Barcode Scanners vs Timestudy Stopwatch
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.
Timestudy Stopwatch
This tool provides precise time measurement for industrial engineering and other applications. It offers multiple output formats, lap timing, and the ability to run timers in the background. Advanced features include time study modes, statistical analysis, and data export.
- Multiple time output formats
- Lap and split timing
- Simultaneous timers
- Background operation with notifications
- Time study mode with step tracking
- Statistical analysis and charts
- Export to CSV, JSON, PDF
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Simple, fast and lightweight Stopwatch for Industrial Engineering. Perfect for timestudies in industrial environments, and useful anywhere accurate time measurement is needed. Capture takt time and cycle time quickly and easily. Real time output in different time formats: - minutes, seconds and milliseconds (mm:ss,ms) - Decimal minutes (DM) - Industrial minutes (IM) - hundredths of minute (HM - ideal for REFA timestudy) - time measurement unit (1 TMU = 0.036s - for MTM) Features: - lap / split function - automatically saves lap times into list - multiple timers running simultaneously - run in background with notification controls - time study mode with step definitions and expected time tracking - statistical quantities and analytics with charts - add photos to laps - export your saved values into CSV, JSON or PDF and share it to evaluate your values with spreadsheet software - no advertising
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barcode Scanners at 4.6 against Timestudy Stopwatch's 4.0. Barcode Scanners also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (811 vs 4). Timestudy Stopwatch's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Timestudy Stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Barcode Scanners asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barcode Scanners holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Scanners has 811 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barcode Scanners ships an update every 5 months, Timestudy Stopwatch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | Timestudy Stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (811 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 811 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | Robert Peter Linsener |
Customer experience
Barcode Scanners
Timestudy Stopwatch
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
Timestudy Stopwatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
Timestudy Stopwatch
- Coffee$1.99
Questions
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