Brady Express Labels vs Powerconfig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Powerconfig
This app facilitates the maintenance and commissioning of SENTRON breakers and measurement devices. It offers online views of status and measurement values for energy power distribution systems, accessible via Ethernet and Bluetooth interfaces.
- Maintenance and commissioning of SENTRON breakers
- Support for Ethernet and Bluetooth interfaces
- Access to 3VA and 3WL breakers via Bluetooth
- Commissioning of Powercenter and 3WA air circuit breakers
- Online status and measurement value views
- Mobile access to energy power distribution systems
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Powerconfig app can be used for maintenance and commissioning of SENTRON breakers, measurement and circuit protection devices with Ethernet and Bluetooth interface. 3VA and 3WL breakers connected via TD400 devices can be accessed by the Bluetooth interface. Powercenter1000/Powercenter1100/Powercenter2000 can be commissioned over Ethernet or Bluetooth interfaces. 3WA air circuit breaker can be commissioned over Ethernet or Bluetooth interfaces. Powerconfig for mobile devices provides online views, as known from Powerconfig Windows PC application. Status and measurement values of an energy power distribution system can be reviewed displayed by a minimal effort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brady Express Labels at 4.3 against Powerconfig's 1.0. Brady Express Labels also leads on ratings volume (423 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Powerconfig's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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 423 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brady Express Labels ships an update every 2 months, Powerconfig every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brady Express Labels | Powerconfig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (423 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 423 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 438 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Corporation | Siemens AG |
Customer experience
Brady Express Labels
Powerconfig
Bugs and 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
Powerconfig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
Powerconfig
No in-app purchases
Questions
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