Brady Express Labels vs ContriApp
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.
ContriApp
Configure and monitor safety light curtains using Bluetooth®. Adjust parameters like beam coding and start options, or read diagnostic data for maintenance. Offers different access modes for various user levels.
- Read and write safety light curtain parameters via Bluetooth®
- Configure beam coding, EDM, and start/restart options
- Read device status and diagnostic data
- Multiple access modes (observer, maintenance, specialist)
- Password protection for advanced modes
- View device name, firmware version, and serial number
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ContriApp is the world first application using Bluetooth® protocol being able to read and write parameters of a safety light curtains. It is intended for use with safety light curtains from Contrinex and is the tool to change the parameters of the device. It can also read diagnostic data and can be used as a maintenance tool. ContriApp targets users who need to configure the light curtain for installation (initial setup and configuration) or need relevant information on the current status and operation of the light curtain (maintenance, analysis, etc.). The application can be used in different modes (observer, maintenance or specialist), thus enabling different views and accesses to the light curtain. In observer mode, parameters can only be read and no change can be done. In specialist and maintenance modes, the user can access part or all of the parameters for read and write function. Those modes are protected by a password to allow the right users for access. A subset of these parameters is presented below : BEAM CODING Beam coding can be used to prevent cross talk between one pair of light curtains and another mounted in close proximity. It is important to set the same beam code for the sender and the receiver. An LED indicator on each light curtain shows which beam code is selected. Three different codes can be selected through the application. (BC_1) EDM (EXTERNAL DEVICE MONITORING) EDM is the abbreviation of External Device Monitoring. This function allows the user to enable or disable EDM functionalities on the light curtain. (disabled) START OPTION Tap here to select a manual or automatic start for the light curtain. (automatic) RESTART OPTION Tap here to select the manual or automatic restart interlock. The restart interlock is either enabled (manual mode) or disabled (automatic mode). (automatic) On top of these options, other information are also available in read only. A subset of these information is listed below : - DEVICE STATUS - STATUS OF BLUETOOTH® - LAST UPDATE BY - DEVICE NAME - FIRMWARE VERSION - SERIAL NUMBER - BEAM ALIGNMENT More information and documents can be found on Contrinex's website www.contrinex.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ContriApp at 100% against Brady Express Labels's 63%. ContriApp also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Brady Express Labels's advantage is ratings volume (421 vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). 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
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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 421 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Brady Express Labels's written reviews are positive against 100% of ContriApp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Brady Express Labels ships an update every 2 months, ContriApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brady Express Labels | ContriApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (421 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 421 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Corporation | Contrinex Inc. |
Customer experience
Brady Express Labels
ContriApp
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
ContriApp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
ContriApp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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