Sherlockist vs ScanBridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Sherlockist
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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
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.
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Sherlockist | ScanBridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Printful, Inc. | Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd., |
In-app purchases
Sherlockist
No in-app purchases
ScanBridge
No in-app purchases









