GunVault vs BarcodeVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GunVault
Manage your firearm collection privately with this app. Track firearms, accessories, and ammunition with detailed records and photos. Premium features offer advanced analytics, reports, and cross-device synchronization.
- Firearm tracking by make, model, serial number
- Service and range session records
- Photo attachment for firearms
- Accessory and ammunition management
- Kit creation with guns and accessories
- iCloud sync (premium)
- Data export and PDF reports (premium)
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Gun Vault is the original and completely private app for firearm owners, collectors, hunters, and shooting enthusiasts. With GunVault you can: - Keep track of firearms by make, model, serial number, caliber, finish, and more. - Store service records. - Keep record of range sessions - Attach photos to each firearm. - Keep track of accessories by name, quantity etc. - keep track of ammo by caliber, grain, make, model, number of rounds and more as well as individual ammo transactions - combine guns and accessories into kits The premium features unlock: - iCloud sync - cross device data sync using your own private iCloud account - Export data - various exports in CSV format - Reports - various reports in PDF format - Analytics - User, collection, and firearm-level analytics on volume, frequency, intensity, reliability etc. - Dashboards - Maintenance dashboards showing collection and gun health along with maintenance work queue.
BarcodeVault
Instantly scan and identify various QR codes and barcodes to access useful information, from product details to book summaries. Design custom codes with logos and export them in multiple formats. Organize your scans into collections and sync them via iCloud.
- Scan 20+ barcode formats in real-time
- Get product nutrition facts and book details
- Create custom QR codes with logos
- Offline scanning and code generation
- Organize scans into collections
- Optional iCloud sync
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BarcodeVault is the all-in-one scanner and code studio for iPhone and iPad. Point your camera and instantly recognize any QR code or barcode, then get real, useful information back, not just raw numbers. SCAN ANYTHING, INSTANTLY Recognize 20+ formats in real time, including QR, EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 128, Code 39, PDF417, Aztec and Data Matrix. Scanning runs entirely on your device, so it is fast and works offline. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING Scan a grocery product to reveal its brand, Nutri-Score, full nutrition facts, ingredients and allergens, for smarter shopping in seconds. LOOK UP BOOKS Scan an ISBN and BarcodeVault fetches the title, author, cover and description automatically, perfect for cataloguing your shelf. SMART ACTIONS Codes turn into something you can use: join a Wi-Fi network, save a contact, open a link, read a boarding pass or view payment details, all detected automatically. DESIGN YOUR OWN CODES Create QR codes and barcodes in Code Studio with custom colors, gradients, pixel shapes and your own logo. Preview live, then export crisp PNG, SVG or PDF files ready to print or share. STAY ORGANIZED Every scan is saved to your history and can be sorted into collections such as pantry, wishlist, books and work. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Scanning and code generation happen on-device, and your data stays with you, with optional iCloud sync across your devices. Free to scan and create. Upgrade to Pro for every barcode format, advanced styling and unlimited code generation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: GunVault at 92 against BarcodeVault's 1. GunVault also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). BarcodeVault's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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. GunVault sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and BarcodeVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BarcodeVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GunVault has 92 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GunVault | BarcodeVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (92 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 437 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veliyan Georgiev | Life Utility Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
GunVault
BarcodeVault
In-app purchases
GunVault
- Dashboards and Analytics$2.99
- iCloud Sync, Export, Reports$2.99
BarcodeVault
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Lifetime Access$14.99









