TSC Mobile Utility vs 4Barcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TSC Mobile Utility
This utility app allows connection to TSC portable devices via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It enables printing of various file types, including webpages, images, PDFs, and barcodes.
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
- Print webpages
- Print images
- Print PDF files
- Print barcodes
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Connect TSC portable via iOS Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Print capture of webpage, images, pdf files and barcodes.
4Barcode
Design and print ticket labels for various industries with customizable templates. This tool supports printing barcodes, QR codes, text, and images, and can integrate data from Excel. Connects with Bluetooth and WiFi printers.
- Customizable ticket label templates
- Barcode and QR code generation
- Text and image insertion
- Excel data integration
- Picture data identification
- Bluetooth and WiFi printer support
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4Barcode is a printing software developed specifically for designing ticket labels in various industries. 4Barcode includes multiple commonly used templates as well as new templates that can be customized. The general templates can be edited for content, while the new custom templates can be freely edited and have printing effects. 4Barcode has a series of functions, such as printing barcodes, QR codes, text, pictures, inserting Excel data, lines, and rectangles, and it also supports identification methods such as picture data identification and scanning code identification. 4Barcode supports Bluetooth printers and WiFi printers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 4Barcode at 2.5 against TSC Mobile Utility's 1.0. 4Barcode also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and ratings volume (35 vs 1). TSC Mobile Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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.
4Barcode holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4Barcode has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TSC Mobile Utility's written reviews are positive against 22% of 4Barcode's.
TSC Mobile Utility ships an update every 3 weeks, 4Barcode monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TSC Mobile Utility | 4Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.5 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TSC Auto ID Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Weida Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
TSC Mobile Utility
4Barcode
In-app purchases
TSC Mobile Utility
No in-app purchases
4Barcode
No in-app purchases
Questions
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