my Installed Base vs Brady Express Labels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
my Installed Base
This application allows ABB customers, authenticated user groups, and employees to register and manage their ABB equipment. Users can scan QR codes to add products, submit service requests, explore registered items, and access product information. It provides interactive management of ABB products and sites directly from a mobile device.
- Register ABB products via QR code scanning
- Add product service requests
- Explore registered products and sites
- Access product information
- Manage installation structures
- Contact ABB support
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my Installed Base (myIB) is a mobile application that allows you to register and view your ABB equipment. The application should be used by ABB customers, authenticated user groups and employees. With myIB you can: - Register ABB products by scanning QR codes - Add product service request - Explore your registered products and sites - Access product information - Manage the structures of your installations - Call contact center Designed with the end user in mind, myIB enables you to participate in managing your ABB products and sites interactively with a strong partner – ABB – on your side. myIB. Your ABB product data in your hand!
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: my Installed Base at 5.0 against Brady Express Labels's 4.3. my Installed Base also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Brady Express Labels's advantage is ratings volume (425 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
my Installed Base holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 425 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
my Installed Base ships an update every 4 months, Brady Express Labels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | my Installed Base | Brady Express Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (425 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 425 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 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 | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | Brady Corporation |
Customer experience
my Installed Base
Brady Express Labels
Bugs and requests
my Installed Base
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
my Installed Base
No in-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
Questions
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