SamBrowser vs Code Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SamBrowser
Browse the web discreetly in a full-screen interface that mimics a familiar browser. Scan QR codes or barcodes to search for product prices and easily share web addresses. This free application is designed for privacy and convenience.
- Full-screen browsing
- Portrait and landscape mode
- QR code and barcode scanning
- Product price search via scan
- Discrete icon and presentation
- Easy address sharing
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In addition this app is COMPLETELY FREE and works on iPhone, iPod and iPAD! so get it now and start browsing those websites in beautiful full screen without anyone knowing where you've been! Some other features and Details: - Portrait and Landscape mode support. - Full screen web browser. - Similar UI to Safari. - Scan address from QRCode or Barcode. - Search product price with scan code. - Safari based backend engine. - Setup default address. - Always starts in Google, Yahoo or Bing search homepage. - No auto suggest or auto-fill in. - Easy Share address to other apps. - Very discrete icon and presentation.
Code Widgets
Organize loyalty cards and barcodes on your home screen with customizable widgets. Scan cards to add codes automatically for instant access. Enjoy a visually enhanced experience with color options.
- Store loyalty cards and barcodes
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Instant barcode access
- Automatic code scanning
- Visual color customization
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This app lets you keep all of your loyalty cards and barcodes in one place! Lightweight but highly customizable widgets. Allows you to organize your home screen as you want. Keep barcodes on the home screen to instantly access when you need them. Features: - Keep all of your loyalty cards in your iPhone, - Change colors for the better visual experience, - Add beautiful widgets on your home screen, - Scan your card to add code automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Code Widgets at weekly against SamBrowser's every 10 months. SamBrowser's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SamBrowser against 5.0 for Code Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SamBrowser ships an update every 10 months, Code Widgets weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SamBrowser | Code Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +4 |
| Developer | Soeng Samnang | Marcin Slusarek |
Customer experience
SamBrowser
Code Widgets
In-app purchases
SamBrowser
No in-app purchases
Code Widgets
No in-app purchases
