SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile vs Scan to Sheets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
This app allows you to scan various barcode types directly into any application on your device. Utilize your phone's camera or a dedicated Socket Mobile reader for seamless data capture wherever you can type.
- Scan barcodes into any app
- Use phone camera for scanning
- Support for Socket Mobile readers
- Reads various barcode types
- Data capture anywhere you can type
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Scan barcodes into any app. Anywhere you can type, SM Keyboard can scan. Using your phone's camera or a Socket Mobile reader, SM Keyboard reads a variety of different barcodes.
Scan to Sheets
Effortlessly scan QR and barcodes and directly save the data to Google Sheets. Ideal for inventory management, attendance tracking, and more. Customize your data with timestamps, geolocations, and custom fields.
- Scan QR and barcodes
- Save to Google Sheets
- Inventory tracking
- Attendance monitoring
- Customizable data fields
- Geolocation and timestamps
- Support for external scanners
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Scan to Sheets - QR & Barcode scanner allows you to easily scan QR and barcodes and store codes in Google Sheets. Looking to keep track of the inventory or your shop, warehouse or library? Need to monitor attendance of your classes, events and meetings? Look no further than Scan to Sheets, the app that allows you to quickly and easily scan QR codes and barcodes directly to Google Sheets. Supports a large variety of formats and external scanners connected via bluetooth or USB. Securely sign in with your Google account or connect to your public spreadsheets without sign in. You can customise your schema to append geolocations, timestamps, quantities, and custom text and numeric fields and labels to your scans. -------------------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ See https://scantogooglesheets.com/privacy/ for our privacy policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scan to Sheets at 61% against SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile's 0%. Scan to Sheets also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Scan to Sheets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scan to Sheets holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan to Sheets has 270 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile's written reviews are positive against 61% of Scan to Sheets's.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Scan to Sheets every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile | Scan to Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (270 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 270 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Socket Mobile Limited | Mobile First |
Customer experience
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
Scan to Sheets
Bugs and requests
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Scan to Sheets
Reported bugs
13 issues- App not working
- Cannot login
- Paid for upgrade but not applied
- App crashes upon opening
- App unlinks Google account
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- App does not activate after subscription
- App does not connect to Google account
- Purchase not restored after payment
- No more scans despite upgrade
- New sheets not created in Google account after update
- App glitching immediately when opened
- Scanned items not showing in Google sheets
- Loading screen stuck
Requested features
5 requests- Maintain app long-term
- More flexibility in data entry workflow
- Ability to select prepopulated data
- Subscription-based authorization for multiple users
- Specify starting cell and column count for data entry
In-app purchases
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
No in-app purchases
Scan to Sheets
- Starter Plan$4.991 Month
- Starter Plan$6.991 Month
- Starter Plan$7.991 Month
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- Starter Plan Quarterly$18.993 Months
- Starter Plan Yearly$43.991 Year
- Starter Plan Yearly$69.991 Year
- Starter Plan Yearly$78.901 Year
- Premium$4.99
- Premium Features$9.99
Questions
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