Comparison

Label Printer vs Shipping Printer

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

Head to head
About

Label Printer

Easily create and print custom labels for various needs, from mailing addresses to storage boxes. Import contacts, design with images and clipart, and organize your label projects. Supports popular label sheet sizes and AirPrint printers.

Highlights
  • Create mailing labels from contacts
  • Design labels with images and clipart
  • Organize labels into lists
  • Customize font, color, and border
  • Supports common label sheet sizes
  • AirPrint and PDF sharing support
Features
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Ditch the word processor and print your labels the easy way using Label Printer. Whether you'd like to quickly print mailing labels using your existing Contacts or make great looking labels for your storage boxes, Label Printer will save you time and help get you organized. • Create mailing labels from existing addresses in your iPhone / iPad Contacts or start from scratch • Organize your labels into different lists and save them along with their style settings for later use • Automatically fill an entire sheet of labels with the same label design – perfect for return address labels • Use an image from your photo library or the included clipart • Customize the border, font, color and alignment of your labels • Store your label sheets in iCloud and use them across your various iPad / iPhone devices • Automatically adjusts the font size to maximize the available label space – or not if you prefer • Supports the most common A4 / US Letter Avery®, Herma and Unistat label sheet sizes • Supports AirPrint printers directly and non-AirPrint printers via 3rd party apps* • Allows sharing a PDF of the labels via Email / AirDrop / Message / any installed apps that can handle PDFs * Please note that printing to a non-AirPrint printer from your iPhone / iPad requires a suitable 3rd party app that supports printing of PDFs to your specific printer. Alternatively you can share a PDF of the labels with a device that is able to print.

About

Shipping Printer

Easily print PDF and image files directly from your device. Select your desired file and utilize ESC commands for printing.

Highlights
  • Print PDF files
  • Print image files
  • Select files for printing
  • Supports ESC commands
Features
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Shipping Printer support print pdf or image, choose pdf or image file to print. use ESC command.

Screenshots

Label Printer4 screens
Shipping Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Label Printer at 85% against Shipping Printer's 28%. Label Printer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (911 vs 206). Shipping Printer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Label Printer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shipping Printer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Label Printer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 911 and 206 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Label Printer's written reviews are positive against 28% of Shipping Printer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Label Printer versus Shipping Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabel PrinterShipping Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (911 ratings) — better2.1 (206 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better27.8% of reviews
Number of ratings911 — better206
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS179.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard McKennaXiamen AiYin Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Label Printer

All ratings911 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.3%

Shipping Printer

All ratings206 ratings
Positive25.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative70.9%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative66.0%

Bugs and requests

Label Printer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shipping Printer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bluetooth adapter unknown error
  • Printer not showing up in search results
  • Printer disconnects during printing
  • Printing half page or not printing at all

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to scroll through Bluetooth devices
  • Save default settings like paper size and density
  • Bulk printing option
  • Print directly from camera roll or other sources
  • Integrate with Wix for auto-printing

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Label Printer

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$5.99
None

Shipping Printer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Label Printer free?
Label Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shipping Printer free?
Shipping Printer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Label Printer or Shipping Printer?
Label Printer is rated higher. Label Printer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 911 ratings, while Shipping Printer averages 2.1 from 206 ratings.
Do Label Printer or Shipping Printer have ads?
Neither Label Printer nor Shipping Printer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Label Printer or Shipping Printer?
Label Printer ships an update every 10 days, and Shipping Printer every 10 days. Most recently, Label Printer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Shipping Printer on September 20, 2026.

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