Cheerz vs Hofmann
Cheerz
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| Figure | Cheerz | Hofmann |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Photo Printing Software | 7.7 (#20) | 8.2 (#6) |
| Founded | 2012 | 1923 |
| Support | The homepage says customer-service responses are provided within 24 hours. | Hofmann’s help center provides FAQs covering delivery, orders and payment, product creation, promotions, and accounts. |
Plans
Cheerz
- Square photo prints€0.14, paid once
- Small Photo Booklet€9.90, paid once
- Portrait Photo Book€24.90, paid once
- Layflat Hardcover Photo Book€37.90, paid once
Hofmann
- Álbum Apaisado S (Tapa dura 13 × 10 cm)€13.99, paid once
- Álbum Apaisado M (Tapa dura 20 × 15 cm)€29.99, paid once
- Álbum de Fotos Vertical Mediano - Tapa Dura€29.99, paid once
- Álbum de Fotos del Año con Ventana€48.99, paid once
In their own words
Cheerz
Cheerz is a paid web and mobile service for turning digital photos into printed products. It offers photo books, prints, calendars, cards, wall art and personalized gifts, alongside photo boxes, magnets, posters, frames, canvases, aluminium prints, puzzles, gift cards and scrapbooks. The photo-book editor can place images automatically, save work, apply layouts and customize text; calendar and card builders are also available. Square-print projects can import photos from Instagram or Google Photos. Apps are linked through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Listed prices include Square photo prints at €0.14, paid once, Small Photo Booklet at €9.90, paid once, Portrait Photo Book at €24.90, paid once and Layflat Hardcover Photo Book at €37.90, paid once. Portrait books support 24 to 128 pages and up to 1,152 photos. Cheerz says 90% of products are printed in France. Orders use vendor checkout, with delivery to the EU, UK, US, Canada and other listed territories.
Hofmann
Hofmann lets customers make personalized photo books and other photo products using an app, an offline desktop editor or an online editor. The app can import images from a device gallery, Google Photos, Facebook, Instagram or Dropbox. Album customization includes layouts, text, backgrounds, masks, frames and stickers. Online projects can be saved to an account, and a named project can be set to save automatically every two minutes. Before ordering, the online editor can flag issues such as blank pages or missing spine text. Listed hardcover albums range from 24 to 120 pages, with extra-page charges that vary by album. The Apaisado S hardcover album is listed at €13.99, paid once; extra pages cost 0.87 EUR each and shipping is excluded. Other listed options include hardcover albums priced at €29.99, paid once and €48.99, paid once. The offline editor is available for Mac and Windows, alongside mobile and web access. Hofmann says it processes uploaded photos to create personalized products, and its help center covers delivery, orders, payments, product creation and accounts.