PrinterShare Premium Key

Review by eFreeware

PrinterShare Premium Key is not a printing app in its own right. It is a $9.99 unlock sold by Mobile Dynamix that turns on the paid abilities inside the free PrinterShare Mobile Print app, which must be installed separately before anything can be printed. That dependency is the first thing to understand before spending money.

The reason to consider it is straightforward. The free app already handles the printing work, and this key removes the limits on nearby printing over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB, with no computer in the middle. If you print from an Android phone or tablet often enough, the key is the piece that changes that.

It sits in the Business category, and the app it unlocks is aimed at documents as much as photos: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and text files, along with bills and invoices. That is a narrower brief than a general-purpose utility, and it is worth reading the rest of this review with your own printing habits in mind.

Documents from a phone, without a detour through a computer

The core job here is getting a file off a phone or tablet and onto paper. The Premium Key is what makes nearby printing unlimited over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB.

What appeals to me is the removal of the desktop step. A file sitting on the phone can go straight to a printer in the same room, which is the situation most people are in when they need a page in a hurry: a signed form, a ticket, a page of notes for a meeting that starts in ten minutes. The developer's framing of printing "right next to you" matches that use case well.

Documents can be sent straight from internal memory, an SD card or cloud storage, with no need to download them first. For anyone who keeps contracts, invoices or coursework in cloud storage, that keeps the workflow short: open the file where it lives and send it to the printer.

Printing to a machine that is nowhere near you

The app also covers distance. The Premium Key unlocks the unlimited version of nearby printing, and the remote side rides on the same app.

That is the scenario where a phone beats a laptop: you are away from your desk, someone needs a document printed at the other end, and there is no time to talk anyone through finding the file. The developer pitches this as printing to a printer next to you or anywhere in the world, and for a small business or a household spread across two addresses, that is the feature that justifies the purchase.

The same applies to documents that arrive while you are out. An invoice that lands in cloud storage can be sent to the printer at the office without waiting until you are back at a computer. It is a modest convenience, but it is the kind that saves a trip.

Printer support is broad, but check yours first

PrinterShare Mobile Print covers a wide range of hardware: HP models including the Officejet, LaserJet, Photosmart and Deskjet lines, Epson's Artisan, WorkForce and Stylus series, Canon's PIXMA MP, MX and MG ranges, plus Brother, Kodak, Samsung, Dell, Ricoh, Lexmark, Kyocera and OKI. Legacy networkable printers are included as well.

The developer keeps a full list of supported printers on its website, and it is worth checking before buying the key. Buyers should confirm that their printer is supported and print a test page before purchasing, which is sensible advice when the purchase is an unlock rather than a standalone app.

For printers that fall outside the supported list, including older models, the developer offers free Mac and Windows software that can bridge the gap. That is a useful fallback, though it does reintroduce a computer into a workflow whose main attraction was doing without one.

What you need before the key does anything

The Premium Key cannot print on its own: install the main app first, then the key. Anyone who buys this expecting a self-contained printing tool will be disappointed.

The second requirement is a supported printer, which is why the developer suggests checking the compatibility list and running a test page before paying. That step takes a few minutes and avoids buying a key for hardware the app cannot reach.

The third is the connection itself. Nearby printing runs over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB, so the phone and the printer need to be able to see each other. Treat the test page as the real check: if the free app can print it, the key has something to unlock.

Who the key makes sense for

This purchase suits someone who already prints from an Android phone or tablet and has hit the limits of the free app. If documents leave your device regularly, whether that is invoices, worksheets, slides or PDFs, the unlimited nearby printing the key unlocks is a real benefit.

It also fits people whose printing is not confined to one room. Sending a file to a printer in another building or another country is the feature that a phone handles better than a laptop, and the key is what opens it up.

The numbers behind the app are encouraging without being remarkable: more than 500,000 installs and a 4.4 average across 42,008 ratings. That is a reasonable signal of a settled product rather than a new one, and the most recent update, in July 2026, was limited to bug fixes.

The key itself carries no ads and no in-app purchases, so the $9.99 is the whole cost. That is a clean arrangement for a paid unlock, and it means there is no second decision to make after the first.

A sensible purchase for regular phone printing

PrinterShare Premium Key is a small, focused purchase: one payment that removes the limits on nearby printing in an app you already have. It does nothing on its own, and it only makes sense alongside the free PrinterShare Mobile Print app and a printer the app supports, which the developer asks buyers to confirm first.

For anyone who prints documents from a phone or tablet often, and whose hardware appears on the compatibility list, the key is the straightforward way to get unlimited Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB printing without a computer in the loop. The remote printing angle adds value for people who need paper produced somewhere they are not.

For occasional users, or anyone whose printer is not covered, the free app and a test page will tell you what you need to know before spending $9.99. The key is for the regulars, and it is priced like it.

What's new in version 5.6

bug fixes