POS vs ThermalPrint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POS
This utility app enables printing from your iPhone or iPad to compatible printers via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. It supports various character sets, barcodes, and images, converting them to printable graphics without needing printer drivers.
- Bluetooth printing
- Wi-Fi printing
- Print Chinese/English characters
- Print barcodes (1D/2D)
- Print images
- Driverless printing
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POS-Printer是一款免费应用程序，可以通过 Apple iPhone或iPad的本地蓝牙与打印机设备的BLE4.0蓝牙连接打印。 主要功能特点: 1、支持蓝牙打印。 2、支持Wi-Fi打印。 3、支持中英文字符、一维条码、二维条码及本地图库图片等的打印。 4、支持将各种字符转化为图形的方式打印，无需安装打印机驱动程序。 5、软件使用说明见如下链接: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYzMTI1OTY4NA==.html
ThermalPrint
This app enables printing of various documents and images onto specialized thermal paper. It supports A4 size for pictures and tattoo paper, as well as specific label sizes for PDFs.
- A4 thermal paper printing
- Tattoo paper printing
- PDF label printing
- Support for 100x100mm labels
- Support for 100x150mm labels
- Support for 100x200mm labels
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Picture printing: Support A4 size thermal paper/tattoo paper printing PDF printing: support label paper printing of 100*100mm, 100*150mm, 100*200mm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ThermalPrint at fortnightly against POS's every 62 months. ThermalPrint also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
POS ships an update every 62 months, ThermalPrint fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POS | ThermalPrint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 62 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 共海 王 | Milestone Intellgent Electronics (guangzhou) Co.ltd |
Customer experience
POS
ThermalPrint
In-app purchases
POS
No in-app purchases
ThermalPrint
No in-app purchases
