Citizen POS Printer Utility vs Virtual Thermal Printer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Citizen POS Printer Utility
Configure Citizen POS printers with ease. Adjust settings like MSW, logos, and network connections via Bluetooth, LAN, or USB. Supports a wide range of Citizen printer models.
- MSW Setting
- Logo Setting
- Bluetooth Setting
- IP Address Setting
- USB Setting
- Wide printer model support
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Citizen POS Printer Utility is an application for setting the Citizen POS printer. [Key Features] - MSW Setting - Logo Setting - Bluetooth Setting - IP Address Setting - USB Setting [Supported Printers] - CT-E601 - CT-E301 - CT-D101 - CT-S751 - CT-S4500 - CT-E351, CT-E651 - CT-D150, CT-D151 - CT-S251 - CT-S281 - CT-S310II - CT-S801, CT-S851, CT-S601, CT-S651 - CT-S801II, CT-S851II, CT-S601II, CT-S651II - CT-S801III, CT-S851III - CT-S2000, CT-S4000 [Supported Interface] - Bluetooth, LAN, Wireless LAN, USB(Ligntning) Remarks * Web site URL for SDK https://www.citizen-systems.co.jp/en/printer/download/#sdk Thank you for your interest in CITIZEN POS Printers!
Virtual Thermal Printer
This utility app simulates a thermal receipt printer for POS systems. It supports various ESC/POS commands to print text, barcodes, and QR codes, and offers multiple code-page options for international character sets.
- Simulates POS thermal printer
- Supports ESC/POS commands
- Prints text, barcodes, and QR codes
- Configurable IP address and port
- Multiple code-page support
- Raster image printing
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Print receipts from POS applications that support ESC/POS printing over IP. Just power on the printer and configure the IP-address and port displayed in your POS application. List of supported commands: - ESC @: Initialize printer - LF: Print and line feed - GS !: Double-width and double-height - ESC E: Turn emphasized mode on/off - ESC -: Turn underline mode on/off - ESC a: Align text (left, right and center) - ESC i and ESC m: Partial cut - GS B: Turn white/black reverse print mode on/off - GS V: Cut paper ( - GS k: Print barcode (EAN8, EAN13, Code39) - GS ( k: Print QR Code. Functions 169 & 180 - DLE EOT: Printer status (1..4) - GS v 0: Print raster bit image For more details on ESC/POS commands see https://reference.epson-biz.com/modules/ref_escpos/index.php?content_id=2 The following code-pages are supported: - CP437: US ASCII - CP850: Latin I - CP852: Latin II - CP858: Latin I + Euro - CP860: Portugese - CP863: Canadian-French - CP865: Nordic - CP866: Russian Note: The content printed in the above screenshots is for illustrative purposes only. Depending on the POS system used, the output may vary. Please make sure your POS application supports ESC/POS commands before installing this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Citizen POS Printer Utility at Free against Virtual Thermal Printer's $1.99. Citizen POS Printer Utility also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3). Virtual Thermal Printer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Citizen POS Printer Utility is free to download; Virtual Thermal Printer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Citizen POS Printer Utility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Citizen POS Printer Utility ships an update every 11 months, Virtual Thermal Printer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Citizen POS Printer Utility | Virtual Thermal Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD. | Pascal Kimmel |
Customer experience
Citizen POS Printer Utility
Virtual Thermal Printer
In-app purchases
Citizen POS Printer Utility
No in-app purchases
Virtual Thermal Printer
No in-app purchases
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