Scandit SDK Showcase vs CodeNab
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
CodeNab
Quickly and privately scan barcodes and QR codes. Search the web for more information, share results, or save them to your secure iCloud. Auto-copy functionality is also available.
- Scan barcodes and QR codes
- Web search for code information
- Share scan results
- Save codes to iCloud
- Auto-copy after scan
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CodeNab translates your barcodes and QR codes quickly, conveniently and privately. We do not track you in this app, scan codes knowing that your scans are kept private for your eyes only! Features: - Scan barcodes and QR codes - Search the web to pull more information about your code - Share the code results - Save your codes to your secure and private iCloud for future searches - Enable auto copy after each scan
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CodeNab at 4.8 against Scandit SDK Showcase's 4.3. CodeNab also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Scandit SDK Showcase's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (238 vs 43). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CodeNab holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scandit SDK Showcase has 238 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Scandit SDK Showcase's written reviews are positive against 100% of CodeNab's.
Scandit SDK Showcase ships an update fortnightly, CodeNab every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scandit SDK Showcase | CodeNab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (238 ratings) | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 238 — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scandit AG | Decimal Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Scandit SDK Showcase
CodeNab
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)
CodeNab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scandit SDK Showcase
No in-app purchases
CodeNab
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Scandit SDK Showcase free?
Is CodeNab free?
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