SimplePay Self vs PDF417 DECO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimplePay Self
Manage essential payroll tasks on the go. This app enables existing users to request leave, submit claims, and view payslips directly from their smartphone. It enhances the online payroll service with convenient mobile access.
- Request leave
- Submit claim requests
- View payslips
- Mobile payroll management
- Complements online payroll service
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The power of SimplePay's Self-Service offering in the palm of your hand! This app allows existing SimplePay Self-Service users to perform several Self-Service tasks from their smartphone, such as requesting leave, submitting claim requests and viewing payslips. It complements SimplePay's online payroll service and must be used in conjunction with an existing Self-Service account. We're hard at work adding even more functionality and you can expect a much wider set of features in future.
PDF417 DECO
Generate and scan PDF417 barcodes offline. Create high-resolution PNG images or PDF files for easy sharing and integration into documents. Decode scanned barcodes into text and save them locally for future access.
- Generate PDF417 codes from text
- Scan PDF417 codes
- Offline functionality
- High-resolution image export (PNG, PDF)
- Local database for saved codes
- Supports Compact PDF417
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Insert text and get correct PDF417-code immediately. Share or copy high resolution image in PNG format or PDF file. Paste into any document or message. Scan any PDF417-code, get decoded result as a text, and reworked PDF417-code. No internet connection needed. Save generated and scanned codes in a local database and restore them at any moment. PDF417 is used in many applications such as transport, identification cards, and inventory management by both commercial and government organizations. The app provides a PDF417 barcode image for those electronic and paper documents. Available on iPhone and iPad. The new compact PDF417, or Compact Portable Data File 417, has the same features as PDF417 standard. However, Compact PDF417 may be used where space considerations are a primary concern and symbol damage is unlikely. In an environment where label damage is unlikely (e.g. an office), the right row indicators, that PDF417 Symbols feature, may be omitted and the stop pattern may be reduced to one module width bar. This procedure reduces the non-data overhead from 4 codewords per row to 2 codewords per row, with some trade-off in decode performance and robustness, or the ability to withstand noise, damage, degradation, dust etc. This overhead reduction version is called Compact PDF417, which is fully decoder compatible with standard PDF417. Barcode PDF417 is public domain format. Anyone can implement systems using this format without any license. PDF417 is a stacked barcode that can be read with a simple linear scan being swept over the symbol. Other 2D codes, such as DataMatrix and QR, are decoded with image sensors instead of uncoordinated linear scans. Those codes still need recognition and alignment patterns, but they do not need to be as prominent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SimplePay Self at Free against PDF417 DECO's $19.99. SimplePay Self also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
SimplePay Self is free to download; PDF417 DECO costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimplePay Self ships an update every 3 months, PDF417 DECO every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimplePay Self | PDF417 DECO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SimplePay Online Payroll | Binariver LTD |
Customer experience
SimplePay Self
PDF417 DECO
In-app purchases
SimplePay Self
No in-app purchases
PDF417 DECO
No in-app purchases




