Zebra Printer Setup Utility vs Ricochet POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zebra Printer Setup Utility
Easily configure Zebra Print DNA printers for optimal performance without specialized knowledge. Connect via network or Bluetooth, set parameters, and manage printers remotely. Includes security assessment and direct support integration.
- Network and Bluetooth printer connection
- Guided setup wizards
- Parameter configuration (connectivity, media, language, quality)
- Security assessment and best practice comparison
- Cloud-based Bluetooth printer management
- Direct support file transfer
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With Zebra’s Printer Setup Utility, configuring your Zebra Print DNA printers to optimize performance is easy – no specialized knowledge required. The app can find and connect to Zebra Print DNA printers communicating via a network or Bluetooth. Follow the simple wizards to set specific parameters including connectivity, calibration, media type, printer language and print quality – to optimize performance. With the Security Assessment Wizard feature, assess your Zebra printer security posture, compare your settings against security best practices and make changes based on your conditions to increase protection. Bluetooth Printers are now manageable, even in the field! Traditionally, Bluetooth printers are not easily managed – particularly when the printers are used in the field by a mobile workforce. Zebra’s Printer Setup utility makes Bluetooth printers manageable via the Cloud by allowing you to retrieve files from your Cloud storage provider and then transfer these files to your printers for faster configuration and easier software updates. This simplifies the management of your Bluetooth printers, dramatically improving your return on investment and increasing the productivity of your mobile workforce. Help is just a tap away - use the "Zebra Assist" feature to send your printers configuration directly to Zebra's support team. SUPPORTED PRINTERS: The app supports Zebra printer models running Link-OS 3.0 and later and ZQ200 series, ZQ112, ZQ120, ZR118, ZR138 printer models that run the CPCL (Line Print) and ESC/POS command languages IMPORTANT: The ZQ200 series, ZQ112, ZQ120, ZR118, ZR138 printers require firmware version 88.01.04 or later to work with this version of the app. Visit the support article link below for instructions on where to get the firmware and how to upgrade your printer. Support article link: https://supportcommunity.zebra.com/s/article/Technical-Bulletin?language=en_US
Ricochet POS
Manage retail and consignment sales, inventory, and customer accounts with this powerful point of sale system. It offers integrated payment processing, customizable employee roles, and detailed reporting to help businesses grow. Includes an online store integration for expanded reach.
- Point of Sale (Sales, Returns, Layaways)
- Inventory Management
- Consignor Payouts & Account Management
- Customizable Dashboard & Reporting
- Integrated Payment Processing
- Online Store Integration
- Consignor & Vendor Login
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The control center to any retail and consignment business, Ricochet is empowering small and medium-sized business around the world with intuitive, powerful, and forward-thinking point of sale solutions. Run simple sales through the elegant POS, sync up and organize your inventory, manage consignor payouts and accounts, and grow your business with intuitive reporting. Run credit and gift card payments with integrated processing, customize employee roles, and more. Scale your business with unlimited growth, registers, SKUs, accounts, employees, reports, and sales. Everything your business needs without long-term contracts or hidden fees. FEATURES Custom Dashboard - Data and insights your store uses the most with a unique dashboard catered to your store's unique needs. Point of Sale - Run simple sales, returns and exchanges, layaways, and more. Manually enter products or search your entire inventory at ease. Add customers for built-in rewards. Email receipts. Create gift cards and more. Account Management - Keep track of your customers, consignors, and vendors. Help them get rewards and sync up their contact information with Mailchimp for integrated marketing campaigns. Inventory Management - Add and manage your entire store's inventory from any device. Use a back office desktop, or add items on the go with mobile inventory management. Create unique variants and print labels faster than ever before. Consignor Payouts - Pay your consignors and vendors with ease. Flexible parameters and customizable consignor fees help keep track of rent, taxes, payouts from a simple dashboard. Consignor & Vendor Login - Consignments most powerful and flexible consignor login keeps your consignors informed and connected. Save time and let your vendors enter their own inventory and manage their booth independently. Intuitive Reporting - Reports to explore and unearth insights to grow your business. Run any report for any measure of time and see how your business is doing. Online Store - Connect your inventory with a sleek and modern online store. Ricochet will automatically update your prices, inventory, and help you get orders out the door more quickly. Free & Unlimited Training and Support - Every Ricochet account gets free and unlimited phone, email, and chat support. We'll help you get trained and using the software as effectively as possible. Find solutions yourself with a comprehensive and detailed online support center.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ricochet POS at 3.7 against Zebra Printer Setup Utility's 2.2. Ricochet POS also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). Zebra Printer Setup Utility's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Ricochet POS holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zebra Printer Setup Utility has 60 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Zebra Printer Setup Utility's written reviews are positive against 20% of Ricochet POS's.
Zebra Printer Setup Utility ships an update every 7 months, Ricochet POS weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zebra Printer Setup Utility | Ricochet POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (60 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Shift6 Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Zebra Printer Setup Utility
Ricochet POS
In-app purchases
Zebra Printer Setup Utility
No in-app purchases
Ricochet POS
No in-app purchases
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