Comparison

MSR Client vs MSR Control

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

Head to head
About

MSR Client

Manage orders, view purchase statistics, and handle billing and payments. This utility app provides a centralized platform for essential business operations.

Highlights
  • Order management
  • Purchase statistics
  • Bill management
  • Payment processing
  • Business operations
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Application de commande, de statistiques d'achat, de gestion de factures et règlements.

About

MSR Control

Easily control magnetic stripe card reader/writers with your device. Read, write, erase, and copy data from magnetic stripe cards. Supports various models and brands, with data import/export capabilities.

Highlights
  • Read magnetic stripe card data
  • Write data to magnetic stripe cards
  • Copy card data
  • Erase tracks on cards
  • Import/export data files
  • Support for various card reader models
Features
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MSR Control: X6 Bluetooth is a companion app for compatible Bluetooth MSR card reader/writer and magnetic-stripe encoder hardware. Use your iPhone or iPad to read, write, encode, erase, copy, import, and export magnetic stripe card data with X6, MSRX6BT, BTMSR, and related devices. Compatible models include X6, MSR X6, MSRX6, MSRX6BT, and BTMSR. Compatible brands include Deftun, Misiri, Tnaive, PosTech, and PosUniTech. Key features: • Connect to compatible Bluetooth MSR hardware. • Read data from magnetic stripe cards. • Write and encode data to magnetic stripe cards. • Copy one card’s data to multiple cards. • Erase selected tracks on magnetic stripe cards. • Read multiple cards into a data file. • Write multiple cards from a data file. • Import and export data files through iCloud or local folders. • Support ISO data format, 210 BPI, 75 BPI, Hi-Co/Lo-Co workflows, and leading-zero settings. The app is designed for use with compatible external Bluetooth MSR hardware. Please use it only with cards and data you are authorized to manage. This app uses Apple’s standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MSR Client4 screens
MSR Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MSR Control at 3.5 against MSR Client's 1.0. MSR Control also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 1) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). MSR Client's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. MSR Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MSR Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MSR Control holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MSR Control has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MSR Client's written reviews are positive against 11% of MSR Control's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MSR Client versus MSR Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMSR ClientMSR Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.5 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews11.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Devices—iPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAHMED TALBITCool LTD.

Customer experience

MSR Client

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MSR Control

All ratings53 ratings
Positive60.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative35.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

MSR Client

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MSR Control

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly EasyMSR Membership3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • EasyMSR - 1-year Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is MSR Client free?
MSR Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MSR Control free?
MSR Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MSR Client or MSR Control?
MSR Control is rated higher. MSR Client averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MSR Control averages 3.5 from 53 ratings.

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