Comparison

OpenAirScan vs Stikkr

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

Head to head
About

OpenAirScan

This app connects to any network-enabled scanner using the ESCL (AirScan) protocol. It allows you to create scans in various formats, working with most scanners from the last decade. It is designed to be vendor-agnostic.

Highlights
  • Connects to ESCL/AirScan scanners
  • Vendor-agnostic compatibility
  • Supports various scan formats
  • Works with network-enabled scanners
  • Compatible with most modern scanners
Features
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OpenAirScan connects to any ESCL(a.k.a. AirScan)-capable scanner on your network and creates scans in various formats. It is entirely vendor-agnostic and should work with nearly all network-enabled scanners built in the past ten years.

About

Stikkr

Design and print labels directly from your device with a variety of text, barcode, and image options. Utilize over 150 templates or create your own, with batch printing capabilities from spreadsheets. This app supports multiple printers and operates entirely offline without ads or accounts.

Highlights
  • Label design canvas
  • 150+ pre-made templates
  • Bluetooth printing
  • Batch printing from CSV
  • Counter labels with encryption
  • Offline operation
  • No ads or accounts
Features
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Stikkr is a label designer and Bluetooth print app for NIIMBOT D110, B1, B21, B3S and newer Phomemo M110 printers. It runs entirely on your device, with no accounts and no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Design labels on a canvas — text, shapes, barcodes, QR codes, your own images. • Use 150+ ready-made templates: address blocks, price tags, jar labels, cable IDs, return-address strips, and more. • Print over Bluetooth straight to your printer. No cloud round-trip, no print server. • Batch print from a CSV or spreadsheet — type once, print fifty. • Counter labels with optional encryption — keep a private running series across batches without exposing the raw count. • Quick-fill any field from your phone keyboard or a clipboard paste. • Six languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean. WHAT IT WON'T DO • No account. No sign-up. No "create your free workspace." • No ads. Not a single banner, ever. • No analytics by default. One optional anonymous toggle in Settings, off out of the box. • No cloud sync in v1.0. Anything you make stays on your device unless you export it yourself. PRINTERS SUPPORTED AT LAUNCH • NIIMBOT D110 — the popular pocket label printer with replaceable ribbons. • NIIMBOT B1 / B21 / B3S — the larger desktop and portable models. • Phomemo M110 (newer BLE models, also sold as M150) — the M110 hardware with the OLED screen. Older M110 hardware revisions that only speak Bluetooth Classic SPP are not supported in this release. OFFLINE-FIRST BY DESIGN Your designs, spreadsheets, print history and printer pairings stay on your device. They are never sent to any server. You can use the entire label-designing-and-printing flow without giving us so much as an email address. The network is touched only for things you explicitly opt into: a one-time purchase, optional anonymous usage statistics, or a cloud feature you turn on yourself. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UNLOCK Stikkr has a generous daily print quota that covers everyday use. If you regularly run big batches, a one-time in-app purchase removes the cap forever — no subscription, no recurring fee. Single payment, yours from then on. WHO THIS IS FOR People who bought a thermal label printer and would prefer their label app not to upsell them on premium fonts, login flows, or "AI Suggestions". Hobbyists, small-shop owners, archivists, anyone running a tidy household, anyone who labels jars. If you've been put off by the official apps that ship with these printers, this is the app they should have shipped with.

Screenshots

OpenAirScan4 screens
Stikkr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stikkr at 100% against OpenAirScan's 50%. Stikkr also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). OpenAirScan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Stikkr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenAirScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stikkr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of OpenAirScan's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stikkr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenAirScan ships an update every 3 months, Stikkr every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OpenAirScan versus Stikkr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenAirScanStikkr
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeo WehrfritzSimon McAuliffe

Customer experience

OpenAirScan

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Stikkr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OpenAirScan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stikkr

One-time1
  • Unlimited Prints$7.99

Questions

Is OpenAirScan free?
OpenAirScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stikkr free?
Stikkr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OpenAirScan or Stikkr?
Stikkr is rated higher. OpenAirScan averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Stikkr averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OpenAirScan or Stikkr have ads?
Neither OpenAirScan nor Stikkr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenAirScan or Stikkr?
OpenAirScan ships an update every 3 months, and Stikkr every 5 months. Most recently, OpenAirScan was updated on September 27, 2026 and Stikkr on October 19, 2026.

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