Pulsa vs Brady Express Labels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulsa
Easily manage your inventory by scanning QR codes. Record new stock deliveries instantly and track usage by scanning items. Access real-time inventory levels from anywhere.
- Barcode scanning for stock entry
- Instant recording of supplier information
- Track stock usage via scanning
- Real-time inventory level access
- Anytime, anywhere access to data
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The Pulsa app makes keeping track of your inventory as simple as scanning a barcode. When a new stock unit is delivered, scan its QR code to instantly record all the information provided by your supplier. No more typing. When you're ready to use any stock simply scan the QR codes on the stock and the Pulsa tracker, and you're done. The Pulsa system will do the rest, making your stock's current inventory levels available anytime, anywhere.
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: Pulsa at 5.0 against Brady Express Labels's 4.3. Pulsa also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Brady Express Labels's advantage is ratings volume (421 vs 9). 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.
Pulsa 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 421 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pulsa's written reviews are positive against 63% of Brady Express Labels's.
Pulsa ships an update every 3 months, Brady Express Labels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulsa | Brady Express Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.3 (421 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 421 — 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pulsa Inc. | Brady Corporation |
Customer experience
Pulsa
Brady Express Labels
Bugs and requests
Pulsa
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
Pulsa
No in-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
