Barricade vs NetDose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barricade
This utility simplifies radiation calculations for industrial radiographers using Iridium or Cobalt sources. It quickly computes barricade distances and maximum allowable readings, eliminating the need for manual calculations or slide rules.
- Radiation calculation for Iridium/Cobalt sources
- Calculates barricade distance without shielding
- Calculates barricade distance with collimator
- Calculates emergency barricade distance
- Determines maximum allowable barricade reading
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This is a utility for Industrial Radiographers using Iridium or Cobalt sources. Ever get tired of using a clumsy slide rule to make radiation calculations? Or, even worse, doing them by hand with a pencil and paper! This app will help you verify calculations. This app is very simple to operate. You simply enter the curies, choose the source, and the shot time in minutes (if less than 60). Hit the Calculate button and you are done. The app makes four separate calculations for you. I will explain these below; 1) It calculates the the distance to the Barricade (dose of 2 mrem) without any shielding factored in. 2) It calculates the distance to the barricade with a common 4 half-value layer collimator included. 3) It calculates the distance to the barricade in an emergency or worse case conditions (eg. source malfunction). 4) It tells you what the maximum allowable reading on the barricade is. This is used when shooting for much less than and hour and the barricade is small enough that more than 2 mR/hr is observed.
NetDose
This mobile application acts as a gateway to synchronize device dose history and configuration with a cloud-based web interface. It requires a valid login and only communicates with devices linked to the user's account. The app can also be used to update the device's firmware.
- Synchronize dose history with cloud
- Synchronize device configuration
- Requires valid login/password
- Communicates with linked devices only
- Update device BLE firmware
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NetDose Mobile App performs the function of a Gateway on a smart phone and is used to synchronize the NetDose Dosimeter dose history and configuration with the cloud WebUI. The NetDose Mobile App requires a valid login/password to function and will only communicate with the NetDose Dosimeter belonging to the same account as the user login. NetDose Mobile App does not store any dose history or NetDose Dosimeter configuration on the smart phone NetDose Mobile App can be used to update the NetDose Dosimeter BLE firmware.
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Verdict
Barricade and NetDose both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Barricade's written reviews are positive against 0% of NetDose's. Barricade also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13). NetDose's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 4.3 for Barricade against 4.2 for NetDose. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Barricade's written reviews are positive against 0% of NetDose's.
Barricade ships an update every 16 months, NetDose every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barricade | NetDose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lance Henderson | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
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Barricade
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In-app purchases
Barricade
No in-app purchases
NetDose
No in-app purchases
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