EmissarySKU Label Creator vs CTS Multi Barcode Labels

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for EmissarySKU Label Creator, Oct 29, 2026 for CTS Multi Barcode Labels.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: EmissarySKU Label Creator 5.0 from 2 reviews and CTS Multi Barcode Labels 4.9 from 95 reviews.
  • Only EmissarySKU Label Creator lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for EmissarySKU Label Creator and $9.99/month for CTS Multi Barcode Labels.
  • CTS Multi Barcode Labels lists 10 features EmissarySKU Label Creator’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcode integration, Bin locations, Bulk generation.

Head to head

App Store reviews

EmissarySKU Label Creator: 2
CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 95

New reviews, 28 days

EmissarySKU Label Creator: —
CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1
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Pitch
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Print barcode and address labels on any printer and size.

Categories
  • Retail
  • SKU and barcodes
  • SKU and barcodes
  • Inventory - Other
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Oct 31, 2025
Jun 30, 2017
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
—
1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
—
—
Top countries
—
—

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

035OctFebAprJunAugDecSepEmissarySKU Label Creator: 2 reviews in November 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in October 2024CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in January 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in February 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in March 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 2 reviews in April 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in May 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 3 reviews in June 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 2 reviews in July 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in August 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in December 2025CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in January 2026CTS Multi Barcode Labels: 1 reviews in September 2026
EmissarySKU Label CreatorCTS Multi Barcode LabelsCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $10/month
$9.99/month
Plans
LiteFree
  • · 100 Label Generations/Month
  • · Basic Email Support
  • · Completely Free!
  • · Create QR Codes
  • · Create Unlimited Templates
  • · Custom Liquid Tags
Standard$5/month
  • · 2,000 Label Generations/Month
  • · All Features of Lite, Plus:
  • · Priority Email Support
Pro$10/month
  • · 10,000 Label Generations/Month
  • · All Features of Standard, Plus:
Standard$9.99/month
5-day free trial
  • · Continuous updates and improvements
  • · Full access to every feature
  • · Support by the app developers
  • · Unlimited SKUs
  • · Unlimited barcodes
  • · Unlimited label templates
Coverage
16 of 26 features62%
21 of 26 features81%
Unique strengths
  • Auto-generation
  • Auto-printing
  • Barcode scanning
  • QR codes
  • +1 more
  • Barcode integration
  • Bin locations
  • Bulk generation
  • Custom templates
  • +6 more
Retail
100%2/2
0%0/2
POS
100%2/2
0%0/2
SKU and barcodes
58%14/24
88%21/24
Barcode management
100%7/7
71%5/7
Label printing
64%7/11
91%10/11
SKU management
0%0/6
100%6/6
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EmissarySKU Label CreatorCTS Multi Barcode Labels26 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
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  • Stocky
How it sells itself

Design and print professional barcode labels for your Shopify products with ease. Create fully customizable label templates that pull data from your products. Generate barcodes in multiple formats, add dynamic placeholders for titles, SKUs, and prices. Print on any label type or size. Add your own liquid syntax to enhance your templates. Easily design your own labels with drag-and-drop tools.

Print barcode labels to manage inventory with ease and efficiency. Supports virtually any product field, using flexible Liquid code to customize how text is formatted. Print address and product labels with data from your orders and Stocky POs, to help with fulfillments, including order number, custom attributes, notes and more. Try it today!

Key points
  • Generate static and dynamic barcodes with multiple formats (UPC, EAN, GTIN, etc)
  • Design templates easily using drag and drop elements. Embed images/logos.
  • Print on popular template formats from brands such as Avery, Zebra, and more
  • Choose your starting position on printed templates to reuse template sheets
  • Works with Dymo, Zebra, Brother, Rollo, TSC, GoDEX, inkjet, laser, and more.
  • Customize templates with Liquid code, fonts, Metafields, logo, etc.
  • Assign sequential barcodes and SKUs to your products in a few clicks.
  • Generate QR codes that link to the product page and order page.
Screenshots
Drag and Drop
Generate and ExportEmissarySKU Main FeaturesFully Customizable
Template form
Customization editorDefault templatesInventory update

All the numbers

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A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

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Adoption

MeasureEmissarySKU Label CreatorCTS Multi Barcode Labels
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureEmissarySKU Label CreatorCTS Multi Barcode Labels
App Store rating5.0 ★(ahead)4.9 ★
App Store reviews295(ahead)
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data1
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureEmissarySKU Label CreatorCTS Multi Barcode Labels
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$5/month(ahead)$9.99/month
Longest free trialNot listed5 days
Plans listed31

Listing

MeasureEmissarySKU Label CreatorCTS Multi Barcode Labels
Shopify category rank#30in SKU and barcodes#24(ahead)in SKU and barcodes
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedOct 31, 2025Jun 30, 2017
Languages1English1English
DeveloperEmissary Systems, IncCashew Tree Software Inc.

FAQ

EmissarySKU Label Creator and CTS Multi Barcode Labels: common questions

Is EmissarySKU Label Creator or CTS Multi Barcode Labels cheaper?
Only EmissarySKU Label Creator lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for EmissarySKU Label Creator and $9.99/month for CTS Multi Barcode Labels. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
Which has better reviews, EmissarySKU Label Creator or CTS Multi Barcode Labels?
On the Shopify App Store: EmissarySKU Label Creator 5.0 from 2 reviews and CTS Multi Barcode Labels 4.9 from 95 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
EmissarySKU Label Creator lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-generation, Auto-printing, Barcode scanning, QR codes. CTS Multi Barcode Labels lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Barcode integration, Bin locations, Bulk generation, Custom templates. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
Where does this comparison’s data come from?
Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for EmissarySKU Label Creator, Oct 29, 2026 for CTS Multi Barcode Labels; estimated figures are labeled.

How Shoplist compares apps

Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for EmissarySKU Label Creator, Oct 29, 2026 for CTS Multi Barcode Labels. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.