Extempore vs SwipeK12 Student Barcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extempore
Facilitates asynchronous video and audio assignments for foreign language learners and educators. Ensures spontaneous speech by preventing the use of prepared scripts.
- Asynchronous video/audio assignments
- Extemporaneous speech enforcement
- No need for scheduled interviews
- Reduces class time for speaking
- Instructor-created assignments
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Extempore allows foreign language instructors and students to exchange video and audio assignments without having to schedule 1:1 interviews or take class time. By enabling the Extempore Parameters, Instructors ensure that the assignments students submit is extemporaneous speech and not the reading of prepared script. You must have a current username and password to use Extempore: please contact your teacher to obtain a sign up link.
SwipeK12 Student Barcode
This app generates a scannable barcode from your student ID number. Once entered, your barcode is immediately available upon launching the app for use with various school systems.
- Generates scannable barcode
- Uses student ID number
- Barcode immediately available
- Compatible with 2D scanners
- Works with school software
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Student Barcode App The Swipe student barcode app allows the user to enter their student ID number one time. The system then creates a barcode that can be scanned by 2D scanners. Each time the app is launched, the barcode is immediately available. The app can be used with any software program that uses an ID number for scanning such as lunch, library, and student/staff attendance systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Extempore at every 2 months against SwipeK12 Student Barcode's every 39 months. Extempore also leads on rating (2.4 vs 2.1) and review sentiment (49% vs 38%). SwipeK12 Student Barcode's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Extempore holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Extempore's written reviews are positive against 38% of SwipeK12 Student Barcode's.
Extempore ships an update every 2 months, SwipeK12 Student Barcode every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extempore | SwipeK12 Student Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (85 ratings) — better | 2.1 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deeloh Technologies LLC | WebIDcard, Inc. |
Customer experience
Extempore
SwipeK12 Student Barcode
Bugs and requests
Extempore
Reported bugs
17 issues- App keeps locking assignments
- Recording issues
- Disappearing UI elements after stopping recording
- Error message: 'Error. Sorry, this question is unavailable.'
- App is slow and unusable
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- Elements of the app are cut off on newer iPhones
- Missing question answer choices on website
- Error message: 'Error - object object'
- App does not load assignments
- App buffers indefinitely on assignments
- App crashes when trying to record
- App glitches out of assignments multiple times
- Cannot play video assignments
- App glitches all the time
- App submits incorrect answers
- App crashes frequently
- Cannot log into the app after purchase
Requested features
1 request- Allow users to use web version on mobile
SwipeK12 Student Barcode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Extempore
No in-app purchases
SwipeK12 Student Barcode
No in-app purchases
Questions
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