Comparison

Borbalo vs Barcode Country

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

Head to head
About

Borbalo

Manage vehicle fines and parking permits effortlessly. Receive timely reminders for payment deadlines and discount expirations. Pay for zonal parking and long-term city passes with ease.

Highlights
  • Receive and manage vehicle fines
  • Notifications for payment deadlines
  • Discount period reminders
  • Pay for zonal parking
  • Purchase long-term parking passes
  • Automatic payment options
  • Payment history archive
Features
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Borbalo is the App for Drivers. It will remind you and make it easier for you to pay fines on time, and it will also make it easier for you to buy parking permits. After adding a car to the application, you will receive all types of newly printed fines, i.e., patrol, video, and parking fines. Borbalo will also send notifications when important dates for these fines are approaching, for example, when the discount period is about to expire, or the rate is to increase. With a glance, you will know for what reason, by what amount, and when you were fined. The numbers in the circle on the side indicate how much time is left until the end of a particular period. To learn more, click on the penalty and see the offense's place, exact time, and article. Borbalo also offers other services. For example, you can quickly pay for Zonal Parking with us - in three steps: just choose a car, enter the number of the place and turn it on. You'll pay for parking until you're done parking from the App, and don't worry about being reminded from time to time that you're turned on again. Alternatively, you can purchase a long-term parking pass for your city: Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, or Gori. All payments made with us will be stored on the Archive page for one year, and on the Garage page, you will see a summary and find out how many Laris fines you have paid in the current month. Borbalo's Automatic Payments system allows you to always pay fines at the best price on the last day of the discount. You can also purchase parking permits automatically. Borbalo - the App for Drivers.

About

Barcode Country

Scan product barcodes to discover the country where the producing company is registered. Understand the financial destination of your purchases beyond just the manufacturing location. This ad-free utility simplifies ethical consumerism.

Highlights
  • Scan GS1 barcodes
  • Identify company registration country
  • Ad-free experience
  • Easy to use interface
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When in a shop, it is usually easy to find where a product was made but not so easy to see where the money will go. This easy to use & ad free app allows you to find where the company producing the product is registered. When shopping, start scanning and point the camera to the barcode, it will show you the country behind the GS1 barcode.

Screenshots

Borbalo4 screens
Barcode Country1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Borbalo at 4.2 against Barcode Country's 3.0. Borbalo also leads on ratings volume (324 vs 4). Barcode Country's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Borbalo holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Borbalo has 324 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Borbalo's written reviews are positive against 50% of Barcode Country's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Borbalo ships an update every 4 weeks, Barcode Country every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Borbalo versus Barcode Country: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorbaloBarcode Country
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (324 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings324 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size362 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKJ Education LtdOlivier Bohrer

Customer experience

Borbalo

All ratings323 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative50.0%

Barcode Country

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Borbalo

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Ads in notifications
  • Support ignored messages
  • Notifications not received
  • App malfunctions
  • Music turns off
Show 9 more
  • Fines not displayed correctly
  • Charged more than advertised
  • Only shows some fines
  • App not working
  • Cannot use app after payment
  • Cannot find vehicles
  • Cannot cancel subscription
  • Zonal parking feature not working
  • New tech passports not supported

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add motorcycle number format
  • Add ability to view fine video/photo
  • Add Apple Pay payment option
  • Add feedback channel (email/chat)
  • Support for new tech passports
Show 2 more
  • Switch on zonal parking
  • Add support for Bike/Scooter numbers

Barcode Country

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Borbalo

No in-app purchases

None

Barcode Country

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Borbalo free?
Borbalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barcode Country free?
Barcode Country is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Borbalo or Barcode Country?
Borbalo is rated higher. Borbalo averages 4.2 out of 5 from 324 ratings, while Barcode Country averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Borbalo or Barcode Country have ads?
Neither Borbalo nor Barcode Country shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Borbalo or Barcode Country?
Borbalo ships an update every 4 weeks, and Barcode Country every 3 days. Most recently, Borbalo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Barcode Country on November 3, 2026.

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