Comparison

Pro vs Brother Pro Label Tool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Pro

Free

💼 Business

★ 3.3165 ratingsView app →

Brother Pro Label Tool

Free

💼 Business

★ 4.5300 ratingsView app →

About

Pro

This surveillance software enables live video streaming, recording, and playback. It supports remote playback, snapshots, and PTZ control, leveraging Apple Push Notification service for alerts.

Highlights

Live video stream
Video record and playback
Video remote playback
Snapshots
PTZ control
Apple Push Notification service support

Features

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Pro-vue is a surveillance software.which support Apple Push Notification service.support live video stream.video record and playback.video remote playback.snapshots and PTZ control.etc.

About

Brother Pro Label Tool

Create professional labels for telecom, datacom, and electrical identification directly from your smartphone or tablet. Print labels wirelessly to a Brother label printer without needing a computer or drivers. Features include cloud-based templates, serialization, and custom form creation for efficient labeling.

Highlights

Cloud-based label templates
Wireless printing to Brother printers
No computer or driver needed
Serialize function for sequential labels
Custom form creation
CSV database connectivity

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[Description] Pro Label Tool is the successor to Mobile Cable Label Tool. This is a free application designed to create labels for telecom, datacom and/or electrical identifications on demand. It enables you to easily print labels from your smartphone/tablet to a Brother label printer using a local wireless network. [Key Features] 1. Automatic loading of pre-designed label templates from Brother's cloud server to keep them up to date. 2. Easy to use - just a few taps to choose, edit and print professional quality labels. 3. No computer or printer driver required. 4. Powerful Print Preview 5. Enables you to work more efficiently by creating label designs with P-touch Editor at the office, then send them via email to others to print at the working site. 6. Connectable to CSV database 7. Serialize function frees you from duplicate typing when printing sequential labels with similar content on rows of ID labels. 8. Use the Custom Form function to create labels with standardised network address information. [Compatible machines] PT-P750W, PT-P900W, PT-P950NW, PT-D800W, PT-E850TKW, PT-E310BT, PT-E560BT, PT-E720BT, PT-E920BT To help us improve the application, send your feedback to Feedback-mobile-apps-lm@brother.com. Please note that we may not be able to respond to individual emails.

Screenshots

Pro4 screens

Brother Pro Label Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brother Pro Label Tool at 4.5 against Pro's 3.3. Brother Pro Label Tool also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Pro's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 31%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brother Pro Label Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 165 and 300 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Pro's written reviews are positive against 31% of Brother Pro Label Tool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro ships an update every 8 months, Brother Pro Label Tool every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Pro versus Brother Pro Label Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pro	Brother Pro Label Tool
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.3 (165 ratings)	4.5 (300 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	54.2% of reviews — better	31.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	165	300 — better
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Every 3 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	133 MB	138 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Scott Mcquarrie	Brother Industries, LTD.

Customer experience

Pro

All ratings161 ratings

Positive52.8%

Neutral16.8%

Negative30.4%

Written reviews83 reviews

Positive54.2%

Neutral19.3%

Negative26.5%

Brother Pro Label Tool

All ratings250 ratings

Positive87.2%

Neutral5.2%

Negative7.6%

Written reviews58 reviews

Positive31.0%

Neutral15.5%

Negative53.4%

User reviews

Pro

From 165 App Store ratings

What we love

📹 High-quality video and clear camera feeds
🎨 User-friendly interface and easy navigation
🌙 Excellent night vision capabilities
🔍 Good zoom functionality
⚙️ Comprehensive feature set and controls

Room to improve

🔴 Frequent 'Offline' status messages
📱 Poor iOS 18 compatibility issues
🐛 App crashes and freezes regularly
⚠️ Unreliable remote playback functionality
📡 Inconsistent connection stability

Brother Pro Label Tool

From 300 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Powerful and flexible app
👍 Good for designing labels
👍 Time saver
👍 Makes hardware features accessible
👍 Excellent products overall (printer)

Room to improve

👎 Clunky and not user-friendly
👎 Poor iPad/tablet support
👎 Difficult Bluetooth pairing/connection
👎 Lacks essential features from older apps
👎 Expensive machine with limited compatibility

Bugs and requests

Pro

Reported bugs

15 issues

iOS 18 landscape rotation not working without menu access
Remote playback non-functional after iOS 18.3.2 update
Multiple users cannot view live feeds simultaneously
App shows offline despite cameras being online
Notification delay settings not functioning

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Audio missing from downloaded videos
App hangs when already in memory
Camera feeds intermittently going dark requiring double-click
App loses connection after 30 seconds on iPhone
Video playback not opening for some recordings
App doesn't remember last favorite camera on iOS
Push notifications not working
App freezes when switching between cameras
NVR selection required every app launch
Bottom menu difficult to access on iPad

Requested features

13 requests

Apple TV compatibility for big screen viewing
Ability to pause notifications for specific cameras
Text message notification alerts
Camera sensitivity adjustment via mobile app
User account management through app

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Direct video clip saving to phone
Notification delay settings to reduce spam
Landscape mode accessibility without menu access
Preset information display with dates and values
Multi-user simultaneous live feed viewing
Audio playback options for downloaded videos
More detailed how-to guides and tutorials
Facial recognition feature documentation

Brother Pro Label Tool

Reported bugs

20 issues

App hangs on 'Cancelling' after printer disconnects
Bluetooth connection is poor and requires frequent restarts
Numbers are printed lower than letters
App doesn't detect loaded tape or saved labels
Cannot make SL labels that adjust width automatically

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App doesn't detect printer or shows 'select Accessory' with nothing
Constant disconnects and difficulty keeping labels centered
App doesn't detect correct media size
Repeatable disconnects after printing multiple labels
App gets stuck in 'Cancelling' state
Bug in printing heat shrink tubing due to media size mismatch
App doesn't sync settings from the printer
App doesn't fit tablet screen fully, poorer resolution
NFC functionality doesn't work
Sharing templates doesn't work, cannot import files
Printer selection screen is unresponsive
Cannot delete created labels
Cannot type IP addresses due to missing '.' character
App not compatible with iOS 17 after update
App doesn't detect the Cube via Bluetooth

Requested features

18 requests

Add half cut option
Auto-save WIP labels
Support for MDM-introduced fonts
Add arrows for precise movement of images/icons
Incorporate reference to the middle position of each port

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Create own icon gallery within the app and share
Add clip art for circuits
Add text borders/boxes
Improve serialization option visibility
Add single/double/thick border around text
Improve database creation for multiple rows
Add templates for repeating cat5 cable wrap labels
Change default path of 'my labels' tab to cloud services
Support for PT-P910BT and PT-P950NW
Native iPad support with full screen utilization
Allow manual setting of cut marks for half-cut printing
Fix IP address input keyboard for dots
Add high resolution print setting

In-app purchases

None

Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Brother Pro Label Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pro free?

Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Brother Pro Label Tool free?

Brother Pro Label Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Pro or Brother Pro Label Tool?

Brother Pro Label Tool is rated higher. Pro averages 3.3 out of 5 from 165 ratings, while Brother Pro Label Tool averages 4.5 from 300 ratings.

Do Pro or Brother Pro Label Tool have ads?

Neither Pro nor Brother Pro Label Tool shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Pro or Brother Pro Label Tool?

Pro ships an update every 8 months, and Brother Pro Label Tool every 3 months. Most recently, Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Brother Pro Label Tool on November 8, 2026.