Comparison

BocaPrinter vs Certify Care

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

Head to head
About

BocaPrinter

Configure and test your Boca Systems Thermal Ticket printer directly from your iPad. Easily demonstrate communication capabilities and send various print commands, including FGL commands, text strings, and image files. Supports multiple connectivity options like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Highlights
  • Printer configuration and testing
  • Send FGL commands for test prints
  • Print custom marketing tickets
  • Print monochrome BMP images
  • Convert and print color images (BMP, PNG, JPG, PDF)
  • Driver Print functionality for network printers
  • Retrieve printer status information
Features
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BocaPrinter is an application with an intended use of testing and configuring your Boca Systems Thermal Ticket printer. BocaPrinter makes demonstrating communication capabilities between your iPad and printer easy and streamlined. Boca Systems printers equipped with Bluetooth, Ethernet, or Wi-Fi interfaces are the targeted equipment for this app. Connectivity Overview • The Wi-Fi connection can be established through a Wi-Fi capable router, using the printers hard cable Ethernet interface or via Wi-Fi interface in the printer. • The Bluetooth Classic connection can be established by pairing the devices together in the settings app and then clicking the BlueTooth connect button. • The BlueTooth LE connection can be established by typing in the printer serial number in the field next to the BlueTooth button and then pressing said button. Main Features • Functional tests can be performed by sending FGL commands to the device to print a test ticket, a custom marketing ticket, or a monochrome BMP image. • Color BMP, PNG, JPG, and PDF images are now converted to monochrome BMP images. • After conversion the file/image is then printed, scaled to fill a ticket or manually set to actual size. • If a third party driver communication app is installed on a network, Driver Print will allow users to print through a printer driver to Boca Systems printers installed on the network. • The application can be used to send text strings and text files to the printer including FGL commands. • Status can also be retrieved from the printer to ascertain the printers current state. • Other features include the ability to control the printer path (Multi-path printers), DPI resolution settings, orientation and stock size. [Supports IOS 14.4+]

About

Certify Care

This application allows patients to complete intake and consent forms digitally from their iPad, streamlining the appointment process. It offers secure access and the ability to edit information before submission.

Highlights
  • Digital patient intake forms
  • Consent form completion
  • Secure patient login
  • Edit form information
  • Time-out for data security
  • Streamlined appointment process
Features
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The iPad version is designed as as a solution enabling patients to move around or fill the forms from their seated location. The app is accessed through DOB and Username for a particular patient who created their appointment with a Medical staff within the HealthCare Practice using the CARE portal.  The app also comes with a time out option which logs the patient out in case of inactivity thereby securing patient information. For returning patients, upon authorization, the app also displays information allowing the patients to edit or make changes before submitting the forms. Certify Care app facilitates users to fill the patient intake forms and consent forms to speed up the appointment process.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Certify Care at 3 against BocaPrinter's 1. On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BocaPrinter against 5.0 for Certify Care. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BocaPrinter ships an update every 2 months, Certify Care every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
BocaPrinter versus Certify Care: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBocaPrinterCertify Care
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS14.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoca SystemsCertify Global

Customer experience

BocaPrinter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Certify Care

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BocaPrinter

No in-app purchases

None

Certify Care

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BocaPrinter free?
BocaPrinter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Certify Care free?
Certify Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BocaPrinter or Certify Care?
BocaPrinter and Certify Care are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do BocaPrinter or Certify Care have ads?
Neither BocaPrinter nor Certify Care shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BocaPrinter or Certify Care?
BocaPrinter ships an update every 2 months, and Certify Care every 4 months. Most recently, BocaPrinter was updated on July 7, 2026 and Certify Care on June 7, 2026.

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