UpCode vs CompanyCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UpCode
This application functions as a free optical barcode scanner, supporting various 1D and 2D formats like QR and Datamatrix. It allows users to quickly access content such as videos and websites linked to scanned barcodes. Users can also create and share their own optical barcodes.
- Scans 2D, Bidi, and 1D barcodes
- Supports Datamatrix, QR, Ean 8 & 13
- Accesses videos, websites, and music
- Creates optical barcodes
- Shares mobile content
- Light, fast, and easy to use
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UpCode is a free optical barcode scanner. 2D, Bidi and 1D (Datamatrix / QR /Ean 8 & 13) barcodes are supported. Get videos, websites, music and other content easily and quickly to your phone. Create optical barcodes free and share mobile content at www.UpCodeworld.com. UpCode, barcode scanner is designed to be light, fast and easy to use. UpCode Ltd. is developing the Mobile Access & Interaction (MAI) ™ technology, in all its aspects including multi-functionality and different reading/scanning technologies. www.upcode.fi
CompanyCam
Organize job-related photos and documents with GPS-stamped images and live updates. Streamline progress tracking, crew check-ins, and customer communication with a photo-first approach. Includes document scanning, annotations, and reporting tools.
- GPS and time-stamped photos
- Live photo and project feed
- Document scanning and management
- On-photo annotations
- Powerful checklists
- Photo report builder
- Templates for streamlining work
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With CompanyCam, you'll never lose another crucial photo or document from the job. CompanyCam organizes all your work by GPS location, making for quick progress updates across all your jobs, easier check-ins with crews on-site, happier customers, and more with this photo-first solution. Features include: - GPS and time-stamped photos to cover your butt - Live photo and project feed across your business - Document scanning and management - On-photo annotations and comments - Powerful checklists - Photo report builder - Templates for streamlining work - Integrations with 50+ industry CRMs, FSMs, and more. Note: In-App subscription option will auto-renew on a monthly basis. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: companycam.com/privacy Terms of Use: companycam.com/terms Manage your jobs, not your photos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UpCode at none against CompanyCam's 1. UpCode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16.0). CompanyCam's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (30K vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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. CompanyCam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $249.99 per month. UpCode asks for nothing beyond the download.
UpCode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CompanyCam has 30K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of UpCode's written reviews are positive against 51% of CompanyCam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
UpCode ships an update every 5 months, CompanyCam weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UpCode | CompanyCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (30K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 51.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #135 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 292 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UpCode Ltd | CompanyCam, Inc |
Customer experience
UpCode
CompanyCam
User reviews
UpCode
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for small Datamatrix
- 🚀 Reads codes fast
- 👍 Simple and not annoying
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Works surprisingly well
Room to improve
- 🐛 Not made for newer iPhones
- 🐛 Useless
- 🐛 Sends scan to web server
- 🐛 Doesn't work on new iPhones
- 🐛 Broken
CompanyCam
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent organization and documentation
- 👍 Seamless integration with teams and clients
- 🚀 Efficient photo and video management
- 👍 Helpful reporting and checklist features
- 🚀 Automatic cloud storage and syncing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app performance
- 💰 Expensive subscription pricing
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🤖 Aggressive sales tactics and spam
Bugs and requests
UpCode
Reported bugs
17 issues- 🐛 Impossible to get camera to focus on newer iPhones
- 🐛 App does not detect data matrix
- 🐛 Redirects to a web view of a broken website
- 🐛 Opens to a webpage not in English
- 🐛 Camera won't focus
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- 🐛 Crashes
- 🐛 It worked once ... Then never again.
- 🐛 Crashes at IOS 5.1
- 🐛 Takes a long time to start, often redirects to wrong place
- 🐛 App just closes after clicking 'use picture'
- 🐛 App crashes after clicking 'Use photo'
- 🐛 UI sits oddly on the iPhone screen
- 🐛 Crashes immediately after clicking 'Use photo'
- 🐛 App screen is shifted to the upper left
- 🐛 App functions to the point of taking a photo, then crashes
- 🐛 iPhone doesn't focus on near objects, then app crashes
- 🐛 UI looked screwed up
Requested features
7 requests- 💡 Creator app for OSX
- 💡 Ability to delete saved history data
- 💡 Option to prevent automatic web address pull-up
- 💡 Desktop version
- 💡 Show info before acting on QR
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- 💡 Import business cards
- 💡 Show own info as QR
CompanyCam
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Issues with photo uploads and syncing
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
- Upside-down photos and videos
- Restricted functionality in free version
Requested features
5 requests- Improved sorting and search for projects
- Ability to annotate and edit photos in-app
- Integration with other project management tools
- More customization options for reports
- Offline mode for remote work
In-app purchases
UpCode
No in-app purchases
CompanyCam
- Elite (3 Users)$249.991 Month
