instax mini Link Reviews

by Mathematicalmichael

Update fixed the problems they introduced two versions ago but the problems with print quality that existed before still persist. High quality images are compressed in a way that leads to horizontal striping in the photos. I’ve wasted $20 printing out test images to verify this across multiple photos, phones, and versions of instaxminiLink. I really wish I could get my money back for this printer… or to the devs… reach out, Ill help you fix this bug for free, your image resizing algorithm does not work properly. Online and phone support is a mess.

by Stupid Usernames9401

I don’t know if it’s a defect in my printer or instaxminiLink but any time I want to print something it starts to go through then an error message pops up saying there was issues with the film. The only way to get the message to stop popping up is but removing and reinserting my film and then it’ll remove one of the pictures as it thinks it’s a film cover. Out of a packet of 10 I probably only get two actual pictures. Kinda bogus to pay $100 for a printer and an additional $12 for film only for two pictures to come out. I can’t find an email to reach out to Fuji film in hopes to get a replacement for this printer or a refund.

by Ciparis

My first experience with Fujifilm’s Instax has been pure disappointment.

The new Wide printer connects to my iPhone 13 just fine, but it does not print (status light cycles through a few colors then back to idle). instaxminiLink says there’s a firmware update available 0100 to 0104), but then says that the Instax mini link app needs to be updated to support the printer. This is the latest and only app available, so…

Support section on the website just links to an FAQ with no additional resources. Not helpful.

by Mattal1958

I was enjoying using the printer, which I received for a Christmas gift. instaxminiLink is now very buggy and unresponsive. I can connect to the printer with no issues, the battery is charged, and I have film in the printer. It’s just a matter of nothing happening in instaxminiLink when I tap on different things. I’ve deleted and reinstalled instaxminiLink multiple times and the issue persists. It’s like instaxminiLink is frozen.

by MisplacedOkie

We used the mini link, an iPad, and a large ring light for a photo booth at our wedding reception and were pretty happy with the results. We were a little worried that some guests would struggle, but it went pretty smoothly and was quite the hit.

There were a couple of annoyances and missing features that I’d love to see addressed, the most obvious of which is that pictures are mirrored even in the printout. Fortunately I can clean up and reprint the ones that matter, but it was annoying that the signs we had as props showed up in reverse. It is normal to use a reverse image for preview, but the instax app should save the image in its proper orientation.

We used the Instax Camera mode for the photobooth, though I’d love to see a dedicated mode that simplifies things even further. The mini link is capable of some nifty features, but these are mostly useless at an event where instructions need to be short and precise. I’d love a mode that makes it even easier to use in this type of situation.

Lastly, I’d like to request an additional timer option. For photo booth use, 10 seconds is uncomfortably long while 2 sec is pretty short. 5-6 seems pretty ideal.

by _ABBYAL_

Love instaxminiLink & how it’s so fun to edit a pic. It’s also really fun to use and share with friends. As soon as I seen an update with new frames I was very excited to see/try them but unfortunately when I went to check all the new frames all they had are all holiday related, as someone who does not celebrate I was hoping for more casual winter frames.

by Student-at-brown

My mini link cane yesterday and I was able to print a couple of photos to test it out! Thank god instaxminiLink connected with my phone, since I’ve been reading about failing to connect issues for other customers. instaxminiLink can have better UI and maybe a guide to all the modes.

by Abigail Acajabon

It took about an hour for my bluetooth to connect but it finally worked (i have iphone xr). Once the printer was fully charged the bluetooth came up and let me connect. instaxminiLink works nice and it easy to understand and to print and the photos come out pretty nice. Only one problem is sometimes it says “connection lost” or “timed out” and it disconnected my bluetooth and i have to wait like 5 mins for it to connect again but it doesn’t happen often.

by Winterkittenxx

after calling customer service and them telling me to “wait for an app update”, i finally decided to just look at the manual and figure it out myself. i have an iphone 11 pro and was really bummed out when i first bought the printer in december only to find out it wouldn’t connect to my phone. so yesterday i plugged it in and let it FULLY CHARGE. and went to try and connect my phone and it WORKED. the quality of the pictures were okay when i printed it and instaxminiLink was fairly easy to use.

by Ummmnmmmmm😎😊😁

Hi so everyone is talking about charging it but at first I didn’t know how so I will tell you on the side there is a little thing you cans pull out then you can see where it needs to be charged I used my ear bud changes because I could not see it in the box hope this helped bye

by Cybel33333

It was working before but ever since I updated my phone it not connecting anymore:(

by Lmichellejay

As many of the reviews on here are about their phones not connecting to the printer, I had the same issues. My phone would not connect to the printer for about 30-40 minutes. This was very frustrating and I thought i had to return it. However, it wouldn’t connect because I didn’t have the printer properly charged. I read over the instructions that came with the printer and it says it on the first few pages to make sure that the printer is properly charged before using!!! I charged my printer for like 25 mins, wasn’t fully charged, and when i tried to connect it again it worked !!

