Brady Express Labels vs Altario
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.
Altario
Manage church operations and connect with your congregation on the go. Track members, events, donations, and communications with real-time updates. Designed for church leaders and administrators on iPhone and iPad.
- Dashboard with key church metrics
- Member and family directory
- Event calendar with attendance tracking
- Donation and payout tracking
- Newcomer pipeline management
- WhatsApp and email broadcasts
- Offline read access for events
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Altario is the companion app for church leaders and administrators. Stay connected to your congregation from anywhere, on iPhone and iPad. Dashboard at a Glance See your church's key numbers (members, families, events, and giving) the moment you open the app. Pull to refresh for real-time updates. Member & Family Directory Search and browse your full member list with instant filtering. View profiles, family groupings, contact info, and roles at a glance. Event Calendar View upcoming church events with dates, times, and locations. Tap in to see attendance, edit details, or share an event. Works offline for read access. Giving & Donations Admins can track donations, view Stripe payouts, and open donation records directly in Stripe from inside the app. Newcomer Pipeline Accept newcomer form submissions on the go. Promote visitors into your pipeline with a single tap. Communication Send WhatsApp and email broadcasts to members or groups, with templates and compose history. Sunday School, Worship Roster, Team Roles Manage your classes, worship team assignments, and staff roles. The same data as altario.app, synchronised in real time. Sign In Your Way Sign in with Email, Apple, or Google, with optional Face ID and Touch ID app lock for fast, secure access. Built for iPhone and iPad Native iOS-style sheets and haptics, full iPad layouts, and beautiful light and dark modes. Multilingual Full English and German translations. More languages coming. Works with Altario Web Altario mobile connects to the same platform as altario.app. Data entered on web shows instantly in the app, and vice versa. Privacy First We never sell your data. Traffic is verified by Firebase App Check (App Attest on iOS), and your church's information is stored on Google Cloud with encryption at rest and in transit. See our full privacy policy at altario.app/privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Altario at 5.0 against Brady Express Labels's 4.3. Altario also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Brady Express Labels's advantage is ratings volume (425 vs 1). 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.
Altario holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 425 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Altario's.
Brady Express Labels ships an update every 2 months, Altario every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brady Express Labels | Altario |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (425 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 425 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 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 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Corporation | Sathiswaran Thangarasa |
Customer experience
Brady Express Labels
Altario
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
Altario
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
Altario
No in-app purchases
Questions
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