DotPrinter vs Text2 Barcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DotPrinter
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This application is designed for your mobile and desktop thermal printers to print photographs, web pages, images, PDF files and plain text files directly from your iPhone and iPad. Now, you can use your thermal printer with any iOS application supporting file sharing (opening in external applications) or from Files application (iCloud). Features: - smart convert documents to plain text with images - scale images and documents to fit on paper - crop images and documents to paper width - pick image output quality - support for UTF8 encoded files on code page based printers Printable documents: - PDF - Web pages - PlainText, Markdown - Images - Thermal (custom format dedicated for thermal printers) Supported printers: - Woosim WSP-R240 (Bluetooth) - Woosim WSP-i350 (Bluetooth) - Woosim WSP-i450 (Bluetooth) - Star Micronics SM-L200 - Star Micronics SM-L300 - Star Micronics SM-S210i, SM-S220, SM-S220i, SM-S223i, SM-S230i - Star Micronics SM-T300i, SM-T300, SM-T301 - Star Micronics SM-T400i, SM-T400, SM-T401 - Star Micronics mC-Print2, mC-Print3 - Star Micronics mPOP - Star Micronics FVP10 - Star Micronics TSP100 - Star Micronics TSP650II, TSP700II, TSP800II - Star Micronics BSC10 - Star Micronics SP700 - Epson TM-P20, TM-P60, TM-P60II, TM-P80, TM-P80AC, TM-T20II, TM-T70II, TM-T88V (Bluetooth) - A lot of Epson thermal printers (TCP/IP)
Text2 Barcode
Generate various barcode types directly from plain text files. Supports multiple printer command languages for seamless label printing.
- Direct label printing
- Supports ZPL, EPL, TSPL, BPL, DPL
- Plain text file input
- Multiple barcode formats
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Use direct label printing with ZPL,ZPLII,EPL,TSPL,BPL,DPL,etc with just a plain text file!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text2 Barcode at Free against DotPrinter's $0.99. Text2 Barcode also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). DotPrinter's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On 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
Text2 Barcode is free to download; DotPrinter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DotPrinter ships an update every 6 months, Text2 Barcode every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DotPrinter | Text2 Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UnionNet | Label Dictate Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
DotPrinter
No in-app purchases
Text2 Barcode
No in-app purchases
Questions
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