Comparison

Virtual Thermal Printer vs Receipt Printer Tool

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

Head to head
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.

About

Receipt Printer Tool

Features
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透過無線網路 / 藍牙方式連線票據機,即可對票據機進行設定。 主要功能: *票據機狀態讀取 *列印設置 *無線網路/藍牙連線設定 *儲存裝置設定紀錄 詳細機型資訊可參照Gainscha官方網站: https://www.gainscha.com.tw/sc

Screenshots

Virtual Thermal Printer4 screens
Receipt Printer Tool2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Receipt Printer Tool at Free against Virtual Thermal Printer's $1.99. Virtual Thermal Printer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

Receipt Printer Tool 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
Virtual Thermal Printer versus Receipt Printer Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Thermal PrinterReceipt Printer Tool
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPascal KimmelYoctoTech

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Thermal Printer

No in-app purchases

None

Receipt Printer Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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