Comparison

Mailing Label Designer vs App4Labels

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

Head to head
About

Mailing Label Designer

Design and print custom labels directly from your mobile device. Utilize a drag-and-drop editor with numerous fonts, colors, and image options. Supports various label shapes and sizes, business cards, and flyers.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop design editor
  • Hundreds of fonts, colors, and custom images
  • Supports various label shapes and sizes
  • Business card and flyer design
  • AirPrint and image export
Features
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An all-in-one solution for designing and printing labels right from your iPhone and iPad. Proudly made in Canada, this app is free to download and offers a simple one‑time upgrade. No subscriptions, no ads, and absolutely no data collection. - Simple to use drag and drop design editor - Design with hundreds of fonts, colors and custom images - Supports various sized labels including rectangular, square, round and oval shaped labels - Supports create-your-own custom label sizes - Supports business card and flyer designs in both landscape and portrait mode - Supports options for Air Print directly from your iPhone or iPad as well as export to high resolution image format In-App Purchase The free version adds a watermark to your exported and printed designs, please upgrade using in-app purchase to remove all watermarks.

About

App4Labels

Streamline your organization's label printing process. This app connects to your ERP system to access article data, allowing you to design and print labels directly via Bluetooth. It's ideal for use in shops, warehouses, or at fairs.

Highlights
  • ERP system synchronization
  • Bluetooth printer support
  • Customizable label designer
  • Batch label printing
  • Zebra Approved application
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Does it take a lot of time to print labels for your articles within your organization? With App4Labels this is a thing of the past, print labels directly with a bluetooth printer. And you can use this app on fairs. Synchronize the application with your ERP system and get access to all your articles. Select the articles for which you want a label and print it with a simple push on the print button. Or save the labels to be printed in a list and print out all the labels in one go. You can easily design your labels with the specially developed label designer in the App4Sales CMS. Design labels especially for fairs, a shop or a warehouse. The information on the label is based on the article data from your own administration. App4Labels is a product approved by Zebra. In order to increase confidence in software applications, Zebra tests apps that work with Zebra products. App4Labels successfully passed the Zebra test and can call itself a Zebra Approved application.

Screenshots

Mailing Label Designer4 screens
App4Labels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mailing Label Designer at 4.4 against App4Labels's 1.0. Mailing Label Designer also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 2). App4Labels's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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. Mailing Label Designer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. App4Labels asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mailing Label Designer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mailing Label Designer has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Mailing Label Designer's written reviews are positive against 0% of App4Labels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mailing Label Designer ships an update every 6 weeks, App4Labels every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mailing Label Designer versus App4Labels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailing Label DesignerApp4Labels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.8K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAidaluu Inc.Optimizers B.V.

Customer experience

Mailing Label Designer

All ratings2,815 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative63.2%

App4Labels

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Mailing Label Designer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Printing issues and misalignment
  • Inability to edit or delete labels
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to print multiple unique labels on a single sheet
  • Support for more label sizes and templates
  • Ability to import contacts/addresses

App4Labels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mailing Label Designer

One-time1
  • Remove watermarks (Perpetual)$5.99
None

App4Labels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mailing Label Designer free?
Mailing Label Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is App4Labels free?
App4Labels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mailing Label Designer or App4Labels?
Mailing Label Designer is rated higher. Mailing Label Designer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while App4Labels averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mailing Label Designer or App4Labels have ads?
Neither Mailing Label Designer nor App4Labels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mailing Label Designer or App4Labels?
Mailing Label Designer ships an update every 6 weeks, and App4Labels every 5 months. Most recently, Mailing Label Designer was updated on October 18, 2026 and App4Labels on October 6, 2026.

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