Comparison

Barcode Keyboard vs Copy This

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

Head to head
About

Barcode Keyboard

Scan barcodes and QR codes directly from your keyboard within any app. Automate data entry into spreadsheets and other applications, streamlining your workflow without switching between apps.

Highlights
  • Scan barcodes and QR codes from keyboard
  • Use in any app (Excel, Sheets, Messenger, etc.)
  • Automated data entry into spreadsheets
  • Batch scanning and counting
  • Supports numerous code types
Features
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The BarcodeKey Keyboard lets you scan Barcode and QR code directly from keyboard. It is magic because you can use it in any Apps on your iPhone/iPad, such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, WPS Office, Web Browser, Messenger, Email, ERP, Office Apps, Business Apps, etc. BarcodeKey can even batch scan and count barcodes. The barcodes can automatically jump to next cell in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and other table applications. You will never scan from another app and switch back to paste. BarcodeKey makes your life easier :-) With Team or Enterprise subscription, you can deploy this App with MDM or Apple Business Manager. [Supported code type] • QR code • Code 128 • EAN-8 • EAN-13 • UPC-E • Aztec • PDF 417 • ITF-14 • Data Matrix • Interleaved 2 of 5 • Code 93 • Code 39 • Codabar [Contact us] Numob Technologies Email: support@numob.com [Subscriptions & Price] You can use this App for free. We also provide Pro Edition to offer advanced features. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. If you turn off the auto-renew, you can still keep all your data on the device. [Terms & Policy] Terms of use: https://www.numob.com/#/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://www.numob.com/#/privacy-policy/

About

Copy This

Effortlessly save and manage your clipboard history. Automatically captures text, links, and images, offering editing, searching, and sharing options. Pro features include expanded storage, custom expiration, pinning, and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Automatic clipboard capture
  • Text editing with word/character counts
  • Image zoom and save to Photos
  • Search and sort clips
  • Custom clip expiration
  • iCloud sync
  • Pinned clips
Features
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Copy something, open Copy This, and it is already saved. No taps, no setup, no cleanup later. Every clip becomes a tile: • Automatic capture the moment you open the app: text, links, and images • Tap a text clip to edit it in a clean full page editor with live character and word counts • Pinch to zoom images, or save them straight to Photos • Long press any tile to copy, share, open a link, or delete • Search your text and links by any word, and sort by newest, oldest, or largest • Set your own limits with Copy This Pro: keep up to 2,500 clips or go unlimited, and expire clips after an hour, a day, a week, a month, three months, a year, or keep them forever • Pin the clips that matter with Copy This Pro, and they are never removed automatically • Turn on iCloud sync with Copy This Pro and your clips follow you to your other devices, through iCloud • Clear everything from Settings, behind a confirmation so it never happens by accident Private by design. Copy This has no accounts, no ads, and no analytics, and it never sends anything to a server of ours. With Copy This Pro you can turn on iCloud sync, which keeps your clips in your own private iCloud database, in your Apple Account. It only reads your clipboard when the clipboard has actually changed since it last looked, under iOS's paste permission system, and anything a password manager marks confidential is never recorded. Copy This is free and keeps your latest 10 clips: capture, editing, search, and sharing all work on them. Copy This Pro is a one-time unlock that lets you keep more clips, go unlimited, set your own duration limits, keeps pinned clips out of every cleanup, and adds iCloud sync across your devices. No subscriptions, no ads, no accounts. Your clipboard, kept both fast and easy.

Screenshots

Barcode Keyboard4 screens
Copy This4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copy This at 5.0 against Barcode Keyboard's 2.8. Copy This also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Barcode Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Barcode Keyboard sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Copy This sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copy This holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Keyboard has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barcode Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, Copy This every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Barcode Keyboard versus Copy This: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode KeyboardCopy This
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIrvinesoft IncZain Aaban

Customer experience

Barcode Keyboard

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative35.5%

Copy This

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Barcode Keyboard

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Edition (1 Week)$4.997 Days
  • Pro Edition (1 Month)$14.991 Month
  • Individual (1 Year)$99.991 Year
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  • Team (1 Year)$299.991 Year
  • Enterprise (1 Year)$599.991 Year
  • Large Enterprise (1 Year)$999.991 Year
2 purchases

Copy This

One-time2
  • Copy This Pro$4.99
  • Copy This Pro Family$6.99

Questions

Is Barcode Keyboard free?
Barcode Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Copy This free?
Copy This is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barcode Keyboard or Copy This?
Copy This is rated higher. Barcode Keyboard averages 2.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Copy This averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Barcode Keyboard or Copy This have ads?
Neither Barcode Keyboard nor Copy This shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barcode Keyboard or Copy This?
Barcode Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, and Copy This every 11 days. Most recently, Barcode Keyboard was updated on November 2, 2026 and Copy This on October 31, 2026.

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