Cognex Quick Setup vs Brady Express Labels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cognex Quick Setup
Easily configure Cognex barcode readers directly from your mobile device. View captured images, adjust settings, share configurations, and troubleshoot issues on the factory floor without a PC.
- Configure Cognex barcode readers
- View captured images
- Adjust and share configuration settings
- Save and send images
- Troubleshoot issues
- Check read rates
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With the Cognex Quick Setup App you can set up your Cognex barcode readers. This convenient app allows you to see captured images, adjust and share configuration settings among multiple readers, save and send images, and much more. You can even troubleshoot issues and check read rates anywhere on your factory or distribution center floor without using a PC.
Brady Express Labels
Design, view, and print labels directly from your smartphone. Offers extensive design options, including multiple guides, barcode types, fonts, languages, and symbols. Streamline labeling with data import, sequence creation, barcode scanning, and text recognition features.
- Label design and printing from phone
- 11 label design guides
- 34 barcode symbologies
- 85 fonts and 34 languages
- Over 1,500 symbols
- Import data from spreadsheets
- Voice-to-text and photo-to-text
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Simple. Easy. Intuitive. Design, view, and print labels right from your phone. Overflowing with label design options, including 11 unique label design guides, 35 barcode symbologies, 85 fonts, 34 languages, and over 1,600 symbols. Improve labeling efficiency by importing data from spreadsheets, creating sequences, scanning data from barcodes, and with voice-to-text and photo-to-text features. Express Labels works with the Brady M211, BMP51, M511, BMP61, M610, M611, M710, i3311, i4311, i5300, i5311, i7500, and S3700 label printers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cognex Quick Setup at 5.0 against Brady Express Labels's 4.3. Cognex Quick Setup also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Brady Express Labels's advantage is ratings volume (419 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cognex Quick Setup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brady Express Labels has 419 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cognex Quick Setup's written reviews are positive against 63% of Brady Express Labels's.
Cognex Quick Setup ships an update every 6 months, Brady Express Labels every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cognex Quick Setup | Brady Express Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (419 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 419 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | Brady Corporation |
Customer experience
Cognex Quick Setup
Brady Express Labels
Bugs and requests
Cognex Quick Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brady Express Labels
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- Saved labels not working after update
- Orientation reverts unexpectedly when printing
- Cartridges marked as empty when not
- Text formatting issues (all uppercase)
Requested features
6 requests- Allow selective text editing
- Add default file location for cloud storage
- Provide backup/restore feature for saved labels
- Add copies field in wire wrap screen
- Improve text centering for multiple lines
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- Expand font options
In-app purchases
Cognex Quick Setup
No in-app purchases
Brady Express Labels
No in-app purchases
Questions
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