Barcode Scanners vs TheSmartNotebook App
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.
TheSmartNotebook App
Scan handwritten notes to create digital, searchable documents. Organize and share your notes instantly to cloud storage with smart shortcuts. Enjoy the freedom of handwriting with digital efficiency.
- Scan handwritten notes
- Digital note storage
- OCR text search
- Organize and share notes
- Cloud storage integration
- Quick sharing shortcuts
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TheSmartNotebook App, comparte de manera ágil y en cuestiones de segundo sus anotaciones del SmartNotebook, además las almacena para acceder a ellas en cualquier momento desde su celular. Usando la poderosa aplicación de TheSmartNotebook y su celular inteligente va poder escanear sus notas escritas a mano para tenerlas digitales. Con nuestra integración de OCR va poder buscar dentro de sus notas a través del índice inteligente de buscador de palabras. TheSmartNotebook App permite organizar y compartir sus notas , en las diferentes nubes. la aplicación cuenta con cinco símbolos ( los hemos llamado “atajos” ), que junto a ellos va poder compartir en las nubes sus escaneos ya recortados limpios y transcritos de la manera mas ágil y precisa en segundos. Disfruta de poder seguir escribiendo a mano y la eficiencia de tenerlas y compartirlas de manera digital, sigue escribiendo de manera libre que TheSmartNotebook se encargara junto con sus atajos de compartirlas como imagen o texto en las diferentes nubes o plataformas digitales que decidas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barcode Scanners at 4.6 against TheSmartNotebook App's 1.0. Barcode Scanners also leads on ratings volume (810 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0.0). TheSmartNotebook App's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks 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.
Barcode Scanners holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Scanners has 810 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barcode Scanners ships an update every 5 months, TheSmartNotebook App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | TheSmartNotebook App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (810 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 810 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | Virtual-Tec |
Customer experience
Barcode Scanners
TheSmartNotebook App
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
TheSmartNotebook App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
TheSmartNotebook App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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