Virtual Thermal Printer vs Text2 Barcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Text2 Barcode
Generate various barcode types directly from plain text files. Supports multiple printer command languages for seamless label printing.
- Direct label printing
- Supports ZPL, EPL, TSPL, BPL, DPL
- Plain text file input
- Multiple barcode formats
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Use direct label printing with ZPL,ZPLII,EPL,TSPL,BPL,DPL,etc with just a plain text file!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virtual Thermal Printer at 50% against Text2 Barcode's 0%. Virtual Thermal Printer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Text2 Barcode's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On update cadence, 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
Text2 Barcode 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 ships an update every 5 weeks, Text2 Barcode every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Thermal Printer | Text2 Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pascal Kimmel | Label Dictate Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Virtual Thermal Printer
Text2 Barcode
In-app purchases
Virtual Thermal Printer
No in-app purchases
Text2 Barcode
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virtual Thermal Printer free?
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Do Virtual Thermal Printer or Text2 Barcode have ads?
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