Comparison

Store PrintExpo™ vs Virtual Thermal Printer

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

Head to head
About

Store PrintExpo™

Features
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Store PrintExpo™ is a marketing tool that allows you to print to Toshiba thermal printers from your iPhone or iPad to demonstrate the outstanding functionality of Toshiba thermal printers. The app simulates a shopping workflow to help you demonstrate different receipt printing layouts and configurations using real world shopping scenarios. Key Features: Toshiba thermal printer selection using device discovery, IP address, or QR code Customizable print options including grey scale, paper saving mode, coupon inclusion, print speed, and ribbon-save mode A workflow that simulates the shopping experience to enhance marketing demonstrations and better illustrate printing capabilities. Supported Languages: English (US) Supported Toshiba Printer Models: 6145-1TN (TCx single station) 6145-2TC (TCx dual station) HSP100 (TRST-P1X) HSP150 (TRST-P2X) Toshiba Kitchen Printer B-EP2/B-FP2 B-FP3 B-EP4 B-FV4D/BV400 series BA400 series B-EX4T1/B-EX4T2 B-EX6T1/B-EX6T3 Supported OS: iOS 12.x,13.x, and 14.x

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Store PrintExpo™4 screens
Virtual Thermal Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Store PrintExpo™ at Free against Virtual Thermal Printer's $1.99. Store PrintExpo™ also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Store PrintExpo™ 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Store PrintExpo™ versus Virtual Thermal Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStore PrintExpo™Virtual Thermal Printer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—3.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshiba America Business Solutions, IncPascal Kimmel

In-app purchases

None

Store PrintExpo™

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Thermal Printer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Store PrintExpo™ free?
Store PrintExpo™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Thermal Printer free?
Virtual Thermal Printer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Store PrintExpo™ or Virtual Thermal Printer have ads?
Neither Store PrintExpo™ nor Virtual Thermal Printer shows ads.

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