PACData vs Brady Express Labels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PACData
This app provides real-time remote monitoring for industrial control systems. It allows users to view discrete and integer values, access alarm history, and capture screen data. Secure logon and network configuration are essential for its operation.
- Real-time remote monitoring
- Monitor discrete and integer values
- Access alarm and event history
- Save screen captures
- Secure logon protection
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PACData is an application for real time remote monitoring for the Productivity Series Programmable Control product line offered by Automationdirect.com. For this app to function as designed, a Productivity CPU that supports remote connectivity is required. Main Features. - Monitor designated discrete and integer values within the PLC - Access Alarm and Event History - The iOS Zoom feature allows the user to zoom in on specific values on the screen and then save a screen capture if needed - Separate Security Logon requirements offers additional protection for your data. • All current Productivity CPUs support the PACData app. • The Productivity CPU must be using firmware Version 1.1.13.x or later. • Productivity Suite Programming Software Version 1.0.8.x or later is required to program and configure a Productivity CPU to support the PACData App. • The Productivity CPU must have compatible network settings with the device running the PACData App, or the CPU must be accessible from the Internet. • Although the PACData can be configured for password protection, connecting the Productivity Series CPU on an Enterprise network or the Internet exposes security risks. A secure and encrypted VPN connection is highly recommended if the CPU will be accessible from the Internet. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) uses encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users are allowed to connect and that data cannot be intercepted. A VPN greatly reduces the chances of malicious behavior and un-authorized connections.
Brady Express Labels
Design, view, and print labels directly from your smartphone. Offers extensive design options, including multiple guides, barcode types, fonts, languages, and symbols. Streamline labeling with data import, sequence creation, barcode scanning, and text recognition features.
- Label design and printing from phone
- 11 label design guides
- 34 barcode symbologies
- 85 fonts and 34 languages
- Over 1,500 symbols
- Import data from spreadsheets
- Voice-to-text and photo-to-text
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Simple. Easy. Intuitive. Design, view, and print labels right from your phone. Overflowing with label design options, including 11 unique label design guides, 35 barcode symbologies, 85 fonts, 34 languages, and over 1,600 symbols. Improve labeling efficiency by importing data from spreadsheets, creating sequences, scanning data from barcodes, and with voice-to-text and photo-to-text features. Express Labels works with the Brady M211, BMP51, M511, BMP61, M610, M611, M710, i3311, i4311, i5300, i5311, i7500, and S3700 label printers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brady Express Labels at 4.3 against PACData's 2.0. Brady Express Labels also leads on ratings volume (419 vs 2). PACData's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Brady Express Labels holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 419 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PACData | Brady Express Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (419 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 419 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Automationdirect.com | Brady Corporation |
Customer experience
PACData
Brady Express Labels
Bugs and requests
PACData
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brady Express Labels
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- Saved labels not working after update
- Orientation reverts unexpectedly when printing
- Cartridges marked as empty when not
- Text formatting issues (all uppercase)
Requested features
6 requests- Allow selective text editing
- Add default file location for cloud storage
- Provide backup/restore feature for saved labels
- Add copies field in wire wrap screen
- Improve text centering for multiple lines
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- Expand font options
In-app purchases
PACData
No in-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
Questions
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