Comparison

Scan to Excel vs Scan to Sheets

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

Head to head
About

Scan to Excel

Easily scan QR and barcodes and directly save the data into an Excel spreadsheet. Customize your scans with geolocations, timestamps, quantities, and custom fields for efficient inventory, attendance, or library management.

Highlights
  • Scan QR and barcodes
  • Save data to Excel
  • Customizable scan schema
  • Append geolocations and timestamps
  • Support for external scanners
  • Google account sign-in
Features
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Scan to Excel allows you to easily scan QR and barcodes and store codes in Excel. Looking to keep track of the inventory or your shop, warehouse or library? Need to monitor attendance of your classes, events and meetings? Look no further than Scan to Sheets, the app that allows you to quickly and easily scan QR codes and barcodes directly to Excel. Supports a large variety of formats and external scanners connected via bluetooth or USB. Securely sign in with your Google account or connect to your public spreadsheets without sign in. You can customize your schema to append geolocations, timestamps, quantities, and custom text and numeric fields and labels to your scans. -------------------------------------------------------- By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scan to Sheets

Easily scan QR and barcodes to update spreadsheets for inventory, attendance, and product searches. Track stock, inventory, and attendance by linking directly to your spreadsheets. Streamline your business operations with this efficient scanning tool.

Highlights
  • Scan QR and barcodes
  • Update spreadsheets directly
  • Inventory tracking
  • Attendance tracking
  • Product searching
  • Stock management
Features
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Scan to Sheets – QR & Barcode Scanner Scan QR codes and barcodes directly into Google Sheets and spreadsheets. Scan to Sheets helps you manage inventory, stock, attendance, products, and other data quickly without manual data entry. Scan QR Codes & Barcodes Search and find products using QR codes or barcodes. Send scan data directly to Google Sheets. Add additional information after each scan. Manage inventory, stock, attendance, and products. Work with multiple spreadsheets and worksheets. Customize columns and map data easily. Perfect for Inventory & Tracking Use Scan to Sheets for: Inventory management Stock tracking Product management Attendance tracking Asset tracking Equipment tracking Warehouse management QR and barcode data collection How It Works: Create a Google Spreadsheet with edit permission. Enter your spreadsheet and worksheet details. Start scanning QR codes or barcodes. Add data and send it to your spreadsheet. Turn your phone into a simple QR code and barcode scanner for Google Sheets and collect data faster and easier. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scan to Excel4 screens
Scan to Sheets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scan to Excel at 3.3 against Scan to Sheets's 1.0. Scan to Excel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). Scan to Sheets's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scan to Excel sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and Scan to Sheets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scan to Excel holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan to Excel has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Scan to Excel's written reviews are positive against 0% of Scan to Sheets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan to Excel ships an update every 5 months, Scan to Sheets every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scan to Excel versus Scan to Sheets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan to ExcelScan to Sheets
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile FirstPham Minh Kha

Customer experience

Scan to Excel

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Scan to Sheets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scan to Excel

Subscriptions1
  • Starter Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
5 purchases

Scan to Sheets

Subscriptions4
  • PRO - 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • PRO- 3 months$8.993 Months
  • PRO- 6 months$14.996 Months
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  • PRO - 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Access – Vĩnh viễn$59.99

Questions

Is Scan to Excel free?
Scan to Excel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan to Sheets free?
Scan to Sheets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan to Excel or Scan to Sheets?
Scan to Excel is rated higher. Scan to Excel averages 3.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Scan to Sheets averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scan to Excel or Scan to Sheets have ads?
Scan to Sheets shows ads; Scan to Excel does not.
Which is updated more often, Scan to Excel or Scan to Sheets?
Scan to Excel ships an update every 5 months, and Scan to Sheets every 4 days. Most recently, Scan to Excel was updated on September 10, 2026 and Scan to Sheets on September 19, 2026.

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