Text2 Barcode vs 4Barcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
4Barcode
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.
- Customizable ticket label templates
- Barcode and QR code generation
- Text and image insertion
- Excel data integration
- Picture data identification
- Bluetooth and WiFi printer support
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4Barcode is a printing software developed specifically for designing ticket labels in various industries. 4Barcode includes multiple commonly used templates as well as new templates that can be customized. The general templates can be edited for content, while the new custom templates can be freely edited and have printing effects. 4Barcode has a series of functions, such as printing barcodes, QR codes, text, pictures, inserting Excel data, lines, and rectangles, and it also supports identification methods such as picture data identification and scanning code identification. 4Barcode supports Bluetooth printers and WiFi printers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 4Barcode at 22% against Text2 Barcode's 0%. 4Barcode also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Text2 Barcode ships an update every 6 weeks, 4Barcode monthly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Text2 Barcode | 4Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.5 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Label Dictate Technologies LLC | Shenzhen Weida Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Text2 Barcode
4Barcode
In-app purchases
Text2 Barcode
No in-app purchases
4Barcode
No in-app purchases
