# Shipping Printer vs 4Barcode

The clearest difference is rating: 4Barcode at 2.5 against Shipping Printer's 2.1. Shipping Printer's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (206 vs 35). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

4Barcode holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shipping Printer has 206 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of Shipping Printer's written reviews are positive against 22% of 4Barcode's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Shipping Printer ships an update every 10 days, 4Barcode monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Shipping Printer | 4Barcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.1 (206 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shipping-printer/id1581813420/reviews) | **[2.5 (35 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/4barcode/id6443980426/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **206** | 35 |
| Positive reviews | **27.8% of reviews** | 21.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 74 MB | 93 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 11.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Xiamen AiYin Technology Co.,Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1581813422) | [Shenzhen Weida Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1650534686) |

## What reviewers say

### Shipping Printer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shipping-printer/id1581813420)

Easily print PDF and image files directly from your device. Select your desired file and utilize ESC commands for printing.

**Highlights:** Print PDF files, Print image files, Select files for printing, Supports ESC commands

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Prints more than 50 labels at a time
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Works great with iPad
- 👍 Flawless printing of Shopify labels

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable, app stops working after a few days
- 🐛 Inability to find or connect to printer
- 🐛 Printing issues like inverted colors, stretched labels
- 🐛 Requires manual cropping and rotating of labels

**Reported bugs**

- Bluetooth adapter unknown error
- Printer not showing up in search results
- Printer disconnects during printing
- Printing half page or not printing at all

**Requested features**

- Ability to scroll through Bluetooth devices
- Save default settings like paper size and density
- Bulk printing option
- Print directly from camera roll or other sources
- Integrate with Wix for auto-printing


### 4Barcode

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/4barcode/id6443980426)

Design and print ticket labels for various industries with customizable templates. This tool supports printing barcodes, QR codes, text, and images, and can integrate data from Excel. Connects with Bluetooth and WiFi printers.

**Highlights:** Customizable ticket label templates, Barcode and QR code generation, Text and image insertion, Excel data integration, Picture data identification, Bluetooth and WiFi printer support

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Shipping Printer free?

Shipping Printer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is 4Barcode free?

4Barcode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Shipping Printer or 4Barcode?

4Barcode is rated higher. Shipping Printer averages 2.1 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while 4Barcode averages 2.5 from 35 ratings.

### Do Shipping Printer or 4Barcode have ads?

Neither Shipping Printer nor 4Barcode shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Shipping Printer or 4Barcode?

Shipping Printer ships an update every 10 days, and 4Barcode monthly. Most recently, Shipping Printer was updated on September 20, 2026 and 4Barcode on September 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*