StriveScan vs Basic Cantonese Phrases
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StriveScan
This app allows college representatives and exhibitors to scan student or attendee barcodes at fairs and conferences. It provides access to detailed profiles, enables note-taking, and facilitates follow-up actions. Students should not download this app; they need to register separately online.
- Scan student barcodes
- View student profiles
- Take notes on attendees
- Rate and flag for follow-up
- Export attendee data
- Find StriveScan fairs
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COLLEGE REPS: Scan students at college fairs. EXHIBITORS: Scan conference attendees. STUDENTS: Do not download this app. Register for a student barcode at https://www.strivefair.com (There is no app for students to download.) College representatives can use this app to find and register for StriveScan fairs, buy credits, scan students, and export your data. Students register at StriveFair.com and are instantly texted and emailed a barcode to their phones. You can scan their barcode with this app and view their profile, and take notes. After the fair, export the data you collected. Trusted by all 23 NACAC affiliates, 12 ACRAOs, and thousands of fairs: Dakota (DACAC), Great Plains (GPACAC), Hawai’i (HACAC), Illinois (IACAC), Indiana (INACAC), International (IACAC), Iowa (IACAC), Kentucky (KYACAC), Michigan (MACAC), Minnesota (MACAC), Missouri (MOACAC), New England (NEACAC), New Jersey (NJACAC), New York (NYSACAC), Ohio (OACAC), Pacific Northwest (PNACAC), Pennsylvania (PACAC), Potomac & Chesapeake (PCACAC), Rocky Mountain (RMACAC), Southern (SACAC), Texas (TACAC), Western (WACAC), and Wisconsin (WACAC), Alabama (ALACRAO), Arkansas (ArkACRAO), Carolinas (CACRAO), Idaho (IACRAO), Kansas (KACRAO), Louisiana (LACRAO), Michigan (MACRAO), Nebraska (NACRAO), Texas (TACRAO), Utah (UACRAO), Virginia (VACRAO), West Virginia (WVACRAO), Alaska, Arizona College Consortium (ACC), Autopista Americas, California Out-of-State & International Fairs (COSI), Greater Denver, Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL), Colorado Council, Council of International Schools (CIS), Minnesota Counselors of Color (MnACC), Montana (MPSEOC), Ontario Universities (OUAC), Wisconsin Education Fairs (WEF), Wyoming Admission Officers (WAO), and more! For help or more information: help@strivescan.com
Basic Cantonese Phrases
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Military-related Cantonese phrases for language learners. With Cantonese text and audio. Using this app, you can select an English phrase and view its translation and how to pronounce it in Cantonese. This app is based on the modules publicly available online from the U.S. Defense Language Institute. While this app's subject matter relates mainly to military topics, the app is broadly useful with content relating to a range of topics. • Easy to use • Contains over 600 phrases with native speaker audio recordings • Dictionary lookup: Type or say what you want to search • Pronunciation help: See the transliterated/Romanized text • Good for language learning, or as a reference
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: StriveScan at Free against Basic Cantonese Phrases's $2.99. StriveScan also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
StriveScan is free to download; Basic Cantonese Phrases costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StriveScan ships an update every 3 weeks, Basic Cantonese Phrases every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StriveScan | Basic Cantonese Phrases |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Betadac Media, LLC | Qvyshift LLC |
In-app purchases
StriveScan
No in-app purchases
Basic Cantonese Phrases
No in-app purchases
Questions
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