Comparison

Smart Barcode Scanner vs Scanely

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

Scanely

Features
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Scanely is a QR code generator for people who put codes in front of customers: restaurants, cafés, shops, freelancers, creators and event organizers. Make a code in your brand colors with your logo, add a SCAN FOR MENU or JOIN WI-FI frame, and share your links, business card or payment details in one scan. Scanning stays free, unlimited and private. CODES THAT MATCH YOUR BRAND • Any colors, or a gradient at the angle you choose • Your logo in the center, in the size and backing shape you like • Dot and corner-eye shapes, each in its own color • Frames that tell people what to do: SCAN ME, SCAN FOR MENU, JOIN WI-FI, PAY HERE or your own words • A readability check before you print ONE SCAN, ONE PAGE, NO ACCOUNT • Social Hub: a link-in-bio page with your profiles on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, WhatsApp and 20+ other platforms • Business Card: name, job title, company, phone, email and links. People scan and tap Save Contact • Payment Hub: bank accounts (IBAN), PayPal and payment links and crypto wallets on one page, ready to copy. Scanely shows the details and doesn't process payments EVERY CODE YOU NEED • QR codes for websites, menus, Wi-Fi, contacts, phone, email, SMS, locations, events, check-in, App Store links, bank transfers and crypto • Micro QR, Data Matrix, Aztec and PDF417 • Barcodes: EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, ITF-14, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 and more, with check-digit validation • PNG and PDF export, ready to print SCANNING STAYS FREE AND PRIVATE • Unlimited scans from the camera or a photo, read on your device • No account, no ads, no tracking • A plain-language summary of every code, with warnings for risky links • One-tap actions: open a link, join Wi-Fi, add a contact or event, call or email • Private Scan keeps a scan out of your history • Siri, Shortcuts, widgets and Control Center SCANELY PRO • Save, share and export styled codes without a watermark • Unlimited saved codes, full history, and unlimited Social Hub links and Payment Hub methods • Folders, favorites, Face ID lock and iCloud sync • Pro widgets, themes and fonts The free plan includes unlimited scanning and plain codes, 3 saved codes and your latest 3 history items. Try every Pro style in the preview first. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Scanely Pro is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, and Scanely can remind you the day before it ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. A subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://apps.husofttech.com/scanely/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://apps.husofttech.com/support Download Scanely and make codes that look like your brand.

Screenshots

Smart Barcode Scanner4 screens
Scanely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scanely at monthly against Smart Barcode Scanner's every 22 months. Smart Barcode Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Scanely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Barcode Scanner ships an update every 22 months, Scanely monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Smart Barcode Scanner versus Scanely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Barcode ScannerScanely
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB14 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.Huseyin Bicen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Barcode Scanner

One-time1
  • Ad-Free$0.99
3 purchases

Scanely

Subscriptions2
  • Scanely Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Scanely Pro Yearly3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scanely Pro Lifetime$39.90

Questions

Is Smart Barcode Scanner free?
Smart Barcode Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanely free?
Scanely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Barcode Scanner or Scanely have ads?
Neither Smart Barcode Scanner nor Scanely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Barcode Scanner or Scanely?
Smart Barcode Scanner ships an update every 22 months, and Scanely monthly. Most recently, Smart Barcode Scanner was updated on October 21, 2026 and Scanely on October 25, 2026.

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