Barcode generator and scanner vs QODO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barcode generator and scanner
Create, scan, and share various types of barcodes and QR codes. Customize their appearance with colors, transparency, and even add logos or images to QR codes. Supports multiple languages and includes text-to-speech functionality.
- Generate various barcode types
- Scan barcodes and QR codes
- Share generated codes
- Customize barcode colors
- Artistic QR code customization
- Text-to-speech functionality
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Powerful barcode and QR code generator and scanner. Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese. Generate, scan, and share many types of barcodes and QR codes. Please note: not all barcode formats are supported on every device. Scan barcodes and QR codes directly from images stored on your device. Create artistic QR codes with extensive customization options: Gradients, custom shapes, custom colors, logo/foreground images, background images. Create smart QR codes for: geolocation, contacts, URLs, and more. Simply choose a type, enter your details, and generate your QR code instantly. QR code text compression is supported. When enabled in the settings, the content is compressed using GZip to reduce size. To read compressed QR codes, a compatible scanner is required, such as the scanner included in this app. Text-to-speech is supported. Available languages depend on your device. Privacy: works offline, no data is being sent to me.
QODO
Scan barcodes and QR codes to instantly retrieve encoded data. Generate your own codes for easy sharing and information access. A versatile utility for everyday scanning needs.
- Scan QR Codes
- Scan Barcodes
- Scan Datamatrix Codes
- Retrieve encoded data
- Generate QR Codes
- Generate Barcodes
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The application QODOS is a Mobile app, from CarbonCodes, that allows to scan Barcodes, QR Code, Datamatrix Code and retrieve the data encoded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Barcode generator and scanner at none against QODO's shown. Barcode generator and scanner also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). QODO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Barcode generator and scanner against 5.0 for QODO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Barcode generator and scanner ships an update every 6 weeks, QODO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode generator and scanner | QODO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geert Geerits | CARBONCODES LIMITED |
Customer experience
Barcode generator and scanner
QODO
In-app purchases
Barcode generator and scanner
No in-app purchases
QODO
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Barcode generator and scanner free?
Is QODO free?
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