EXFO OPM vs Brady Express Labels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EXFO OPM
This application connects to specific EXFO optical power meters and checkers via Bluetooth to display live measurements. It allows users to manage test configurations, store and edit measurement data, add GPS coordinates, and generate shareable PDF reports.
- Bluetooth connectivity to EXFO devices
- Live measurement display
- Measurement storage and management
- Test configuration management
- PDF test report generation
- GPS coordinate tagging
- JSON export for MPC-100
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The EXFO OPM [Optical Power Meter] application can connect over Bluetooth™ to both EXFO’s PON Power meters (PPM-350D), and power checkers (MPC-100 series). When connected, the app can display live measurements and store measurements, along with the following advanced/additional features: - Manage test configurations (import, delete, sync with instrument) - Select a test configuration to use on the instrument - View test configuration details - Manage measurements (edit name and identification information, export, delete) - Add GPS coordinates to a measurement - View saved measurement details - Generate a PDF test report for a measurement - Share a PDF test report. Specifically for the MPC-100: - Supports Duplex measurements storing values on the transmit (Tx) and Receive (Rx) side on the same window and in the same report. - Export of the results in .JSON format
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 review sentiment: Brady Express Labels at 63% against EXFO OPM's 0%. Brady Express Labels also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (425 vs 7). EXFO OPM's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Brady Express Labels holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 425 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EXFO OPM's written reviews are positive against 63% of Brady Express Labels's.
EXFO OPM ships an update every 7 months, Brady Express Labels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EXFO OPM | Brady Express Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (425 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 425 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 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 | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EXFO Inc. | Brady Corporation |
Customer experience
EXFO OPM
Brady Express Labels
Bugs and requests
EXFO OPM
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
EXFO OPM
No in-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
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