Barcode Scanners vs Slow Hammerheads
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.
Slow Hammerheads
Never forget a special occasion again with this app that sends reminders for important gift dates. Users can also create and share gift lists with friends and family, making gift-giving easier.
- Gift date reminders
- One-time event reminders
- Shareable gift lists
- Amazon gift suggestions
- Multiple wishlists
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Slow Hammerheads is a mobile application that provides reminders for any recurring or one-time gift dates. It also provides a way for app users to share gift lists with friends and family. Slow Hammerheads subscription Plans • Subscriptions for $1.99, $19.99 are the two subscription terms we offer in the application. When a user subscribes, they get access to our Premium features which are Amazon gift suggestions, Multiple wishlists, and much more. The only difference is the length of time. • Plans are: o $ 1.99 is for a 1-month subscription. o $19.99 is for a 1-year subscription. Free Trial • A free trial feature is available for the Users to access the Pro version of the App for 1 month. After the Trial period is over, they will get enrolled in a $1.99 monthly subscription automatically, if they do not cancel before the trial expires. • The amount will be deducted from the user’s credit card when the one-month free trial is over. This subscription will auto-renew after every month. Auto-Renewal for Subscriptions • Your subscription will be automatically renewed at the end of each Subscription Term and your Payment Method will be charged for the next Subscription Term. If you wish to cancel the auto-renewal of your Subscription for the following Subscription Term, you must cancel your plan through your account page or through the App Store you used for purchase at least one (1) day before the end of your then-current Subscription Term. • Our team may change the Subscription Fee upon notice to you, but such change will only take effect once your then-current Subscription Term has ended. If you do not wish to pay the new Subscription Fee, your only remedy will be to cancel your Subscription for the following Subscription Term, before the expiration of your then-current Subscription Term. Terms of Use: https://slowhammerheads.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://slowhammerheads.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barcode Scanners at none against Slow Hammerheads's 2. Barcode Scanners also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (813 vs 29). Slow Hammerheads's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Slow Hammerheads sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Barcode Scanners asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barcode Scanners holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Scanners has 813 ratings behind it against 29, 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 86% of Slow Hammerheads's.
Barcode Scanners ships an update every 5 months, Slow Hammerheads every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | Slow Hammerheads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (813 ratings) — better | 4.3 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | Slow Hammerheads, LLC |
Customer experience
Barcode Scanners
Slow Hammerheads
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
Slow Hammerheads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
Slow Hammerheads
- 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- 1 Year Subscription$19.991 Year
Questions
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