GContact vs RawCodeScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GContact
Organize contacts into custom groups for work, family, and friends. Easily select group members for mass emails or messages, and maintain secure backups of your contact information.
- Create and edit contact groups
- Select members for group email/messages
- Organize groups with colors and ordering
- Search and edit contact details
- Create and restore contact backups
- iCloud backup syncing
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GContact helps you organize contacts for work, family and friends. Find the people you need, choose recipients for a group email, and keep contact backups in one place. ORGANIZE YOUR CONTACTS • Create and edit groups, and manage their members. • Use group colors and ordering to make your list easier to navigate. • Find contacts with search, and view or edit their details. KEEP IN TOUCH • Select members for group email or messages. • Choose To, Cc or Bcc recipients when preparing group email. • Open supported calling and messaging features from contact details. BACK UP YOUR CONTACTS • Create contact backups and restore from saved archives. • Use iCloud to sync backup archives when configured. Contacts access is required. Group colors and ordering apply within the app; editing availability depends on the contact account and permissions. Messaging features depend on your device and service.
RawCodeScan
This barcode scanner reveals the plain text content and hidden control characters within barcodes. It currently supports Code128 and Datamatrix formats, aiding in understanding barcode data and checking GS1 compliance.
- Barcode scanning
- Displays plain text content
- Reveals control characters
- Supports Code128
- Supports Datamatrix
- GS1 compliance check
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This is a Barcode scanner to discover everything in the barcode. It will show you plain text content and also non-readable control characters to help you understanding what happens behind the scene. The current version will focus on Code128 and Datamatrix barcodes and could also help to check GS1 compliance. As easy as expected: scan the barcode and the result will be shown in two separate windows -------------------------------------------------------- For a more detailed GS1 check plus reporting, please have a look at the app "Barcode Check" --------------------------------------------------------
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RawCodeScan at $0.99 against GContact's $19.99. GContact's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
GContact costs $19.99 and RawCodeScan $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GContact holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GContact has 123 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of GContact's written reviews are positive against 41% of RawCodeScan's.
GContact ships an update monthly, RawCodeScan every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GContact | RawCodeScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (123 ratings) — better | 2.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EJing | Stefan Arnhold |
Customer experience
GContact
RawCodeScan
In-app purchases
GContact
No in-app purchases
RawCodeScan
No in-app purchases
