Paperbolt vs Printly ‑ Invoice Print
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Paperbolt, Nov 9, 2026 for Printly.
The short answer
- Only Printly lists a free plan.
- Printly lists 6 features Paperbolt’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Email automation, File naming.
Head to head
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Usage-based
- · $0.05 per PDF, capped at $50/month
FREE
- · 50 Order/Draft order print
- · Automatic Email PDF link
- · Multi/Customer currency support
- · Supports all extensions and POS
- · Unlimited templates with customisation
Basic
- · 100 Order/Draft order print
- · Automatic Email PDF link
- · Bulk print or download support
- · Multi/Customer currency support
- · Remove app branding
- · Supports all extensions and POS
Advanced
- · Automatic Email PDF link
- · Bulk print or download support
- · Multi/Customer currency support
- · Remove app branding
- · Supports all extensions and POS
- · Unlimited Order/Draft order print
Enterprise
- · Automatic Email PDF link, and send PDF
- · Bulk print or download support
- · Google drive and Dropbox Integration
- · Multi/Customer currency support
- · Remove app branding
- · Supports all extensions and POS
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePaperbolt connects your Shopify store to the LightningPDF cloud API to generate PDF documents for your orders. Documents are available directly on each order page with download and print buttons. No coding required.
Printly invoicing app simplifies setup and customization without coding. It allows the printing of invoices, refunds, credit notes, proformas, and packaging slips. Printly offers comprehensive support for all required extensions and enables invoice downloads from the Shopify admin print order page, thank-you page, order status page, customer account page, and POS.
- Download invoices, packing slips, and receipts from any order page
- Track PDF usage and credits from the built-in dashboard
- Quick cloud-based generation powered by LightningPDF (under 1 second)
- Easy template customization allows you to show or hide specific information.
- Single and bulk print invoice, return and packaging slips
- Allow both order and draft order printing and downloading features
- Automated download invoice functionality in order confirmation email.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Paperbolt |  Printly |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 5 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Animals & Pet Supplies, Hardware |
| Top store countries | Not published | Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Paperbolt | Printly |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 30 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 15% |
FAQ
Paperbolt and Printly: common questions
- Is Paperbolt or Printly cheaper?
- Only Printly lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Paperbolt lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Customs documents, Order confirmations. Printly lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Email automation, File naming, Reports. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 14, 2026 for Paperbolt, Nov 9, 2026 for Printly; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 14, 2026 for Paperbolt, Nov 9, 2026 for Printly. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.