Comparison

Label Printer vs Thermal 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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Print address and mailing labels directly from your iPhone or iPad with Label Printer. Create and print entire sheets of labels using addresses from your Contacts — no computer, Word document or complicated mail merge required. Perfect for Christmas cards, holiday cards, invitations, return address labels, parcels, business mailings and everyday post. Label Printer supports popular Avery®, Herma and Unistat label sheet sizes. EASY ADDRESS LABELS Select people directly from your iPhone or iPad Contacts and quickly turn their addresses into ready-to-print labels. Edit individual labels where needed and create a whole mailing list in minutes. PERFECT FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS Save time addressing Christmas and holiday cards. Choose the people you want from Contacts, create your address labels and print an entire sheet at once. WORKS WITH POPULAR LABEL SHEETS Choose from a wide range of common Avery®, Herma and Unistat label formats. USE EVERY LABEL ON THE SHEET Already used part of a sheet? Choose where printing should start so you can use the remaining labels rather than wasting the whole sheet. MORE THAN JUST ADDRESS LABELS Create labels containing your own text and images for organising, products, boxes, name labels, return addresses and much more. Save reusable designs and templates for labels you print regularly. PRINT OR SAVE AS PDF Print directly from your iPhone or iPad using an AirPrint-compatible printer, or create a PDF that you can save, share or print elsewhere. SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE LABEL DESIGN • Add and format text • Add a photo or one of the included clipart images • Import names and addresses from Contacts • Create reusable label templates • Choose from popular label sheet sizes • Print full or partially used sheets • Print multiple copies • Preview before printing • Print with AirPrint • Save and share as PDF NO COMPUTER REQUIRED Everything can be done directly on your iPhone or iPad. Whether you're printing a few return address labels or hundreds of Christmas card labels, Label Printer makes printing label sheets quick and straightforward. Label Printer is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Avery, Herma or Unistat. Avery, Herma and Unistat are trademarks of their respective owners.

About

Thermal Printer

Connect to a Bluetooth thermal printer to print documents and images directly from your device. Easily send files for quick, on-the-go printing.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Document printing
  • Image printing
  • Mobile printing solution
  • Direct device connection
Features
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Bluetooth connection to thermal printer for document/image printing

Screenshots

Label Printer4 screens
Thermal Printer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Label Printer at 86% against Thermal Printer's 0%. Label Printer also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Thermal Printer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). On price, 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 4 one-off in-app purchases. Thermal Printer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Label Printer ships an update every 10 days, Thermal Printer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Label Printer versus Thermal Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabel PrinterThermal Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard McKenna婷婷 曾

Customer experience

Label Printer

All ratings1,010 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.7%

Thermal Printer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Label Printer

One-time4
  • Thanks!$1.99
  • Much Appreciated!$3.99
  • Amazing Support!$6.99
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  • Remove Watermark$7.99
None

Thermal Printer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Label Printer free?
Label Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thermal Printer free?
Thermal Printer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Label Printer or Thermal Printer have ads?
Neither Label Printer nor Thermal Printer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Label Printer or Thermal Printer?
Label Printer ships an update every 10 days, and Thermal Printer every 2 months. Most recently, Label Printer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Thermal Printer on October 3, 2026.

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