Comparison

ShipStation Mobile vs Printavo

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

Head to head
About

ShipStation Mobile

Manage your e-commerce orders, create shipping labels, and track shipments from anywhere. This app streamlines fulfillment processes, allowing you to view inventory, calculate rates, and stay connected to your business on the go.

Highlights
  • Import and manage e-commerce orders
  • Create and print shipping labels
  • Track shipments and send tracking emails
  • View and manage inventory levels
  • Calculate shipping rates
  • Generate SCAN forms for pickups
Features
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ShipStation Mobile gives you the power of ShipStation wherever you go. MANAGE ORDERS • Import all your orders • Scan barcodes to find orders fast • Edit & verify addresses • Hold or cancel orders • Apply bulk actions and presets CREATE LABELS • Create & print shipping labels • View & print pick lists & packing slips • Manage & process fulfillment orders TRACK SHIPMENTS • Track shipments • Re-send tracking emails • Create & send return labels • Generate SCAN forms for EOD pickup VIEW INVENTORY • Keep track of on hand quantities • Filter by low stock • View empty locations • Filter by warehouse STAY CONNECTED • View insights & analytics • Calculate shipping rates • Get alerts (+ on Apple Watch) Wherever you sell, however you ship, ShipStation makes order fulfillment exceptionally efficient.

About

Printavo

This app provides comprehensive shop management tools for businesses in the printing, embroidery, and promotional product industries. It helps organize jobs, manage customer quotes and artwork approvals, track orders, and streamline invoicing and production workflows from any location.

Highlights
  • Job scheduling
  • Customer quotes and artwork approval
  • Order tracking
  • Invoice creation
  • Employee task assignment
  • Customer order history
  • Vendor catalog integration
Features
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Simple shop management software for your business. Printavo is made to help screen printers, embroiderers, sign manufacturers and promotional product companies stay organized. Schedule jobs, quote customers, get artwork approved, keep track of orders in your work flow in the cloud with Printavo. This app makes it easy for you run your business from anywhere. SCHEDULING - Schedule jobs to be completed QUOTES - Estimate the cost of jobs - Attach artwork - Get approval and payment INVOICES - Assign due dates to complete jobs - Assign tasks to employees - Add & view production notes - Create work orders - Create shipping labels - Keep track of goods that need to be ordered CUSTOMERS - Import existing customers - Keep track of past orders - Allow customers to view all existing and previous orders PRODUCTS - Use SanMar, AlphaBroder, S&S Activewear catalogs with vendor pricing Feedback and Support Call us at 1-800-213-9317 for support. You can also email us at support@printavo.com What our shops are saying: "As a young and growing business we're always looking for ways to maximize our time and increase clarity in communication with customers. Printavo has been that tool and then some!" - Bryan M., The Shop Printing "I was using Price it and honestly I think this is way better. The simplicity and the way everything is based off of the main calendar is amazing." - Dan H., Lancaster Printworks "Printavo helps us speed up the ordering process and keeps our employees easily organized. This simple system has really been a game changer for us!" - Dominic T., Woodshed Stage Art

Screenshots

ShipStation Mobile4 screens
Printavo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShipStation Mobile at 4.6 against Printavo's 1.8. ShipStation Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 52). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

ShipStation Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShipStation Mobile has 6.2K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 15% and 14% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShipStation Mobile ships an update every 4 days, Printavo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShipStation Mobile versus Printavo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipStation MobilePrintavo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.2K ratings) — better1.8 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews14.9% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings6.2K — better52
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAuctanePrintavo, Inc.

Customer experience

ShipStation Mobile

All ratings6,198 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative74.8%

Printavo

All ratings52 ratings
Positive19.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative78.6%

Bugs and requests

ShipStation Mobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when accessing certain features
  • Syncing issues between mobile app and desktop
  • Unreliable order updates and notifications

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve mobile app functionality
  • Add support for more shipping carriers
  • Enhance order management and tracking
  • Streamline login and authentication process

Printavo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ShipStation Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Printavo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShipStation Mobile free?
ShipStation Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Printavo free?
Printavo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShipStation Mobile or Printavo?
ShipStation Mobile is rated higher. ShipStation Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Printavo averages 1.8 from 52 ratings.
Do ShipStation Mobile or Printavo have ads?
Neither ShipStation Mobile nor Printavo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShipStation Mobile or Printavo?
ShipStation Mobile ships an update every 4 days, and Printavo every 3 months. Most recently, ShipStation Mobile was updated on November 6, 2026 and Printavo on November 2, 2026.

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