Comparison

SmartAlert Alba Iulia vs Virtual Thermal Printer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SmartAlert Alba Iulia

This mobile service allows citizens to report public incidents and track their resolution status. It is part of a pilot Smart City project in Alba Iulia.

Highlights
  • Report public incidents
  • Track incident resolution status
  • Smart City initiative
  • Citizen engagement
Features
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Municipiul Alba Iulia implementează în cadrul proiectului pilot Smart City, aplicația mobilă SmartAlert Alba Iulia. Acesta este un serviciu mobil de raportare a incidentelor pe domeniul public de către cetățeni, urmărind și stadiul rezolvării problemelor semnalate.

About

Virtual Thermal Printer

This utility app simulates a thermal receipt printer for POS systems. It supports various ESC/POS commands to print text, barcodes, and QR codes, and offers multiple code-page options for international character sets.

Highlights
  • Simulates POS thermal printer
  • Supports ESC/POS commands
  • Prints text, barcodes, and QR codes
  • Configurable IP address and port
  • Multiple code-page support
  • Raster image printing
Features
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Print receipts from POS applications that support ESC/POS printing over IP. Just power on the printer and configure the IP-address and port displayed in your POS application. List of supported commands: - ESC @: Initialize printer - LF: Print and line feed - GS !: Double-width and double-height - ESC E: Turn emphasized mode on/off - ESC -: Turn underline mode on/off - ESC a: Align text (left, right and center) - ESC i and ESC m: Partial cut - GS B: Turn white/black reverse print mode on/off - GS V: Cut paper ( - GS k: Print barcode (EAN8, EAN13, Code39) - GS ( k: Print QR Code. Functions 169 & 180 - DLE EOT: Printer status (1..4) - GS v 0: Print raster bit image For more details on ESC/POS commands see https://reference.epson-biz.com/modules/ref_escpos/index.php?content_id=2 The following code-pages are supported: - CP437: US ASCII - CP850: Latin I - CP852: Latin II - CP858: Latin I + Euro - CP860: Portugese - CP863: Canadian-French - CP865: Nordic - CP866: Russian Note: The content printed in the above screenshots is for illustrative purposes only. Depending on the POS system used, the output may vary. Please make sure your POS application supports ESC/POS commands before installing this application.

Screenshots

SmartAlert Alba Iulia4 screens
Virtual Thermal Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SmartAlert Alba Iulia at Free against Virtual Thermal Printer's $1.99. Virtual Thermal Printer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 30 months). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SmartAlert Alba Iulia is free to download; Virtual Thermal Printer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartAlert Alba Iulia ships an update every 30 months, Virtual Thermal Printer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SmartAlert Alba Iulia versus Virtual Thermal Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartAlert Alba IuliaVirtual Thermal Printer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—3.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrimăria Alba IuliaPascal Kimmel

Customer experience

SmartAlert Alba Iulia

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Virtual Thermal Printer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

SmartAlert Alba Iulia

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Thermal Printer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartAlert Alba Iulia free?
SmartAlert Alba Iulia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Thermal Printer free?
Virtual Thermal Printer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartAlert Alba Iulia or Virtual Thermal Printer have ads?
Neither SmartAlert Alba Iulia nor Virtual Thermal Printer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartAlert Alba Iulia or Virtual Thermal Printer?
SmartAlert Alba Iulia ships an update every 30 months, and Virtual Thermal Printer every 5 weeks. Most recently, SmartAlert Alba Iulia was updated on October 20, 2026 and Virtual Thermal Printer on October 22, 2026.

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