Epson POS Printer Explorer vs MXP Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epson POS Printer Explorer
Explore features of EPSON receipt printers and connect peripherals. Add items, process payments, and print receipts by manual selection or barcode scanning. Discover printers via beacon, QR codes, or IP input.
- Connect and control peripherals
- Add items to cart
- Process payments
- Print receipts
- Scan product barcodes
- Discover printers via beacon/QR/IP
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This app allows users to experience some of the features of EPSON OmniLink and EPSON TM receipt printers. This application also allows for peripherals to be attached to the printer and controlled by the Epson POS Printer Explorer app. This app includes common functions such as adding items to a shopping cart, check-out, payment and receipt printing. Items can be selected manually or by scanning product barcodes. Barcodes for scanning can be easily printed out using the application. The app allows the user to select printers using beacon feature, Epson Easy Connect QR codes, printer discovery or manual IP input. The Epson POS Printer Explorer application also allows the user to invoke Epson’s paper saving utility to show how much paper can be saved by simply turning this capability on. Note: The purpose of this app is to familiarize developers with the EPSON OmniLink technology and EPSON TM printers. Supported Printers (as device hub): - TM-T88VI-i - TM-T88V-i - TM-T70II-i - TM printer with UB-IU01 module - TM-T88VII Supported Printers (for receipt printing only): - TM-T88VI - TM-T88V - TM-T70II - TM-T20II - TM-H6000IV - TM-H6000V - TM-L90 - TM-U220 - TM-P80/TM-P80 Plus - TM-P60II - TM-P20 - TM-m10 - TM-m30 Supported Devices: - HID capable barcode scanners - HID capable magnetic stripe readers - Customer/pole display Epson DM-D110/D210/D30/D70 - Scale: - Detecto APS Series - CAS - PD-II-30 CAS-PD-2Z/30 - Mettler Toledo - Ariva S-13 POS Scale - Cash Drawer (compatible with Epson TM printers) / DK Buzzer
MXP Mobile
This business application connects iOS devices to enterprise software modules for the cruise industry. It supports various hardware attachments for scanning, reading, and printing, enabling seamless data capture and communication.
- Web view for JavaScript applications
- Support for Linea, Grabba, and Zebra RFID hardware
- Epson printer and Bluetooth OCR passport reader support
- PDF printing via AirPrint
- Wifi/Bluetooth mesh networking
- WebSocket for intranet communication
- OCR and optical camera scanning
- Face detection for photo capture
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Please note before downloading: MXP Mobile is a business application for MXP clients only and not intended for general and private use.” MXP Mobile is a part of MarineXchange MXP solution, the first enterprise software suite for cruise industry. It features a bridge between iOS hardware and various mobile web applications serving as modules of MXP. It supports the following functionalities: - Display of JavaScript applications in a web view - Support for Linea hardware attachments for barcode, RFID, magnetic card reader - Support for Grabba hardware attachments for barcode, MRZ, RFID, magnetic card reader - Support for Zebra RFD 8500 RFID handheld reader - Support for Epson LW-600P printer - Bluetooth OCR passport reader support - Printing PDF files to AirPrint devices - Wifi or Bluetooth mesh network for peer to peer device communication - WebSocket for intranet device communication - OCR for various text scanning including passport or credit card - Optical camera scanning for barcodes and QR codes - Taking photos based on face detection - Internal MXP push notification service - Local saving of files from web application - Tokenization with MasterCard ATS - Offline login - Taking photos - Direct communication with MIPS Face Recognition software
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MXP Mobile at 5.0 against Epson POS Printer Explorer's 3.5. MXP Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MXP Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Epson POS Printer Explorer ships an update every 5 months, MXP Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epson POS Printer Explorer | MXP Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Epson America, Inc. | Marinexchange Software gmbH |
Customer experience
Epson POS Printer Explorer
MXP Mobile
In-app purchases
Epson POS Printer Explorer
No in-app purchases
MXP Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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