RLabel vs Soaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RLabel
Create custom labels for various items using Bluetooth-connected smart printers. Personalize labels with diverse fonts, graphics, and dates to organize your home or office. Manage your label templates and history for efficient record-keeping.
- Bluetooth device binding
- Customizable label editing
- Variety of fonts, borders, and graphics
- Date and symbol integration
- Template and history management
- DIY practical labels
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RLabel is a user-friendly and free label editing software that allows you to bind devices to the APP via Bluetooth. The smart labels printed by the APP are suitable for item marking, gift labeling, document marking, and more. The APP offers various editing options such as fonts, borders, graphics, dates, symbols, and more, enabling you to DIY a wide range of practical labels. It also allows you to manage and organize your generated template labels and history records, making it an excellent assistant for your daily life and office work!
Soaper
This app simplifies soap making by providing instant lye calculations and tracking 10 quality metrics. It offers features like a blend lab for oil selection, batch tracking for different soap types, and inventory management for ingredients. Users can also attach photos and documents to their recipes.
- Automatic lye calculations
- 10 quality metrics tracking
- Blend Lab for oil optimization
- Batch tracking for CP, HP, and liquid soap
- Inventory management and shopping lists
- Fragrance safety warnings
- Attach photos and documents to recipes
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Soaper turns soap recipe math into tap-and-go simplicity — now on iPhone and iPad. Enter your oils, see instant lye calculations, and watch 10 quality metrics update in real time. No spreadsheets. No guessing. Just better soap. Built on soap chemistry first principles. Fully translated into 35 languages. — WHAT YOU GET Automatic lye calculations for NaOH (bar) and KOH (liquid) soap 10 quality metrics: hardness, lather type, gentleness, cure time, shelf life risk, and more Auto Additives, Colorants and Fragrances — starting amounts scaled to your batch weight, with a tap to see where each number comes from Fragrance safety warnings that flag blends pushing past skin-safe levels Photos and documents — attach recipe shots, oil safety sheets, and supplier invoices to any item in your library 80+ oils with complete fatty acid profiles and saponification values 33 fragrances, 31 colorants, and 117 additives in the database Three water calculation methods to match your preferred technique Superfat control from 0% to whatever you like — BLEND LAB Not sure which oils to use? Blend Lab shows you. Add oils and watch quality bars move in real time. Filter by chemistry—find oils that boost lather, improve hardness, or extend shelf life. Soaper suggests swaps to hit your target metrics without trial and error. — BATCH TRACKING Recipes are just the start. Soaper tracks your actual soap making across three process types: Cold Process, Hot Process, and Liquid Soap (KOH). Each has process-specific phases, timers, and educational content. Beginner Mode: Step-by-step guided workflow with educational prompts. Advanced Mode: Streamlined flow for experienced makers with condensed steps, timers, and batch notes. Both modes include timers with notifications — step away and the app tells you when to come back. Track active batches, monitor cure progress, and log notes and photos. — INVENTORY & SHOPPING Know what you have. Know what you need. Track on-hand quantities for every ingredient. Get low-stock alerts. Recipe availability shows which recipes you can make right now. The shopping list groups items by supplier with contact info and pricing notes. Start a batch and ingredients deduct automatically. No manual math. — QUALITY METRICS EXPLAINED Soaper calculates 10 properties for every recipe: Oil Balance — saturated vs unsaturated ratio Foam Speed — how quickly lather forms Skin Gentleness — moisturizing and conditioning Fluffy Lather — big, airy bubbles Creamy Lather — dense, stable foam Set Speed — how fast the bar hardens Bar Longevity — how long it lasts in the shower Cure Time — estimated weeks until ready (4 weeks to 12 months depending on oils) Lather Stability — bubble longevity from castor oil Shelf Life Risk — DOS/rancidity warning for high-linoleic blends — FREE VS PREMIUM Free: Unlimited recipes, all 10 quality metrics, Blend Lab optimization, PDF export. Premium (monthly, annual, or one-time lifetime): Guided batch flows, inventory management, shopping lists, supplier tracking, recipe cost estimates, ad-free. Annual plans include a 2-month free trial for new subscribers. — BUILT FOR SOAP MAKERS Whether your first batch or your five hundredth, the chemistry stays consistent and the math stays invisible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Soaper at 100% against RLabel's 37%. Soaper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). RLabel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Soaper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RLabel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Soaper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RLabel has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of RLabel's written reviews are positive against 100% of Soaper's.
RLabel ships an update every 11 days, Soaper weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RLabel | Soaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Rongta Technology Co.,Ltd | James Braaten II |
Customer experience
RLabel
Soaper
In-app purchases
RLabel
No in-app purchases
Soaper
- Soaper Premium$2.991 Month
- Soaper Premium2 Months trial$19.991 Year
- Soaper Premium — Lifetime$79.99









