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.
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.
- Report public incidents
- Track incident resolution status
- Smart City initiative
- Citizen engagement
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | SmartAlert Alba Iulia | Virtual Thermal Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Primăria Alba Iulia | Pascal Kimmel |
Customer experience
SmartAlert Alba Iulia
Virtual Thermal Printer
In-app purchases
SmartAlert Alba Iulia
No in-app purchases
Virtual Thermal Printer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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