Brady Express Labels vs Field Bend
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.
Field Bend
This app simplifies conduit bending for electricians and DIYers. It provides automatic calculations and step-by-step instructions for various bend types, ensuring accurate results with minimal effort. Save time and reduce errors on your projects.
- Supports multiple bend types (offsets, saddles, 90°)
- Automatic bend calculations
- Step-by-step instructions
- Beginner-friendly interface
- Works for professionals and DIY users
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Bend pipe perfectly — every time. Whether you’re a seasoned electrician or just getting started, this app makes conduit bending effortless. No prior pipe-bending knowledge required — simply choose a bend type, enter your measurements, and the app calculates your bend marks with clear, step-by-step instructions for a perfect bend every time. Features: - Supports offsets, rolling-offsets, 3-point saddles, 4-point saddles and 90° bends - Automatic calculations take the guesswork out of bending - Intuitive, beginner-friendly instructions anyone can follow - Works for professionals and DIY users alike Save time, reduce errors, and get perfect bends every single time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.fieldbend.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brady Express Labels at 63% against Field Bend's 27%. Brady Express Labels also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Field Bend's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. Field Bend sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Brady Express Labels asks for nothing beyond the download.
Field Bend holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 407 and 87 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Brady Express Labels's written reviews are positive against 27% of Field Bend'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, Field Bend weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brady Express Labels | Field Bend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (407 ratings) | 4.7 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 407 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Corporation | Chris Remington |
Customer experience
Brady Express Labels
Field Bend
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
Field Bend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
Field Bend
- FieldBend Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- FieldBend Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Small Job Pack (10 bends)$4.99
- Standard Job Pack (25 bends)$9.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
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- Lifetime Packet$29.99
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