POS Editor vs Virtual Thermal Printer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POS Editor
This utility app allows users to configure wireless connections and printer settings for POS receipt printers. It enables printing sample receipts directly from an iPhone to supported printer models via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Ethernet.
- Wireless connection setup
- Printer settings configuration
- Sample receipt printing
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Ethernet support
- Supports multiple POS printer models
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This app enables you to setup wireless connection,configure printer setttings and print sample receipts from iPhone to a POS receipt printer. Supported Printers -TP801 -TP805 -TP806 -TP805L -TP806L -TP808 -TP809 -KP806 -KP806PLUS -TP80BE -TP80AB -TP582W -PPTIIA -TP80C -TP5858 Interface -Bluetooth -Wi-Fi -Ethernet
Virtual Thermal Printer
This utility app simulates a thermal receipt printer for POS systems. It supports various ESC/POS commands to print text, barcodes, and QR codes, and offers multiple code-page options for international character sets.
- Simulates POS thermal printer
- Supports ESC/POS commands
- Prints text, barcodes, and QR codes
- Configurable IP address and port
- Multiple code-page support
- Raster image printing
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Print receipts from POS applications that support ESC/POS printing over IP. Just power on the printer and configure the IP-address and port displayed in your POS application. List of supported commands: - ESC @: Initialize printer - LF: Print and line feed - GS !: Double-width and double-height - ESC E: Turn emphasized mode on/off - ESC -: Turn underline mode on/off - ESC a: Align text (left, right and center) - ESC i and ESC m: Partial cut - GS B: Turn white/black reverse print mode on/off - GS V: Cut paper ( - GS k: Print barcode (EAN8, EAN13, Code39) - GS ( k: Print QR Code. Functions 169 & 180 - DLE EOT: Printer status (1..4) - GS v 0: Print raster bit image For more details on ESC/POS commands see https://reference.epson-biz.com/modules/ref_escpos/index.php?content_id=2 The following code-pages are supported: - CP437: US ASCII - CP850: Latin I - CP852: Latin II - CP858: Latin I + Euro - CP860: Portugese - CP863: Canadian-French - CP865: Nordic - CP866: Russian Note: The content printed in the above screenshots is for illustrative purposes only. Depending on the POS system used, the output may vary. Please make sure your POS application supports ESC/POS commands before installing this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: POS Editor at Free against Virtual Thermal Printer's $1.99. Virtual Thermal Printer's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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POS Editor is free to download; Virtual Thermal Printer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Virtual Thermal Printer holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of POS Editor's written reviews are positive against 50% of Virtual Thermal Printer's.
POS Editor ships an update every 5 months, Virtual Thermal Printer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POS Editor | Virtual Thermal Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Hanin Co.,Ltd. | Pascal Kimmel |
Customer experience
POS Editor
Virtual Thermal Printer
In-app purchases
POS Editor
No in-app purchases
Virtual Thermal Printer
No in-app purchases
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