ZSB Series vs Label Expert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZSB Series
Easily design and print labels from anywhere using Wi-Fi or cloud connectivity. Access a library of templates for addresses, shipping, and more. Voice-to-text input and cloud-based design tools are available.
- Wi-Fi and cloud printing
- Voice-to-text label entry
- Extensive template library
- Cloud-based design workspace
- In-app customer support
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Frustration-Free Label Design and Printing • Wi-Fi printing from your desk, across the room or from anywhere in the world using the cloud. Monitor label usage, and use voice-to-text label data entry – all from the palm of your hand. • Choose from a variety of standard label template designs (Addresses, Shipping, Mailing, File Folders, Name Badges, Barcodes and more) housed in our ever-growing ZSB Series design library Need help? No problem. Our dedicated team will be happy to help you out via chat, phone, or email - right through the app. And don’t forget to log into www.zsbseries.com on your PC or Mac to access your cloud-based workspace, featuring our complete browser-based Label Designer, as well as download ZSB Printer Tools for easy printing of local content or from online platforms like Amazon, eBay, Etsy and more! Design with ease, print with confidence… only with the ZSB Series! Supported Zebra ZSB Series printers: - ZSB-DP12 - ZSB-DP14
Label Expert
Create professional labels with this software. It supports printing from PDF files, images, and custom templates for versatile label design.
- PDF printing
- Image printing
- Custom template printing
- Professional label design
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Professional label printing software, providing PDF, image and custom template printing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Label Expert at 53% against ZSB Series's 10%. Label Expert also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (979 vs 34). ZSB Series's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Label Expert holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Label Expert has 979 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ZSB Series's written reviews are positive against 53% of Label Expert's.
ZSB Series ships an update weekly, Label Expert every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZSB Series | Label Expert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (34 ratings) | 4.4 (979 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 53.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 979 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Xiamen AiYin Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
ZSB Series
Label Expert
User reviews
ZSB Series
From 34 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use with ZSB printer
- 🚀 Great productivity enhancer
- 👍 Simple, easy and it just works
- 🚀 On the go printing capability
- 👍 When it works, it works well
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues and errors
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Connectivity problems (WiFi/Bluetooth)
- 🐛 App constantly logs out users
- 🐛 Difficult setup process
Label Expert
From 979 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and convenient
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 👍 Excellent for small businesses
- 👍 Reliable and works flawlessly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🐛 Printing quality problems after updates
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain devices
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with data access
Bugs and requests
ZSB Series
Reported bugs
63 issues- Sign in redirects to browser with error
- Login screen stays on login screen
- Latest update broke sign in redirect
- Unable to crop, only rotate works
- Printer not syncing
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- Printer stopped connecting to WiFi
- App crashes, pauses music
- App forgets login across devices
- App doesn't allow more than one account per tenant
- App makes printing a struggle
- App asks to sign in every time
- App doesn't allow resizing/cropping for UPS labels (UK)
- App doesn't allow login, blank screen
- App won't let me log in
- App won't allow login on any device
- App doesn't allow printing from PDF on mobile
- Authentication broken, app times out
- No sizing adjustment for labels
- Can't print shipping labels from app on iPad/iPhone
- Print drivers don't work with Windows 11
- Registration never succeeds
- Platform exception during registration
- Printer not registering
- App logs out and glitches, requires uninstall/reinstall
- Cannot crop/scale without desktop
- User experience terrible
- PDF label printing convoluted
- No control over cropping beyond preset size
- Cannot zoom in/out to scale label
- Cannot initiate printing from app for anything other than preconfigured labels
- New rolls show previous prints
- Inability to do simplest thing - resize crop box
- App is untested
- Cannot open the app
- Keeps going to website on safari
- Won't let me enter username and password
- Unable to connect from phone or desktop
- Won't resize 4x6 Etsy labels to 4x6
- Network connection lost with updates
- Apps and drivers conflicting
- Won't connect to Bluetooth
- App is legit worthless on iOS
- App doesn't allow upload of own designs
- Interface is poor
- Cannot edit templates
- Non-functional on iPhone 8 with iOS 16
- App won't let me log in
- Cannot print or adjust printer settings
- Cannot open app for days
- Printer disconnects all the time
- App/printer do not make it easy to repair
- Nothing works, can't even login
- Setup process is broken
- Moves to new city, needs to set up from beginning, fails at registration
- Page not available constantly during registration
- Disables copy and paste during registration
- Bluetooth connects, Wi-Fi connects but will not register
- User experience with app is terrible
- Cannot crop/scale without a desktop
- Labels are sneakily DRM'd
- Cannot edit labels in the app
- Can only print designs made on website
- Arbitrarily signed out after weeks of use
Requested features
10 requests- AirPrint capability
- Ability to resize/crop labels on mobile
- Direct printing from phone/tablet
- Improved PDF printing on mobile
- Editing templates in the app
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- Native AirPrint integration
- Better control over cropping
- Ability to access files directly from app
- Local network printing without app
- Support for Windows 11 print drivers
Label Expert
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login/registration issues
- Printing failures and freezes
- Inverted color printing after updates
- Barcodes not scanning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to manually crop labels
- Improved label design customization
- Multilingual support
- Wireless printing without app
In-app purchases
ZSB Series
No in-app purchases
Label Expert
No in-app purchases
