Comparison

Epson POS Printer Explorer vs PrintKit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Connect and control peripherals
  • Add items to cart
  • Process payments
  • Print receipts
  • Scan product barcodes
  • Discover printers via beacon/QR/IP
Features
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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

About

PrintKit

Create and print custom labels with text and barcodes for your mobile printers. This app simplifies label generation for consumers, allowing for on-the-fly design without custom development.

Highlights
  • Create custom labels
  • Print 1D and 2D barcodes
  • Add custom text to labels
  • Direct printing from mobile printers
  • On-the-fly label generation
Features
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We want to make it easy for customers to use our mobile printers right out of the box. PrintKit is a solution for consumers to create and print labels using our printers, without developing custom apps. PrintKit provides the ability to generate labels with 1D or 2D barcodes and custom text. It is the ideal solution for creating the perfect label on the fly.

Screenshots

Epson POS Printer Explorer1 screens
PrintKit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Epson POS Printer Explorer at 100% against PrintKit's 0%. PrintKit's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrintKit holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Epson POS Printer Explorer's written reviews are positive against 0% of PrintKit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epson POS Printer Explorer ships an update every 5 months, PrintKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Epson POS Printer Explorer versus PrintKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpson POS Printer ExplorerPrintKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS128.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEpson America, Inc.Infinite Peripherals Inc.

Customer experience

Epson POS Printer Explorer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PrintKit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Epson POS Printer Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

PrintKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Epson POS Printer Explorer free?
Epson POS Printer Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrintKit free?
PrintKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Epson POS Printer Explorer or PrintKit?
PrintKit is rated higher. Epson POS Printer Explorer averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PrintKit averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Epson POS Printer Explorer or PrintKit have ads?
Neither Epson POS Printer Explorer nor PrintKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epson POS Printer Explorer or PrintKit?
Epson POS Printer Explorer ships an update every 5 months, and PrintKit fortnightly. Most recently, Epson POS Printer Explorer was updated on October 3, 2026 and PrintKit on October 4, 2026.

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