Scan to Excel vs ICOS PLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scan QR and barcodes
- Save data to Excel
- Customizable scan schema
- Append geolocations and timestamps
- Support for external scanners
- Google account sign-in
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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/
ICOS PLS
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ICOS (Industrial Control & Observation System) by PLS is a secure monitoring platform for industrial equipment and distributed IoT edge devices. It gives authorized PLS Automation GmbH customers centralized access to live and historical plant data. Configurable dashboards make operational information easy to understand. Nine widget types - from line, bar and area charts to KPI cards, gauges, status indicators and statistics cards - turn plant data into clear, actionable insights. Configurable alarm rules detect threshold events and connection loss. Multi-level escalation can notify responsible teams sequentially or simultaneously, while push notifications provide immediate updates on important events. Live alarm status updates help teams coordinate their response. Key features: - Live and historical plant data visualization - Nine configurable dashboard widget types - Threshold and connection-loss alarm rules - Multi-level sequential or simultaneous escalation - Instant push notifications and live alarm updates - Two-factor authentication (TOTP) and fine-grained user permissions ICOS is a B2B application for authorized PLS Automation GmbH customers who monitor industrial equipment, facilities and distributed installations. An active ICOS customer account is required to use the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ICOS PLS at none against Scan to Excel's 1. ICOS PLS also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scan to Excel sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. ICOS PLS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scan to Excel ships an update every 5 months, ICOS PLS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan to Excel | ICOS PLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile First | at.pls.icos |
In-app purchases
Scan to Excel
- Starter Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
ICOS PLS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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