BookTrapper vs Cheapest Barcode Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BookTrapper
Easily sell, buy, or rent used books and textbooks online. Compare offers from multiple vendors to get the best prices for selling and the lowest prices for buying or renting. Features a barcode scanner for quick ISBN lookup.
- Sell used books and textbooks
- Buy textbooks at lowest prices
- Rent textbooks
- Compare offers from multiple vendors
- Barcode scanner for ISBN lookup
- Save favorite book offers
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Scan a book. Compare prices. Make a smarter decision. BookTrapper helps you compare available sell, buy, and rental offers for used books and college textbooks. Scan a barcode or enter an ISBN to see offers from multiple online book vendors in one place. SELL BOOKS See what participating book buyers are currently offering for your book. Compare available buyback prices before choosing where to sell. BUY BOOKS Compare listings from online booksellers and find purchasing options without checking multiple websites individually. RENT TEXTBOOKS Review available textbook rental offers and compare rental periods and prices before committing. BUILT FOR FAST ISBN SEARCHES • Scan book barcodes with your phone • Enter ISBNs manually when a barcode is unavailable • Switch between Sell, Buy, and Rent results • Save promising books for later • Keep an organized history of recent ISBN searches • Repeated searches move to the top without creating duplicate history entries • Open the selected offer directly on the vendor’s website FOR STUDENTS AND BOOK RESELLERS BookTrapper is useful whether you are selling last semester’s textbooks, checking a thrift-store book’s value, sourcing inventory, or comparing prices before buying your next course book. Prices, availability, shipping, payment methods, and book-condition requirements are determined by each vendor and may change. Transactions are completed on the vendor’s website. Some outbound links may be affiliate links. BookTrapper may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Privacy Policy: https://booktrapper.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cheapest Barcode Scanner
Scan barcodes to instantly access information on billions of products. This app features built-in shopping functionality and collects no personal user data.
- Barcode scanning
- Product information lookup
- Built-in shopping functionality
- Zero personal data collection
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Instantly provides information on billions of products with easy to use barcode scanner and features built-in shopping functionality. We collect zero personal information from our users. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cheapest Barcode Scanner at 5.0 against BookTrapper's 4.4. Cheapest Barcode Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). BookTrapper's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cheapest Barcode Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookTrapper has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
BookTrapper ships an update every 2 months, Cheapest Barcode Scanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookTrapper | Cheapest Barcode Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Warren | ePrecision, Inc. |
Customer experience
BookTrapper
Cheapest Barcode Scanner
In-app purchases
BookTrapper
No in-app purchases
Cheapest Barcode Scanner
No in-app purchases
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