ViplexHandy vs PrintLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViplexHandy
Manage and configure Taurus series multimedia players for LED displays. Create playlists, control playback, and manage media files directly from your iOS device.
- Screen management
- Solution editing
- System settings
- Media library
- Quick screen configuration
- Real-time control
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ViPlex Handy, designed for the Taurus series products, is an application for the iOS platform. Launched by NovaStar, the Taurus series products are the second generation of multimedia players for small and medium-sized asynchronous full-color LED displays. This application supports functions like screen management, solution editing, system settings, and media library. Screen management: Allows you to manage the Taurus series products in the LAN and supports quick screen configuration, real-time control, playback management, cloud server binding and so on. Solution editing: Allows you to quickly design various playlists which will be sent to the Taurus series products for playback. System settings: Includes software language settings and help documentation. Media library: Allows you to browse the multimedia files on your mobile phone.
PrintLab
This app allows you to easily paint any pattern on virtually any surface. Upload your own images or use the built-in gallery to transfer designs wirelessly to a compatible device. It supports various surfaces, including curved and rough textures, and even body art with specialized ink.
- Paint on any surface
- Upload custom pictures
- Built-in image gallery
- Wireless hotspot connection
- Supports curved and rough surfaces
- Body art compatible
- Track cartridge usage
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Introduction of Print Lab Print Lab is a very popular surface painting device recently, it abandoned the past defect : heavy ,narrow scope of application. You can easily paint any pattern on any surface you want. It can support upload pictures through App,the App comes with gallery and support the pictures took from your phone. Easy operation, just need the App connect with Print Lab through hotspots to transfer and paint pictures. It can support paint on curved surface, flat surface, rough and smooth surface, besides you can also paint on your body through specialized tattoo ink, the ink can be cleaned up easily. Characters of Print Lab It can realized to paint on any surface you want, the cartridges have many colors optional. Easy to take, the size and weight similar like a power bank. User can judge the cartridge usage by the records of paint length on App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ViplexHandy at 2.4 against PrintLab's 1.5. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
ViplexHandy holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of ViplexHandy's written reviews are positive against 6% of PrintLab's.
ViplexHandy ships an update every 6 weeks, PrintLab every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViplexHandy | PrintLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (29 ratings) — better | 1.5 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.6% of reviews — better | 5.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co.,Ltd | Shenzhen Eve-Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ViplexHandy
PrintLab
Bugs and requests
ViplexHandy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PrintLab
Reported bugs
30 issues- Print X not available on app
- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi
- App not working
- Cannot connect to iPhone
- Cannot add text
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- Cannot upload own pictures
- Chinese menu for image upload
- Favorites deleted after updates
- Ink leaks
- Ink clogs easily
- Wi-Fi connection is weak and disconnects
- Device remains unconnected
- App does not recognize phone connection
- App stuck at Wi-Fi prompt
- Printing spinning wheel of death
- Device freezes
- Connection lost
- Indicator light doesn't flash
- Cannot find manual
- App won't connect to internet
- Print fails after upload
- App doesn't recognize phone connection
- App doesn't recognize WiFi connection
- PrintPod is useless without app
- App won't let me progress
- Cannot pair device
- App says unconnected despite WiFi connection
- Printpen won't connect to router
- Device won't stay connected
- App not functional
Requested features
7 requests- Expand template selection
- Allow custom image uploads
- Support SVG, GIF, BMP formats
- Improve font selection
- Add more useful templates
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- Improve print start timing
- Provide Japanese manual
In-app purchases
ViplexHandy
No in-app purchases
PrintLab
No in-app purchases
