluctantly roped into the subscription model now I need to invest a bunch of time to cancel it. Yuck.

Scam, Not Real App

★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 24, 2026

Despite not working with my printer and cancelling in app, the company still charged me a fee. This is NOT the real app! It’s a Chinese scam. Do not download!

Pay yearly to have a printer?

★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 23, 2026

Why in gods name do I have to pay for a subscription to use a printer? I bought a printer for home use. I don’t want some subscription service—I want to print pretty pictures of my little pony and post them on my office cork board. I don’t want to connect to some random printer and get some kind of printer STI Herpes from a strange printer. I will be returning this printer.

Should mot have to pay to print

★★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 22, 2026

Paid alot for this shotty printer now to print I have to pay for an ap and a subscription

Awful

★ · v1.2.2 · Sep 21, 2026

Thought I was doing a trial. Have not had success making sure it is cancelled.

The opportunity

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