Brady Express Labels vs U
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.
U
Streamline your workflow by directly inputting measurements from calipers and micrometers. This application simplifies data collection for process control, making it easier to manage your measurements.
- Direct caliper data input
- Direct micrometer data input
- Process control functionality
- Easy data collection
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Easy process control by directly taking in caliper and micrometer data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brady Express Labels at 63% against U's 0%. Brady Express Labels also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). U'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
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, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 407 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Brady Express Labels's written reviews are positive against 0% of U's.
Brady Express Labels ships an update every 2 months, U every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brady Express Labels | U |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (407 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 407 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Corporation | MITUTOYO CORPORATION |
Customer experience
Brady Express Labels
U
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
U
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
U
No in-app purchases
Questions
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