Comparison

Barcode Scanners vs Scanify

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Barcode Scanners

This app offers robust barcode scanning capabilities, supporting over 30 different types including QR, UPC, and Data Matrix. It provides powerful parsing for industry-standard formats like driver's licenses and GS1 codes, simplifying data extraction.

Highlights
  • Scan over 30 barcode types
  • QR code scanning
  • UPC scanning
  • Data Matrix scanning
  • GS1 code parsing
  • Driver's license data parsing
Features
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Barcode scanning made simple! Use this powerful app to easily scan over 30 different types of barcodes, including QR, UPC, GS1, Data Matrix, PDF417, DotCode, and many others. The Cognex Barcode Scanners application reads all major barcode symbologies, including Aztec Code, Codabar, Code 11, Code 25 (Interleaved, Industrial, COOP, Matrix and ITF-14), Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Data Matrix, DotCode, EAN, ISBN, GS1 DataBar, MaxiCode, MSI Plessey, PDF417, Micro PDF417, Postal Codes, QR Code (Micro and Standard), TELEPEN and UPC barcode types, as well as GS1 sub-types like GS1 QR Code, GS1 Data Matrix and GS1-128. The app also provides powerful parsers to examine industry standard formatted barcodes more easily such as AAMVA (US and Canadian Driver’s Licenses), GS1, IUID, Structured Carrier Messages (MaxiCode), and more! To learn more about Cognex's high-speed barcode scanning and computer vision solutions, visit https://www.cognex.com.

About

Scanify

This app quickly scans QR codes and barcodes to help you find deals, compare prices, and read reviews. It also allows you to create and export your own codes, and navigate the retail market more intelligently.

Highlights
  • Scan all barcode types
  • Compare prices from major retailers
  • Read customer reviews
  • Scan all QR code types
  • Create and export QR codes
  • Scan codes from photos
  • History of scans and creations
Features
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Meet Scanify - The Quickest & most Intelligent QR & Barcode scanner. Ever! The problem it solves: Scanify makes navigating the retailer market faster and easier. Get access to tons of lucrative deals for online and local stores and become a smart consumer! Scan barcodes on books, electronics, DVDs, grocery items, in fact, on any retail product you can imagine! Locate nearby stores, compare prices, discover deals, go through customer reviews and save your bucks! Scanify also lets you scan and decode all the QR codes around you, including website URLs, contacts, calendar events, geo-locations, plain text, email address, email message, telephone number, SMS message, Wifi Network and many more. It also allows you to create & export all kinds of QR & Barcodes, from scratch, with just a few taps. Key Features: - Scan all types of barcodes including UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, PDF 417 etc. - Compare prices and product details from thousands of retailers including all major retailers like Amazon, eBay, BestBuy, Walmart, Costco, Target, Buy.com, etc. - Check Customer Reviews to get better idea of quality of the product you are looking at! - Safely buy online from within the app - Scan all types of QR Codes, Data Matrix & Aztec Codes - Auto-decode all types of QR codes including website URLs, contacts, calendar events, geo-locations, plain text, email address, email message, telephone number, SMS message, Wifi Network and many more. - Embedded web browser, map navigator, contacts / events addition, and SMS / email sending, for the decoded QR Codes - Change the colors of the QR Code images, save to your photo library, email as image files, share on social media sites or print them. - Built-in safety checker for malicious websites for QR Codes containing website URLs - Create & Export your own QR Codes & Barcodes of all types - Scan Barcodes & QR codes from photos in your device's Camera Roll - Option to directly type in the barcode instead of scanning - All your scanning & creation activity is automatically saved in your History - LED flashlight option when scanning in dark - Vibrate and/or beep sound after successful scans

Screenshots

Barcode Scanners4 screens
Scanify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barcode Scanners at 88% against Scanify's 11%. Barcode Scanners also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Scanify's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 9.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scanify sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Barcode Scanners asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barcode Scanners holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Scanners has 810 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Barcode Scanners's written reviews are positive against 11% of Scanify's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Barcode Scanners versus Scanify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode ScannersScanify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (810 ratings) — better2.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews87.8% of reviews — better10.7% of reviews
Number of ratings810 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCognex CorporationDylogicApps Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Barcode Scanners

All ratings808 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.5%

Scanify

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative82.1%

Bugs and requests

Barcode Scanners

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing after iOS 12.3.1 update
  • Unable to scan certain barcode types (e.g. GS1 DataMatrix)
  • Frozen camera view after initial scan

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to disable tips/tooltips on startup
  • Batch export/logging of scan history
  • Ability to display non-readable characters
  • Deeper Shortcuts integration

Scanify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Barcode Scanners

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Scanify

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Premium Version$1.99

Questions

Is Barcode Scanners free?
Barcode Scanners is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanify free?
Scanify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barcode Scanners or Scanify?
Barcode Scanners is rated higher. Barcode Scanners averages 4.6 out of 5 from 810 ratings, while Scanify averages 2.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Barcode Scanners or Scanify have ads?
Neither Barcode Scanners nor Scanify shows ads.

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