Device Configurator vs Brady Express Labels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Device Configurator
Manage safety gas detectors from your mobile device. Download data logs, configure settings, and review alarm events. Easily transfer instrument data for remote monitoring and receive firmware updates.
- Download data logs from instruments
- Manage device configuration
- Filter and review alarm events
- Email data in CSV format
- Upload instrument data to remote software
- Firmware updates for supported instruments
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Device Configurator Mobile App- The Honeywell device configurator app provides the experience of managing safety (gas detectors) instruments on a mobile platform. It simplifies interaction with both portable and transportable gas detectors when they are in close proximity. It also provides the flexibility and convenience to access information stored on instruments without having to move them With the Honeywell Device Configurator app, you can: 1. Download data log from instruments 2. Manage device configuration 3. Filter and review alarm events and summary 4. Email data in standard CSV format 5. Upload instrument data into remote monitoring software 6. Firmware update for supported instrument Note: Customers must upgrade to the latest version of the app to take advantage of the latest features and security updates that may impact the previous versions of the app. In addition, the customer-reported issues in previous releases will only be addressed by the newest software release.
Brady Express Labels
Design, view, and print labels directly from your smartphone. Offers extensive design options, including multiple guides, barcode types, fonts, languages, and symbols. Streamline labeling with data import, sequence creation, barcode scanning, and text recognition features.
- Label design and printing from phone
- 11 label design guides
- 34 barcode symbologies
- 85 fonts and 34 languages
- Over 1,500 symbols
- Import data from spreadsheets
- Voice-to-text and photo-to-text
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Simple. Easy. Intuitive. Design, view, and print labels right from your phone. Overflowing with label design options, including 11 unique label design guides, 35 barcode symbologies, 85 fonts, 34 languages, and over 1,600 symbols. Improve labeling efficiency by importing data from spreadsheets, creating sequences, scanning data from barcodes, and with voice-to-text and photo-to-text features. Express Labels works with the Brady M211, BMP51, M511, BMP61, M610, M611, M710, i3311, i4311, i5300, i5311, i7500, and S3700 label printers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brady Express Labels at 4.3 against Device Configurator's 1.8. Brady Express Labels also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and ratings volume (424 vs 8). Device Configurator's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Brady Express Labels holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 424 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Device Configurator's written reviews are positive against 63% of Brady Express Labels's.
Device Configurator ships an update every 3 months, Brady Express Labels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Device Configurator | Brady Express Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (8 ratings) | 4.3 (424 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 424 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Honeywell International, Inc. | Brady Corporation |
Customer experience
Device Configurator
Brady Express Labels
Bugs and requests
Device Configurator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brady Express Labels
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- Saved labels not working after update
- Orientation reverts unexpectedly when printing
- Cartridges marked as empty when not
- Text formatting issues (all uppercase)
Requested features
6 requests- Allow selective text editing
- Add default file location for cloud storage
- Provide backup/restore feature for saved labels
- Add copies field in wire wrap screen
- Improve text centering for multiple lines
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- Expand font options
In-app purchases
Device Configurator
No in-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
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