Comparison

COLOP e vs CraftSale

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

Head to head
About

COLOP e

Design custom imprints and print them onto various surfaces like paper, textiles, and wood. Create unique designs for any occasion using templates or from scratch, then send them wirelessly to a compatible mobile printer.

Highlights
  • Design custom imprints
  • Print on diverse surfaces
  • Over 50 predefined templates
  • Create designs from scratch
  • Upload PNG/JPEG images
  • Wireless printing via WiFi
  • Continual marking feature
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Design it. Print it. Make it. In 3 easy steps to beautiful results. 1. Design new imprint in the e-mark create APP and send it to your e-mark or e-mark create device. 2. Print your design on various absorbing surfaces. 3. Make your items special, colourful and personal. With our mobile printer, the COLOP e-mark create, you are able to print your individual motives on many different absorbing surfaces like paper, cardboard, textiles, cork or wood. For non-absorbing surfaces we offer Colop e-mark labels. In the APP you can easily create full colour imprints for any occasion and use: - LOVE & WEDDINGS - CELEBRATIONS - KIDS CLUB - FOOD & DRINK - QUOTES & SAYINGS Thus it makes the e-mark create not only the perfect companion for birthday parties, weddings, or other celebrations but also a helpful assistant for your new creations! The APP already contains more than 50 predefined templates, but of course, you can also easily create a new imprint from scratch! Upload your images as PNG or JPEG and integrate them in your designs. Combine them with own texts in any colour or format. Give your creativity free reign! After your imprint design is finished, just send it to the e-mark via Wifi (no local WiFi needed; the WiFi is generated by the device itself) and print it with a simple sideways movement, either to the right or left. All generated imprints are stored in the app and can be sent to the e-mark in no time. Use the continual marking feature for repeating your imprint as long as you want.

About

CraftSale

Manage your handcrafted inventory with this app. Track stock, sales, and article details with unlimited photos and multi-edit capabilities. Generate reports and export data for a comprehensive overview of your business.

Highlights
  • Track article properties (price, size, stock)
  • Unlimited photos per article
  • Multi-edit articles
  • Dynamic article lists
  • Direct sales entry with discounts
  • Sales overviews and reports
  • Export lists as HTML tables
  • Unlimited shops with backup/restore
Features
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Are you selling goods as a handcrafter? And asking yourself sometimes if an article is available or which product needs to be restocked? With CraftSale you have a perfect overview about your goods, their stock and sales … at home or on the move at markets and fairs: • Various article properties like price, size, color, stock and many more • Unlimited photos per article, from the library or taken with the camera • Multi-edit articles for changing multiple items with a single action • Dynamic article lists with individual selection criteria • Article sales can directly be entered - including discounts • Sales overviews and detailed reports to print or as PDF • Export all article lists as HTML tables with the columns you need • Unlimited shops, with backup / restore using ZIP files • Supports iPhones and iPads with iCloud synchronization A video introduction and additional tutorials about shops, articles and lists are available at CraftSale’s web site. You can evaluate all functions for free with a limitation of 20 articles per shop - or play with the included demo shop. An In-App purchase is required to add more articles. Enjoy testing CraftSale, and naturally I would appreciate your feedback, a rating or even a review in the App Store.

Screenshots

COLOP e4 screens
CraftSale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CraftSale at 100% against COLOP e's 17%. CraftSale also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8). COLOP e's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CraftSale sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. COLOP e asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CraftSale holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of COLOP e's written reviews are positive against 100% of CraftSale's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COLOP e ships an update every 5 weeks, CraftSale every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
COLOP e versus CraftSale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOLOP eCraftSale
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (16 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOLOP Stempelerzeugung Skopek GmbH & Co KGMatthias Arndt

Customer experience

COLOP e

All ratings16 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

CraftSale

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

COLOP e

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CraftSale

One-time1
  • CraftSale Pro$9.99

Questions

Is COLOP e free?
COLOP e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CraftSale free?
CraftSale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, COLOP e or CraftSale?
CraftSale is rated higher. COLOP e averages 1.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while CraftSale averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do COLOP e or CraftSale have ads?
Neither COLOP e nor CraftSale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COLOP e or CraftSale?
COLOP e ships an update every 5 weeks, and CraftSale every 5 months. Most recently, COLOP e was updated on October 7, 2026 and CraftSale on October 24, 2026.

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