uTime Universal vs Barcodes by Sam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uTime Universal
This utility app helps you track the time remaining until future events. It synchronizes timers across your devices, ensuring consistency between your iPhone and iPad. Easily add new timers and manage them from the main screen.
- Countdown to future events
- Cross-device synchronization
- Add and manage timers
- View current time and date
- In-app support access
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Welcome to uTime! uTime is a brand new App that will allow you to see how much time there is left until an event in the future. uTime syncs between devices so the timers on your iPhone are the same as they are on your iPad! Support can be found by hitting the support button in the information section. It is the best way to keep up to get support with either problems or upcoming features. To add another timer hit timers and then the plus button OR hit the add timer button on the main screen. The current time and date will be added to the list and then you can change it from the home-screen!
Barcodes by Sam
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Barcodes is the simplest way to save the codes you use every day and pull them up in an instant. Scan a loyalty card, gym pass, library card, or membership badge with your camera—or type the value in by hand—and Barcodes keeps it safe. When you need it, tap to display the barcode full-screen at full brightness so any scanner can read it cleanly. FEATURES • Scan barcodes with your camera using fast, on-device recognition • Add codes manually for anything you can't scan • Full-screen display with an automatic brightness boost for reliable scanning • Edit titles and values anytime • Clean, simple, and quick to use PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is stored locally on your iPhone. Barcodes has no account, no sign-in, no ads, and no tracking. Your data never leaves your device. Lighten your wallet—save your barcodes and leave the cards at home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: uTime Universal at 3 against Barcodes by Sam's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
| Parameter | uTime Universal | Barcodes by Sam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | uApps | SAMUEL SUNXI LIJIN |
In-app purchases
uTime Universal
No in-app purchases
Barcodes by Sam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Barcodes by Sam free?
Do uTime Universal or Barcodes by Sam have ads?
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