Comparison

Backfeed vs EasyLabel Print

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

Head to head
About

Backfeed

This app helps manage and print labels using Zebra thermal printers. It offers automatic network discovery, printer setup, and live status monitoring. Local printing of PDFs and images is available with a one-time unlock, while cloud printing from anywhere requires a subscription.

Highlights
  • Automatic Zebra printer discovery
  • Printer setup via Bluetooth or IP
  • Live printer status monitoring
  • Custom label size management
  • Test printing and diagnostics
  • Local PDF/image printing
  • Remote printing via cloud subscription
Features
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Print 4x6 shipping labels and your own PDFs and images from your Mac, iPhone or iPad straight to a Zebra thermal printer. You don't need a driver. Backfeed also sets up, calibrates and troubleshoots the printer, and that part is free. FREE, WITH NO ACCOUNT • Add a Printer walks you through it: it finds Zebra ZD printers on your network, sets up a new one over Bluetooth and puts it on your Wi-Fi, or adds one by its address • Shows live status: ready, out of paper, head open, paused • Calibrates to the labels you have loaded, and reads the label size from the printer's gap sensor • Print Settings: darkness, print speed, tear off or peel off, and media type, with Undo • A test label that fits the labels you have loaded: edge marks and a ruler show whether it's lined up, a solid band shows print quality, and it lists the printer's model, connection, firmware and settings in plain words • Fixes common problems: clears stuck jobs, reboots the printer, resets print geometry settings with one tap, switches a printer back to ZPL, and restores printer defaults while keeping Wi-Fi • For technicians: an advanced console for raw ZPL and SGD commands BACKFEED LOCAL: ONE-TIME PURCHASE Print your own files over your local network, for good. • Open a PDF or image in Backfeed, use Open With, or drag it onto the Mac window • A 4x6 label PDF from your shipping software prints at full size on a 4x6 label • A letter-size page with a 4x6 label on it prints just the label, at full size • The preview shows exactly what the print head will print, at your label's size • It needs no account, and nothing leaves your network BACKFEED CLOUD: SUBSCRIPTION Print to your printers from anywhere. • The printer connects out to the Backfeed relay, so you don't need a VPN or port forwarding • Includes everything in Backfeed Local, for as long as you subscribe • Plans for 1 printer, 5 printers, or up to 25 • 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers • Export or delete your cloud data from inside the app ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE Backfeed runs natively on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Backfeed Local and Backfeed Cloud are Universal Purchases: buy once and use them on every device signed in to the same Apple Account. NO ANALYTICS, ADS OR TRACKING Backfeed ships no analytics SDK, no advertising and no third-party trackers. SUPPORTED PRINTERS Zebra ZD410, ZD411 and ZD421 network printers with direct thermal labels. Bluetooth setup works on models that have Bluetooth. Automatic discovery needs your device and printer on the same network; otherwise add it by its address, or use Backfeed Cloud. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Backfeed Terms of Service: https://backfeed.cloud/terms Privacy Policy: https://backfeed.cloud/privacy Backfeed Cloud is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Backfeed is an independent app for managing Zebra thermal label printers. Zebra and ZD are trademarks of their respective owners; Backfeed is not affiliated with Zebra Technologies.

About

EasyLabel Print

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Print shipping labels, barcodes, receipts, PDFs and images directly from your iPhone or iPad. Easy Label Print turns the iOS Share sheet into a direct printing workflow for compatible label and receipt printers. Open a PDF or image, tap Share, choose Easy Label Print, review the job, and print over local Wi-Fi/Ethernet or supported Bluetooth. FEATURES • Print PDFs and images from other apps • Handle multi-page documents and multiple copies • Choose Fit to Document or Fill Label (may crop) • Control automatic rotation, mirroring and colour inversion • Discover network and Bluetooth printers or enter a network address manually • Save printer settings for paper size, resolution, media, density and speed • Test the connection and print a full-page alignment test • Configure TSPL/TSC, ZPL, CPCL and ESC/POS command profiles • Use 20 print shares at no charge: ten standard prints followed by ten with a small Easy Label Print footer • Purchase a one-time unlock for unlimited printing with no trial artwork • Optionally accept sponsored unlimited printing on an eligible partner printer; partner marketing then occupies 20% of labels printed with that printer for the disclosed sponsorship term COMPATIBILITY Easy Label Print supports Rongta-based label printers, including EasyLabelTech and AUSPRINT models, over Wi-Fi, Ethernet and supported Bluetooth connections. It has been physically tested with an EasyLabelTech 300 dpi Wi-Fi printer using TSPL/TSC over a raw network connection; AUSPRINT printers use the same Rongta-based platform. Built-in direct-print profiles include TSPL/TSC, ZPL, CPCL and ESC/POS. Select the profile, paper size and resolution for your printer, then use Test Connection and Print Test Page to confirm the setup before production printing. Sponsored printing is always optional and applies only to the eligible printer whose offer you accept. You can opt out at any time. Other configured printers retain the ordinary 20-print allowance unless unlimited printing has been purchased. Visit the Easy Label Print support page for setup instructions and current printer information. EasyLabelTech and Rongta are trademarks of their respective owners. Easy Label Print is an independent application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rongta or any printer manufacturer.

Screenshots

Backfeed4 screens
EasyLabel Print4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EasyLabel Print at every 9 days against Backfeed's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Backfeed sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and EasyLabel Print sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backfeed ships an update every 3 weeks, EasyLabel Print every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Backfeed versus EasyLabel Print: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackfeedEasyLabel Print
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert OwensThe Kre8 Group Pte. Ltd

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Backfeed

Subscriptions3
  • Cloud — 1 Printer14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Cloud — 5 Printers14 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Cloud Pro14 Days trial$39.991 Month
One-time1
  • Backfeed Local$9.99
1 purchases

EasyLabel Print

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited Printing$3.99

Questions

Is Backfeed free?
Backfeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyLabel Print free?
EasyLabel Print is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Backfeed or EasyLabel Print have ads?
Neither Backfeed nor EasyLabel Print shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backfeed or EasyLabel Print?
Backfeed ships an update every 3 weeks, and EasyLabel Print every 9 days. Most recently, Backfeed was updated on October 1, 2026 and EasyLabel Print on October 6, 2026.

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