Comparison

Smart Barcode Scanner vs StarHi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smart Barcode Scanner

Easily scan QR codes and barcodes from your camera or photos. Generate your own QR codes to share contacts, links, and more. Get quick access to website URLs, text, or take immediate action for other data types.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes from camera
  • Read codes from existing pictures
  • Generate QR codes for contacts, URLs, and text
  • Recognize popular barcode types (UPC, EAN, ISBN)
  • Provide pricing and review information for scanned items
Features
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Netigen Utilities presents new app: QR Code and Barcode Scanner. It’s perfect tool for everyday use. QR Codes and barcodes are everywhere now – with our app they will have no secrets from you! Functions: 1. Scanning QR Codes or barcodes – open app, scan code with your camera, and here you are! You don’t need to take a photo or pressing any button. It’s that easy! 2. Reading QR Codes and barcodes from pictures. Open photo from your device – code will be scanned immediately from the picture. 3. Creating QR Codes. It’s a simple method of sharing data with your friends. Choose from your contacts, bookmarks, apps or paste URL – our app will generate QR Code in a flash! When you scan a QR code, containing website URL, you will be taken to that site. Codes containing only text will show you this text. Other formats (phone numbers, email addresses, or contact info), you will be prompted to take the appropriate action. Netigen Utilities: QR Code and Barcode Scanner recognizes most of the popular barcode types (UPC, EAN, and ISBN) and shows you pricing, reviews, and more information about anything you scan. To scan barcodes, you need a newer device. Cameras on older devices don’t provide the resolution or focus required for scanning barcodes. Warning! Our app uses camera built-in your phone. Devices without it cannot work. Scanning codes, directing to online content, requires also Internet connectivity.

About

StarHi

Features
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StarHi is a practical astronomy app that helps you to explore the starry sky. You can mount your phone on a telescope and use the app to help the telescope accurately locate celestial bodies with some simple settings. The app utilizes your phone's time, location, and sensor information to determine the positions of the moon, planets, stars, deep space objects, and constellations in the night sky. Additionally, it provides basic information about various celestial bodies. Main Features: 1. Ensures that the starry sky displayed on the mobile phone matches what is seen through the telescope. 2. Displays the direction in which the telescope is pointing. 3. Simulates the visual fields observed by telescopes of different magnifications and structures. 4. Helps novice astronomers identify and locate celestial objects in the vast night sky. 5. Simulates the starry sky in real-time or at a time and place set by the user. StarHi is a new astronomical application. Compared to other star-finding software, StarHi uses a new algorithm that makes the starry sky displayed on the phone screen consistent with what is seen through the telescope with simple settings. Users can use the app's celestial body information and screen icons to align the telescope with the celestial body they want to observe. Download StarHi now and start your celestial adventure.

Screenshots

Smart Barcode Scanner4 screens
StarHi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StarHi at none against Smart Barcode Scanner's 1. StarHi also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 22 months). Smart Barcode Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Barcode Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StarHi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Barcode Scanner ships an update every 22 months, StarHi daily. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Smart Barcode Scanner versus StarHi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Barcode ScannerStarHi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNETIGEN KLUZOWICZ SPOLKA JAWNA聪 孙

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Barcode Scanner

One-time1
  • Ad-Free$0.99
None

StarHi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Barcode Scanner free?
Smart Barcode Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarHi free?
StarHi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Barcode Scanner or StarHi have ads?
Neither Smart Barcode Scanner nor StarHi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Barcode Scanner or StarHi?
Smart Barcode Scanner ships an update every 22 months, and StarHi daily. Most recently, Smart Barcode Scanner was updated on June 11, 2026 and StarHi on September 14, 2026.

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