Barcode Scanners vs GeneXus Project Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scan over 30 barcode types
- QR code scanning
- UPC scanning
- Data Matrix scanning
- GS1 code parsing
- Driver's license data parsing
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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.
GeneXus Project Navigator
Navigate and explore applications built with GeneXus directly from your iOS device. Visualize entities and relationships within your GeneXus Knowledge Base applications. Access your application data on the go.
- Navigate GeneXus applications
- Explore entities and relationships
- Access application data
- iOS device compatibility
- Visualize Knowledge Base structure
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The aim of the GeneXus Project Navigator is to allow GeneXus users to navigate through the applications they create using GeneXus. It allows traversing the functionalities that a GeneXus Knowledge Base application exposes: Entities and Relationships. Users create their Knowledge Bases with GeneXus and they can access its application data using iOS Devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Barcode Scanners at 811 against GeneXus Project Navigator's 2. Barcode Scanners also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). GeneXus Project Navigator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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.
GeneXus Project Navigator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Scanners has 811 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barcode Scanners ships an update every 5 months, GeneXus Project Navigator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | GeneXus Project Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (811 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 811 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | GeneXus S.A. |
Customer experience
Barcode Scanners
GeneXus Project Navigator
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
GeneXus Project Navigator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
GeneXus Project Navigator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Barcode Scanners free?
Is GeneXus Project Navigator free?
Which has better reviews, Barcode Scanners or GeneXus Project Navigator?
Do Barcode Scanners or GeneXus Project Navigator have ads?
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