Digit vs SquareGlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digit
This app reads Digit-Eyes QR text barcodes and standard QR barcodes. Create and read your own text labels for organizing items. Content is displayed and can be read aloud with VoiceOver.
- Read Digit-Eyes QR text barcodes
- Read standard QR barcodes
- Create custom Digit-Eyes text labels
- Display scanned label content
- Voice output with VoiceOver
- Printable PDF of created codes
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Digit-Eyes Lite allows you to read Digit-Eyes QR (Quick-Response) text bar code labels. It can be upgraded to read UPC / EAN labels as well. You can make and read your own labels, too! Using the Digit-Eyes website, you'll be able to create a PDF file of Digit-Eyes QR bar codes that each contain up to 250 characters of text. These codes are useful for labeling items where the content is not expected to change. You can create labels to identify clothing, CDs, canning, moving boxes, important documents, appliance settings and more. Using the printer attached to your computer, you can print the PDF of these codes on inexpensive address labels and affix the labels to items that you want to identify. When you scan the Digit-Eyes Quick-Response (QR) text labels using the Digit-Eyes Lite app on your iPhone or iPad, the content of the labels will displayed and, if you have VoiceOver active, read aloud to you. In addition to reading the Digit-Eyes text labels, you'll also be able to use the Digit-Eyes Lite application on your iPhone or iPad to read standard Quick-Response (QR) barcode labels. Please note that Digit-Eyes Lite does not natively read UPC / EAN codes or barcodes that are in the code 3-of-9 format; it also does not read the voice labels that the full version of Digit-Eyes can create. It is only set up to read and voice Quick-Response (QR) text bar codes. You can purchase separate upgrades that allow you to add functionality to read UPC and EAN manufacturer's barcodes, to read code 3-of-9 barcode labels or to read code128 barcode labels. You can also add an option to record and play Digit-Eyes audio labels of your own. Digit-Eyes Lite is intended to be used by people who live or work with someone who has the full version of Digit-Eyes, but who need don't need the full product, only the ability to read and create text labels. A typical example would be a sighted person who can tell what an item is and doesn't need to be able to scan UPC / EAN codes, but who does need to be able to understand the contents of the Digit-Eyes text labels created and used by a spouse or co-worker. Thus, Digit-Eyes Lite is a good choice if you just want to use your iPhone or iPad to read the Digit-Eyes QR-coded text labels or to create text labels that you and others can read with the Digit-Eyes application on your iPhone or iPad.
SquareGlow
Easily manage your smart lights by organizing them into rooms, setting schedules, and transforming your space with custom scenes and millions of colors. Automate your lighting for waking up, going to sleep, or when you're away from home.
- Organize lights into rooms
- Remote control for home/away
- Transform rooms with scenes
- Millions of color options
- Automated wake/sleep routines
- Share device access
- Real-time safety alerts
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1.Control your lights with Ease – With the SquareGlow App, you can easily organize your individual lights into rooms. Switch rooms on/off or change the color or brightness of all your lights to match your mood or your activity. It’s easy to control no matter how many lights you have. 2.Home and Away – Set it and forget it. Your lights will allow you to turn on or off when you are home or when you are not home. 3.Add and control SquareGlow devices at once simultaneously with SquareGlow App control. 4.Transform rooms with one tap – Enjoy the dusk in Bermuda or a night out at the Champ de Maris in Paris. Simply tap the scene to transform your room. The SquareGlow App features 8 scene with unique effects. 5.Play with a million colors – transform your lighting into an extraordinary experience with our color palette. Effortlessly choose from the million colors or any shade of white light. 6.Wake up and Go to Sleep – Configure your lights to help you fall asleep at night and wake up energized. Create your own personal sleep routine to automatically off the light in the evening. 7.Easily share devices among family members. 8.Receive real-time alerts to ensure safety.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SquareGlow at 4.8 against Digit's 3.0. SquareGlow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (108 vs 3). Digit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 42 months) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 11.0). 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. Digit sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. SquareGlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
SquareGlow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SquareGlow has 108 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Digit's written reviews are positive against 50% of SquareGlow's.
Digit ships an update every 2 months, SquareGlow every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digit | SquareGlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (108 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Miracles, L.L.C. | Julio Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Digit
SquareGlow
In-app purchases
Digit
- Code 128 Barcodes$0.99
- Code 3-of-9 Barcodes$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
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- UPC / EAN Read & Record$4.99
- QR Audio Labels$4.99
- Laser Scanner Support$9.99
SquareGlow
No in-app purchases









