Comparison

Barcode Factory + vs Ustar Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Barcode Factory +

This utility app scans and generates a wide variety of 1D and 2D barcodes. It features real-time augmented reality scanning and allows for easy export of generated codes. The app also includes face detection capabilities.

Highlights
  • Scan 1D and 2D barcodes
  • Generate barcodes in multiple formats
  • Augmented Reality (AR) scan mode
  • Real-time face detection
  • Drag-and-drop export
  • Supports various barcode symbologies
Features
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Barcode Factory Pro handles both sides of the equation with both 1D and 2D barcodes in a number of symbologies. It reads nearly every common format in use today (plus detects faces) and creates barcodes in 7 common formats. The app supports all device orientations and dynamic split-screening with other apps on supported devices to drag-and-drop generated barcodes. In Augmented Reality (AR) Scan mode, labels hover over barcodes and faces in real-time. The app can detect up to 10 faces at once. Scan the following barcode symbologies (including inverted): * Aztec * Codabar * Code-128 (A, B, C) * Code-39 (including Full ASCII and Mod 43) * Code-93(i) * Data Matrix * EAN-13 (including ISBN) * EAN-8 * GS-1 Databar (including Limited and Expanded) * Interleaved 2 of 5 (including Checksum) * ITF-14 * MicroQR * PDF-417 * QR Code * UPC-E Extended Details: * Code-39: VIN parsed for vehicle country and year * EAN-8, EAN-13: GS1 Country codes * EAN-8, EAN-13: Books, serials, drugs, coupons * PDF-417: AAMVA driver license parsed for name and city Detect faces Generate your own barcodes (included inverted) in the following symbologies: * Aztec * Codabar (A-sentinals) * Code-128B * Code-39 * Interleaved 2 of 5 * PDF-417 * QR Code Export your generated barcodes by: * Long-pressing to share to email, AirPrint, iMessage, social media, Photo Gallery, and more! * Drag-and-drop to another app in split-screen (Note: You must return to full screen to resume scanning.)

About

Ustar Mobile

Features
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Ustar Mobile is a real-time attendance mobile application connected to the web-based time attendance software - UstarCloud. The goal is to provide a complete set of cloud software solutions with complete functions based on the office attendance scene of small and micro enterprises. [Personnel Management] Operate personnel and organization structure: Add, delete, change and query. Supports importing personnel data, deleting or adjusting departments in batch. [Device Management] Operate the device: Add, delete, change and query. Supports operating and configuring devices in batch. [Visitor Management] Register reservations for visitors at background, can manually sign in/sign out or re-generate reservation records as needed. [Access-control Management] Manage authorization relation of personnel and the device, supports setting and changing permissions, batched authorization and modification, and can check history records. [Attendance Management] Can set fixed shifts and free shifts, supports arranging shifts and customizing attendance states, supports customizing working days and setting special dates as needed. [Statistics Reports] Display original attendance records in form of reports, and can also check attendance data of some person in custom time period.

Screenshots

Barcode Factory +4 screens
Ustar Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ustar Mobile at Free against Barcode Factory +'s $0.99. Ustar Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Ustar Mobile is free to download; Barcode Factory + costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barcode Factory + ships an update every 2 months, Ustar Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Barcode Factory + versus Ustar Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode Factory +Ustar Mobile
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHullBreach Studios Ltd.ๆญๅทžๅฎ‡ๆณ›ๆ™บ่ƒฝ็ง‘ๆŠ€ๆœ‰้™ๅ…ฌๅธ

In-app purchases

None

Barcode Factory +

No in-app purchases

None

Ustar Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barcode Factory + free?
Barcode Factory + costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ustar Mobile free?
Ustar Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Barcode Factory + or Ustar Mobile have ads?
Neither Barcode Factory + nor Ustar Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barcode Factory + or Ustar Mobile?
Barcode Factory + ships an update every 2 months, and Ustar Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, Barcode Factory + was updated on October 8, 2026 and Ustar Mobile on September 30, 2026.

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