PrintKit vs Zebra Printer Setup Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create custom labels
- Print 1D and 2D barcodes
- Add custom text to labels
- Direct printing from mobile printers
- On-the-fly label generation
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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.
Zebra Printer Setup Utility
Easily configure Zebra Print DNA printers for optimal performance without specialized knowledge. Connect via network or Bluetooth, set parameters, and manage printers remotely. Includes security assessment and direct support integration.
- Network and Bluetooth printer connection
- Guided setup wizards
- Parameter configuration (connectivity, media, language, quality)
- Security assessment and best practice comparison
- Cloud-based Bluetooth printer management
- Direct support file transfer
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With Zebra’s Printer Setup Utility, configuring your Zebra Print DNA printers to optimize performance is easy – no specialized knowledge required. The app can find and connect to Zebra Print DNA printers communicating via a network or Bluetooth. Follow the simple wizards to set specific parameters including connectivity, calibration, media type, printer language and print quality – to optimize performance. With the Security Assessment Wizard feature, assess your Zebra printer security posture, compare your settings against security best practices and make changes based on your conditions to increase protection. Bluetooth Printers are now manageable, even in the field! Traditionally, Bluetooth printers are not easily managed – particularly when the printers are used in the field by a mobile workforce. Zebra’s Printer Setup utility makes Bluetooth printers manageable via the Cloud by allowing you to retrieve files from your Cloud storage provider and then transfer these files to your printers for faster configuration and easier software updates. This simplifies the management of your Bluetooth printers, dramatically improving your return on investment and increasing the productivity of your mobile workforce. Help is just a tap away - use the "Zebra Assist" feature to send your printers configuration directly to Zebra's support team. SUPPORTED PRINTERS: The app supports Zebra printer models running Link-OS 3.0 and later and ZQ200 series, ZQ112, ZQ120, ZR118, ZR138 printer models that run the CPCL (Line Print) and ESC/POS command languages IMPORTANT: The ZQ200 series, ZQ112, ZQ120, ZR118, ZR138 printers require firmware version 88.01.04 or later to work with this version of the app. Visit the support article link below for instructions on where to get the firmware and how to upgrade your printer. Support article link: https://supportcommunity.zebra.com/s/article/Technical-Bulletin?language=en_US
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PrintKit at 5.0 against Zebra Printer Setup Utility's 2.2. PrintKit also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 11.0). Zebra Printer Setup Utility's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 2) and review sentiment (18% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PrintKit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zebra Printer Setup Utility has 59 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of PrintKit's written reviews are positive against 18% of Zebra Printer Setup Utility's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PrintKit ships an update fortnightly, Zebra Printer Setup Utility every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | PrintKit | Zebra Printer Setup Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.2 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Infinite Peripherals Inc. | Zebra Technologies Corporation |
Customer experience
PrintKit
Zebra Printer Setup Utility
In-app purchases
PrintKit
No in-app purchases
Zebra Printer Setup Utility
No in-app purchases
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