Comparison

EXFO TestFlow vs Brady Express Labels

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

Head to head
About

EXFO TestFlow

Automates and synchronizes test equipment procedures for field technicians. This cloud-based application offers real-time job progress visibility and seamless upload of live test results to a central server, providing accurate network health status.

Highlights
  • Automates test equipment procedures
  • Synchronizes methods of procedures (MOPs)
  • Real-time job progress visibility
  • Seamlessly uploads live test results
  • Fiber inspection probe analysis
  • Optical link verification
Features
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TestFlow is an application which automates and synchronizes methods of procedures (MOPs) on test equipment for field technicians. Being cloud-based, TestFlow gives real-time visibility into job progress and seamlessly uploads live test results to a centralized server. Paired with EXFO’s fully automated wireless fiber inspection probes and the optical Xplorer, this app provides an immediate and accurate health status of the fiber under test to efficiently pinpoint faulty elements impacting your network performance. The TestFlow application currently supports the following test types*: > Fiber Inspection Probe: To provide connector endfaces pass/fail analysis based on industry standards (IEC, IPC). > Optical Xplorer: To verify optical links in seconds and automatically explores further when potential issues are suspected *Visit www.EXFO.com/testflow for more details about the TestFlow ecosystem.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

EXFO TestFlow4 screens
Brady Express Labels3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brady Express Labels at 63% against EXFO TestFlow's 0%. Brady Express Labels also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (421 vs 4). EXFO TestFlow's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brady Express Labels holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 421 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EXFO TestFlow's written reviews are positive against 63% of Brady Express Labels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXFO TestFlow ships an update every 4 months, Brady Express Labels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EXFO TestFlow versus Brady Express Labels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXFO TestFlowBrady Express Labels
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (421 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews62.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB313 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEXFO Inc.Brady Corporation

Customer experience

EXFO TestFlow

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Brady Express Labels

All ratings421 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative31.4%

Bugs and requests

EXFO TestFlow

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

None

EXFO TestFlow

No in-app purchases

None

Brady Express Labels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EXFO TestFlow free?
EXFO TestFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brady Express Labels free?
Brady Express Labels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EXFO TestFlow or Brady Express Labels?
Brady Express Labels is rated higher. EXFO TestFlow averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Brady Express Labels averages 4.3 from 421 ratings.
Do EXFO TestFlow or Brady Express Labels have ads?
Neither EXFO TestFlow nor Brady Express Labels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXFO TestFlow or Brady Express Labels?
EXFO TestFlow ships an update every 4 months, and Brady Express Labels every 2 months. Most recently, EXFO TestFlow was updated on October 3, 2026 and Brady Express Labels on October 16, 2026.

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