Barcode Monsters vs World History Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barcode Monsters
Discover and collect unique monsters hidden within barcodes. Scan any barcode to reveal a creature and add it to your journal and collection. Explore over 40 different monsters and track your progress.
- Scan barcodes to discover monsters
- Collect over 40 unique monsters
- Monster journal to track scans
- View monster profiles and achievements
- Supports 10+ barcode types
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Welcome to Barcode Monsters, the QR scanner app that lets you discover and collect monsters while scanning. Hidden within each barcode is a unique monster within, waiting to be found. [ Scan ]: Take out your scanner and start looking for monsters! When you're in scan mode, pointing the camera at a barcode will read it and show you what monster is hiding within. With over 40 monsters, can you find them all? [ Journal ]: Need to find a barcode you scanned in the past? No problem! The journal feature keeps track of all your past scans so you can look back on your adventure and see what monsters you've found. [ Collection ]: As you find monsters, you'll add them to your monster collection! Tap on a monster's profile to learn more about them, including how many you've found and if you've earned any achievements. May Barcode Monsters be your QR scanner of choice as you discover the hidden world within barcodes all around us! Barcode Monsters supports over 10 types of barcodes, including -- Code 128, Code 39, Code 39 Extended, Interleaved 2 of 5, ISBN 13, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Data Matrix ASCII, and QR Codes.
World History Map
Explore ancient civilizations and modern historical developments with detailed maps. This atlas covers regions from ancient Egypt and Babylon to the Roman Empire and the 15th-century global landscape. It's a practical tool for visualizing world history.
- Ancient civilization maps
- Modern history maps (15th-1912)
- Focus on West Asia and North Africa
- Mediterranean and Roman Empire maps
- Global historical development visualization
- Clear display of historical events
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The World History Atlas contains two parts: ancient history and modern history. Ancient history mainly includes maps of ancient civilizations in West Asia and North Africa starting around 3000 BC, such as ancient Egypt and ancient Babylon. It also includes historical maps of ancient Greece and countries along the Mediterranean Sea, as well as historical maps of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The modern history part includes maps of the historical development of Europe, America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania from the 15th century to 1912. It freshly and clearly displays various famous events in the process of world history. It is a very practical tool for understanding the development process of world history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: World History Map at 5.0 against Barcode Monsters's 4.4. Barcode Monsters's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. World History Map sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Barcode Monsters asks for nothing beyond the download.
World History Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Monsters has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barcode Monsters ships an update every 8 months, World History Map every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Barcode Monsters | World History Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 711 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Otoshi | 跃伟 侯 |
Customer experience
Barcode Monsters
World History Map
In-app purchases
Barcode Monsters
No in-app purchases
World History Map
- 1 X 10$0.99
- 1 X 20$1.99
- 1 X 30$2.99
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- 1 X 40$3.99
- 1 X 50$4.99
- 1 X 60$5.99
- 1 X 70$6.99
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