Comparison

Grocy Mobile vs Barcodes Wallet

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

Head to head
About

Grocy Mobile

This mobile companion app provides a streamlined interface for managing your self-hosted Grocy pantry and shopping lists. Access your data on iOS devices with a native design and quick scan mode. It's a free and open-source tool for efficient household inventory.

Highlights
  • Pantry and shopping list management
  • Self-hosted server access
  • Mobile-optimized interface
  • Quick Scan mode
  • Stock management
  • Open source
Features
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This app is a companion for the Grocy application (https://grocy.info/). Grocy provides a self-hosted solution to pantry management and shopping lists. The app allows you to access the server with a mobile-optimized interface on your iOS/iPadOS device and also login via Home Assistant Ingress. You need to host Grocy yourself, otherwise a reliable data storage is not possible (demo servers may get wiped sometimes). There are no rented servers available in-app, you have to setup the server yourself. This allows for a free distribution of this app, since the app has no infrastructure on its own. Features: - native design, fully optimized for Liquid Glass - localization in many languages - full stock management, shopping lists, chores and master data management - a convenient Quick Scan mode, allowing for fast interactions - 100% free and open source

About

Barcodes Wallet

This app helps you organize and quickly access all your important barcodes, from loyalty cards and tickets to payment systems. It allows you to save barcodes from various sources, tag them for easy retrieval, and integrate them with your iPhone ecosystem for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Save barcodes from apps, websites, emails, or physical cards
  • Scan physical barcodes with your camera
  • Tag barcodes with locations and dates for smart retrieval
  • Integrates with iPhone Home Screen and Shortcuts
  • Syncs across devices with iCloud
  • Supports QR codes, UPC, and EAN-13 formats
Features
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Barc organizes and smartly fetches important barcodes. They’re all over the place. Concert tickets. Reward cards. Gym memberships. Library cards. Weird payment systems. Barc keeps them all in one place, and helps you find them right when you need them. Everything in its place. Many barcodes you need to use regularly don’t already have a nice place on your phone to keep it. Barc can save barcodes from anywhere, whether it’s another app, a website, an e-mail, or even just a piece of plastic. Finders keepers. Hoarding every barcode in your life doesn’t help if you can’t easily find the one you need. With Barc, you can tag barcodes with relevant locations and dates, and Barc will highlight them when the time is right. Saving made simple. Most apps for tracking barcodes require the company that gave you the barcode to already have an app. Barc thinks you should be able to add any barcode you come across. Scan physical barcodes with your camera. Save images from websites or e-mails. If all else fails, Barc even allows you to add barcodes just by taking a screenshot. Barc supports QR codes, UPC, and EAN-13 barcodes. More formats are always being added! Always close at hand. Barc is built to integrate closely with the iPhone ecosystem. Add barcodes to your home screen for quick and easy access based on your current Focus. Build custom workflows in Shortcuts to make barcodes available from Siri or the Action Button. Sync your barcodes across devices with iCloud. Use Barc on Apple Watch to have your barcodes handy, even when you don’t have your phone. Your barcodes. Not ours. Barc keeps your private data private. Your barcodes are kept on your device and in iCloud; we don’t see them (and we don’t want to). We don’t share any of your personal information or shopping habits with third parties. See Barc’s full privacy policy at https://getbarc.app/privacy/ for more information. Unleash Barc’s full potential. Download Barc today and get started in seconds. Barc allows you to save up to 3 barcodes for free. If you need more, try Barc Unleashed with a free 2-week trial to save unlimited barcodes. Barc is provided under a standard EULA. Learn more at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Grocy Mobile4 screens
Barcodes Wallet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Barcodes Wallet at 4.4 against Grocy Mobile's 3.5. Barcodes Wallet also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Grocy Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Barcodes Wallet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Grocy Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barcodes Wallet holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Grocy Mobile's written reviews are positive against 69% of Barcodes Wallet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocy Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Barcodes Wallet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grocy Mobile versus Barcodes Wallet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocy MobileBarcodes Wallet
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (33 ratings)4.4 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews68.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorg MeissnerCocoatype, LLC

Customer experience

Grocy Mobile

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Barcodes Wallet

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grocy Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Barcodes Wallet

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Year trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual1 Year trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Grocy Mobile free?
Grocy Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barcodes Wallet free?
Barcodes Wallet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grocy Mobile or Barcodes Wallet?
Barcodes Wallet is rated higher. Grocy Mobile averages 3.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Barcodes Wallet averages 4.4 from 26 ratings.
Do Grocy Mobile or Barcodes Wallet have ads?
Neither Grocy Mobile nor Barcodes Wallet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grocy Mobile or Barcodes Wallet?
Grocy Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and Barcodes Wallet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Grocy Mobile was updated on September 20, 2026 and Barcodes Wallet on September 23, 2026.

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