Comparison

Star webPRNT Browser vs WebFrame Basic Kiosk

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

Head to head
About

Star webPRNT Browser

This app enables device-agnostic receipt printing from web-based applications to Star printers via Bluetooth. It integrates a JavaScript library to facilitate HTTP requests for printing receipts or data.

Highlights
  • Device-agnostic receipt printing
  • Supports web-based applications
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • HTTP request integration
  • Works with Star printers
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**IMPORTANT** Using Star webPRNT Browser Ver. 3.6.0 or later, it is necessary to replace the webPRNT-related JavaScript in web contents with the bundled with StarWebPRNT_WebContents Ver. 1.6 or later. Please make sure that the web contents you are using supports JavaScript replacement before updating Star webPRNT Browser. To support customers using web-based point of sale applications, Star Micronics delivers Star webPRNT Browser, an innovative technology enabling device-agnostic receipt printing technology that supports HTTP requests used in web-based applications. It allows you to print receipts or data on a Star printer by Bluetooth through Star webPRNT Browser from the web application that took in the JavaScript library which Star provided. The detail of Star webPRNT is on Star webPRNT User’s Manual site. https://www.star-m.jp/products/s_print/sdk/webprnt/manual/en/index.htm Supported Star Micronics Desktop Receipt Printers: - mPOP : Bluetooth / USB - mC-Print2 : Bluetooth / USB - mC-Print3 : Bluetooth / USB - mC-Label3 : Bluetooth - mC-Label2 : Bluetooth / USB - TSP100IV-UEWB : Bluetooth - TSP650II : Bluetooth - TSP700II : Bluetooth - TSP800II : Bluetooth - FVP10 : Bluetooth Supported Star Micronics Portable Printers: - SM-S220i: Bluetooth - SM-S230i: Bluetooth - SM-T300i: Bluetooth - SM-T400i: Bluetooth - SM-L200 : Bluetooth Low Energy - SM-L300 : Bluetooth Low Energy

About

WebFrame Basic Kiosk

Transform your iOS device into a dedicated kiosk for displaying web content, documents, and multimedia. This browser offers full-screen browsing with options to restrict domains, set inactivity timeouts, and manage user interactions. It also supports augmented reality and QR code scanning.

Highlights
  • Full-screen browser experience
  • Approved domain list
  • Inactivity timeout and cache clearing
  • Augmented reality support
  • QR and Bar Code Reader
  • Configurable navigation buttons
  • User interaction controls
Features
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WebFrame Basic Kiosk is free, but contains all of the great features of the paid WebFrame Pro Kiosk. It allows a user to validate compatibility and performance in their environment. When ready, a user can then purchase WebFrame Pro Kiosk from the in-app popup. WebFrame Basic allows you to turn an iOS device into a remotely manageable, single-purpose kiosk displaying full-screen web apps, web pages, multimedia, documents, and more. WebFrame Basic features the following capabilities: • Full Screen Browser: WebFrame Basic provides a full-screen browser with no address or navigation bars. This allows you to create a true kiosk experience and keeps users in the web site, web app, document, or multimedia you intended. • Secure: Lock-down the kiosk with Guided Access Mode, or with MDM configure Single App Mode, or Autonomous Single App Mode. • Remote Deployment and Configuration: WebFrame Basic is AppConfig-compliant, enabling it to be remotely deployed and configured by over 20 leading mobile device management (MDM) solutions. • Privacy & Security Features: Clear cookies and cached data every session, allow or block 3rd-party cookies, limit browsing to allowed domains, allow or block custom URL schemes, advanced content blocker (tracking cookies, tracking content, tracking scripts, custom content). • Inactivity Timer: Disable device auto-lock, reload the homepage after a specified period of user inactivity. • Display Options: Dim and black screen after configured timeouts, configure system brightness, control safe area size and color. • Interaction Controls: Configure gesture and UI controls for browser navigation and interaction. • Printing Support: Discover local printers, print with preview, print directly to a configured printer, or disable printing entirely. • Autologin: Automatically login with a provided username and password to the configured homepage URL. ...and much more!

Screenshots

Star webPRNT Browser4 screens
WebFrame Basic Kiosk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WebFrame Basic Kiosk at 50% against Star webPRNT Browser's 0%. WebFrame Basic Kiosk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Star webPRNT Browser's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WebFrame Basic Kiosk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Star webPRNT Browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of WebFrame Basic Kiosk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Star webPRNT Browser versus WebFrame Basic Kiosk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar webPRNT BrowserWebFrame Basic Kiosk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSTAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.WireFrameRate, LLC

Customer experience

Star webPRNT Browser

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

WebFrame Basic Kiosk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Star webPRNT Browser

No in-app purchases

None

WebFrame Basic Kiosk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star webPRNT Browser free?
Star webPRNT Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WebFrame Basic Kiosk free?
WebFrame Basic Kiosk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Star webPRNT Browser or WebFrame Basic Kiosk?
WebFrame Basic Kiosk is rated higher. Star webPRNT Browser averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while WebFrame Basic Kiosk averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Star webPRNT Browser or WebFrame Basic Kiosk have ads?
Neither Star webPRNT Browser nor WebFrame Basic Kiosk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star webPRNT Browser or WebFrame Basic Kiosk?
Star webPRNT Browser ships an update every 5 months, and WebFrame Basic Kiosk every 5 months. Most recently, Star webPRNT Browser was updated on June 8, 2026 and WebFrame Basic Kiosk on September 17, 2026.

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