Scandit SDK Showcase vs DLish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scandit SDK Showcase
Evaluate smart data capture capabilities with this app, featuring high-performance barcode and secure ID scanning. Test multiple features without coding, including batch scanning and AR overlays.
- High-performance barcode reader
- Fast, accurate ID scanning
- Pre-built scanning UI
- Batch scan multiple codes
- Augmented reality overlays
- Scan multiple barcodes on one label
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Discover why 6 of the top 10 Fortune 100 companies count on Scandit for smart barcode and ID scanning. The Scandit SDK Showcase lets you evaluate multiple smart data capture capabilities in a single app, and without writing a line of code. - High performance barcode reader for 30+ common barcodes - Fast, accurate and secure ID scanning of 2500+ ID documents worldwide - Pre-built scanning user interfaces for fast integration - Batch scan multiple codes simultaneously - Augmented reality (AR) overlays - Scan multiple barcodes on a single label - Select and scan one barcode out of many Sign up for a free test license at https://www.scandit.com/trial/. Copyright Scandit AG Scandit's products are patent protected. Details at http://scandit.com/patents
DLish
Scan US driver's licenses to verify age, view personal information, and manage contacts. Supports various license formats and offers customizable settings for efficient data processing.
- Scan driver's licenses
- Age verification
- Personal information lookup
- Contact creation
- Address mapping
- Expired card notifications
- Flashlight integration
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DLish can scan US issued drivers licenses to carry out a variety of functions. [AGE VERIFICATION] - Use bouncer mode for the following: - Quick approvals & rejections - Optional automatic dismissal of approved cardholders - Optional vibration for underage cardholders - Notification for expired cards for all cardholders - Without bouncer mode: - Quickly determine age status with large icons - View name, age, height, gender and eyecolor data based on your settings - Notification for expired cards for all cardholders - Create a contact with name, address and birthday - View the address on a map [PERSONAL LOOKUP] - View name, age, height, gender, eyecolor, address and license data - Export original barcode information - Create a contact with name, address and birthday - View the address on a map [SETTINGS] - On supported devices, you can enable the flashlight when scanning licenses - Choose how you wish to process age checks While DLish is designed to be fully compliant with the 2016 AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard, it can also handle a variety of older formats as well. Finally, what is NOT included: - No tracking - No ads - No shenanigans
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scandit SDK Showcase at Free against DLish's $0.99. Scandit SDK Showcase also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (238 vs 72). DLish's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Scandit SDK Showcase is free to download; DLish costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DLish holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 238 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Scandit SDK Showcase's written reviews are positive against 100% of DLish's.
Scandit SDK Showcase ships an update fortnightly, DLish every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scandit SDK Showcase | DLish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (238 ratings) | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 238 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scandit AG | Sean McNeil |
Customer experience
Scandit SDK Showcase
DLish
Bugs and requests
Scandit SDK Showcase
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 12.5.5 and older
- Fails to read certain barcode types (e.g. Royal Mail 4 State)
- Truncates or misreads longer barcode data
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to scan from photo library
- Provide more detailed barcode information
- Implement export/copy functionality for scanned data
- Add customization options (e.g. default scan mode)
DLish
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scandit SDK Showcase
No in-app purchases
DLish
No in-app purchases
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