by Tommy Holly

I think you should add new frames frequently to make instaxminiLink mor fun and so our pics dont all look the same i go on instaxminiLink when im not using it to print any pics and look at the frames and i am disappointed when i dont see any new ones

Please add more!

by Hailey Lainez

My grandma gave me this printer as a birthday present and at first it wouldn’t connect to my phone. I read the instructions after trying for like an hour and I found out you have to fully charge it before using it! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS PEOPLE!!!!

by HermioneGeanger

I really recommend this printer, especially if you hate having to bring a big heavy camera everywhere. It is a great way to give away instax pictures as a gift, and I can use pictures from 3 years ago! I really think this is a great product, and I was scared that I shouldn’t have gotten it at first because of seeing all the reviews, but the problem with that is because they weren’t using it correctly. You need to charge it for almost 2 hours and it will connect to the device immediately. Please don’t judge this by the reviews.

Also, I don’t think the quality is that bad, I was comparing the quality to the quality of my instax camera, and I have to admit that the printer doesn’t turn out as good as the camera, but the quality is still good. That isn’t a problem for me anyways because I usually just put it on my wall, and you can’t see the difference when it’s up there.

by Parker-Calyx❤️

I got it to connect without any problems but when I go to instax camera it keeps Zooming in!!! I unzoom it goes right back wth

Since I got a response and it helped this will be going from four stars to five stars. Thanks

by Lauren_02

I was so excited to finally receive this product, only to find that it does not connect to my iPhone XS. I have tried updating, resetting, and turning off pretty much everything on my phone, yet it will still not work. Please fix the connection issue!!

by JadeCraeCare

Not gonna lie i got scared when i saw the bad reviews since this is kinda expensive. I didn't even read the instructions lol. Common sense, i just charged the printer and long press the turn on button then it connected and it worked so pretty!

by EME1126

Really great! I got this as a gift and I loved it! Prints out very clear and concise photos. The quality really depends on how much editing you do. instaxminiLink was easy (and fun) to use. My phone connected with no issues and I have an iPhone-7. The mini pictures made a really cute family album!

by AshleyTheFox

I got a mini printer for Christmas and I choose instaxminiLink for it, when I opened it up I was blown there is so many stuff you can do for just one photo you can even have 8 photos in 1 Instax!
instaxminiLink tells you how many instax you have in the printer and what percentage it is at.
You can change the background for a fun look although I do wish there were more backgrounds but it’s okay.
You can even do a collage picture with a bunch of different photos, or you can do a simple print.
You can do more then on take for the picture too in fact you can get old pictures in your old photos and new photos!
I hope this review was helpful to you, and and I hope you love instaxminiLink as much as I do!
-app reviewer

by Kjcreedon

I have been trying for multiple days and my NEW iphone will not connect to this printer, battery is fully charged and yet the device will not connect. I’ve looked through reviews and others are saying instaxminiLink will not connect to theirs either. I’m so frustrated because I was so excited to get this cool device, but now I have 3 sets of film and no way to use it. Disappointed.

by Kelpieeee

Whenever I print it out, it always sized bigger despite me making sure that the photo is in the right position in instaxminiLink . It would say I have no film or I have all 10 films despite there being less in there. There are also large strips of lines going across horizontally. I honestly tried looking up what is wrong with it but I can’t find anything that’ll help.

by Ttiii99

I am so upset and disappointed by instaxminiLink and printer. It will not connect with my phone via Bluetooth or wifi. I have an iphone 8, up to date on ios. Nothing works. I waited so long for the printer because it was on back order. Got instaxminiLink only for it not to connect. Nothing shows up indicating any sort of connection. Not in my phone settings. Not in instaxminiLink settings.
I was so excited for this only for it to not work.

by Nylonprincess

I was so excited to get this in and print out pictures from my iPhone! I printed out my first picture and the color was way off. I tried another and same thing. I am really bummed that the picture quality is horrible! My daughter has the camera and the pictures turn out great with it.

by Rfbdjdjncnfnrbr

At first I was scared that it didn’t work because of the reviews but the first few times it worked great ,but now it prints blank with nothing on it I keep trying but it dose not work .Need help !!!!

by Nnerd23

I’m not gonna lie there was a bit of frustration while setting it up and connecting, but I finally got it to connect, and the Polaroid turned out great!

by Ash🤪❤️💔🤞🏻

I feel like it would be a good app but my instax link doesn’t connect to my phone at all I have an iPhone 6s and I heard it’s supposed to work with my phone