Barcode Scanners vs SectorMap
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.
SectorMap
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SectorMap is a private offline archive for anyone who likes to collect, tag, and organize — links, references, notes, research, whatever matters to you. Think of it as a personal dossier app with a retro command console aesthetic. EVERYTHING IS LOCAL No account. No cloud. No tracking. No analytics. Records live in a database inside the app's sandbox and never leave your device. Delete the app and the data is gone with it. TAG AND SEARCH Every record carries a title, URL, type, description, source, and free-form tags. Full-text search runs instantly across everything you've saved. ADD AND EDIT MANUALLY Create new records from scratch, edit existing ones in place, or delete the ones you no longer need — all from a simple list view. THE GALAXY VIEW See your archive as a galaxy of clusters, grouped by tag or type. Drag, zoom, focus a cluster to see its orbiting records. A calmer, more visual way to browse a growing archive than a flat list. MULTIPLE DATABASES Keep separate archives for separate projects. Import database files, or export as database files or CSV, to move data between devices or back it up on your own terms. Imports merge intelligently — records matching on URL and title update in place instead of duplicating. SECTOR D COMMAND The landing screen is a small love letter to old animated spy-HQ aesthetics — monospace terminals, mission-console panels, a little absurdity. Tap the colored lights below the ENGAGE HAMSTER-CORE button to switch between the app's top-level pages, then ignite to jump into the archive view for that mode. Your data is yours. It stays on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Barcode Scanners at 3 against SectorMap's 1. Barcode Scanners also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | SectorMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (810 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 810 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | JONATHAN ANTHONY GAINES |
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
SectorMap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
SectorMap
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Barcode Scanners free?
Is SectorMap free?
Do Barcode Scanners or SectorMap have ads?
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