Barcode Scanners vs Scan to Sheets
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.
Scan to Sheets
Effortlessly scan QR and barcodes and directly save the data to Google Sheets. Ideal for inventory management, attendance tracking, and more. Customize your data with timestamps, geolocations, and custom fields.
- Scan QR and barcodes
- Save to Google Sheets
- Inventory tracking
- Attendance monitoring
- Customizable data fields
- Geolocation and timestamps
- Support for external scanners
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Scan to Sheets - QR & Barcode scanner allows you to easily scan QR and barcodes and store codes in Google Sheets. Looking to keep track of the inventory or your shop, warehouse or library? Need to monitor attendance of your classes, events and meetings? Look no further than Scan to Sheets, the app that allows you to quickly and easily scan QR codes and barcodes directly to Google Sheets. Supports a large variety of formats and external scanners connected via bluetooth or USB. Securely sign in with your Google account or connect to your public spreadsheets without sign in. You can customise your schema to append geolocations, timestamps, quantities, and custom text and numeric fields and labels to your scans. -------------------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ See https://scantogooglesheets.com/privacy/ for our privacy policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barcode Scanners at none against Scan to Sheets's 9. Barcode Scanners also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 61%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Scan to Sheets's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Scan to Sheets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Barcode Scanners asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barcode Scanners holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 812 and 270 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Barcode Scanners's written reviews are positive against 61% of Scan to Sheets's.
Barcode Scanners ships an update every 5 months, Scan to Sheets every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | Scan to Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (812 ratings) — better | 4.4 (270 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 812 — better | 270 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | Mobile First |
Customer experience
Barcode Scanners
Scan to Sheets
User reviews
Barcode Scanners
From 812 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and accurate scanning
- 👍 Reliable and easy to use
- 🔒 No data collection
- 💡 Supports wide range of barcode types
- 👍 Excellent parsing and decoding capabilities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezing issues
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Duplicate delay feature not working as expected
- 🐛 Export to CSV not functioning properly
Scan to Sheets
From 270 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 🚀 Efficient and saves time
- 👍 Great for inventory tracking
- 👍 Scans QR codes and barcodes well
- 👍 Integrates with Google Sheets
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working/crashing
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Payment/upgrade issues
- 🐛 No support response
- 🐛 App stays loading forever
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
Scan to Sheets
Reported bugs
13 issues- App not working
- Cannot login
- Paid for upgrade but not applied
- App crashes upon opening
- App unlinks Google account
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- App does not activate after subscription
- App does not connect to Google account
- Purchase not restored after payment
- No more scans despite upgrade
- New sheets not created in Google account after update
- App glitching immediately when opened
- Scanned items not showing in Google sheets
- Loading screen stuck
Requested features
5 requests- Maintain app long-term
- More flexibility in data entry workflow
- Ability to select prepopulated data
- Subscription-based authorization for multiple users
- Specify starting cell and column count for data entry
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
Scan to Sheets
- Starter Plan$4.991 Month
- Starter Plan$6.991 Month
- Starter Plan$7.991 Month
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- Starter Plan Quarterly$18.993 Months
- Starter Plan Yearly$43.991 Year
- Starter Plan Yearly$69.991 Year
- Starter Plan Yearly$78.901 Year
- Premium$4.99
- Premium Features$9.99
Questions
Is Barcode Scanners free?
Is Scan to Sheets free?
Which has better reviews, Barcode Scanners or Scan to Sheets?
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