Brady Express Labels vs Aptean EAM Mobile
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.
Aptean EAM Mobile
This mobile solution empowers maintenance professionals with all necessary information to complete work orders efficiently. Technicians can access documents, record media, log time, and manage inventory directly from their devices, enhancing data accuracy and operational visibility.
- Access instructional documents, images, and videos
- Add photos/videos to work orders
- Log time, failure codes, and meter readings
- Complete inspection and calibration checklists
- Submit work requests via QR code scanning
- Manage inventory with barcode scanning
- Execute cycle counting routes
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Aptean EAM Mobile is available with the Aptean EAM solution designed for maintenance professionals in manufacturing. Using its clean and intuitive interface, technicians have all the information needed to complete corrective and PM work from their phones or tablets. This provides more accurate and timely data for better analytics and visibility int the status of work. Features of the app include: View instructional documents, images, and videos, as well as access specifications and manufacturer documentation. Add new photos or videos to the work order for as found/as left images, pictures of surrounding environment, videos and sounds of the equipment, and other relevant media. Time entries, failure codes, meter readings, and comments can be captured to further document the work and provide rich analytical data for continuous improvement and root cause analysis initiatives. Customer defined inspection and calibration checklists can be assigned to technician rounds for completion, to provide electronic record keeping for these important audit and safety compliance tasks. Unlimited work requester access to enter work requests, including the ability to quickly scan a QR code to submit a request. Issue, return, and adjust inventory parts using barcode scanning. Technicians can issue and return parts directly from the Technician app. Flexible cycle counting routes can be defined, and executed from the mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brady Express Labels at 4.3 against Aptean EAM Mobile's 1.0. Brady Express Labels also leads on ratings volume (421 vs 1). Aptean EAM Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 421 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brady Express Labels | Aptean EAM Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (421 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 421 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Corporation | Aptean, Inc. |
Customer experience
Brady Express Labels
Aptean EAM Mobile
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
Aptean EAM Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
Aptean EAM Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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