Comparison

Sherlockist vs ScanBridge

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

Head to head
About

Sherlockist

Features
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Sherlockist turns your iPhone into a key that provides access control over your doors and entrances. Unlock your iPhone and hold it near an entrance's NFC tag to open it instantly โ€” no need to open the app first. Prefer hands-free? Enable automatic scanning in Settings so entrances open as soon as a tag is detected. Sherlockist also uses geofencing to show you only the entrances you're actually near, so you always know what you can open. System Requirements: iPhone 6S or newer iOS 15 or later

About

ScanBridge

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Configure. Collect. Scan Check. Take control of your Unitech barcode scanners. 1. Configure: Configure symobology and settings for your scanners, and the ability to auto synchronize settings across different scanners. 2. Collect: Collect barcode data with the comprehensive keyboard wedge function with state of the art data editing capabilities. 3. Scan Check: 1-to-1, 1-to-N and rule-based barcode validation tool offers the ability to quickly check whether barcodes match each other. 4. Profile Management: Create multiple data output profiles for use with different apps. Quickly switch between profiles for different data collection requirements.

Screenshots

Sherlockist4 screens
ScanBridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ScanBridge at 13.0 against Sherlockist's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sherlockist ships an update every 5 months, ScanBridge every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Sherlockist versus ScanBridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSherlockistScanBridge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrintful, Inc.Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.,

In-app purchases

None

Sherlockist

No in-app purchases

None

ScanBridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sherlockist free?
Sherlockist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanBridge free?
ScanBridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sherlockist or ScanBridge have ads?
Neither Sherlockist nor ScanBridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sherlockist or ScanBridge?
Sherlockist ships an update every 5 months, and ScanBridge every 3 months. Most recently, Sherlockist was updated on November 7, 2026 and ScanBridge on October 27, 2026.

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