Barcode Scanners vs Despensa List
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.
Despensa List
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Sometimes you think "eggs" and sometimes you think "huevos". That's how the bilingual brain works: it switches languages mid-thought. The problem? Your grocery list never understood you — until now. Despensa List knows "eggs" and "huevos" are the same thing. That "milk" and "leche" are the same thing. Whatever language you (or your mom, your husband, your kids) type in, the list stays clean, duplicate-free, and ready for the store. ONE LIST PER STORE Costco, Aldi, Walmart, Trader Joe's… plus any store you add, each with its own color and its own list. THE APP REMEMBERS FOR YOU Everything you buy moves to "For next time": next week, one tap puts it back on the list. Stop typing the same things every week. SORTED BY AISLE Type "milk", "apples" or "shampoo" and the list sorts itself by aisle, with a color-coded icon — no clutter, no headers. TRULY BILINGUAL Someone typed "eggs" when "Huevos" was already there? Despensa List knows they're the same thing and won't let duplicates pile up. Search in one language, find it in the other. The whole app speaks English and Spanish. FAMILY SHARING, LIVE Share any list with your family just like Apple Notes: when someone adds or checks off an item, everyone sees it instantly. WORKS WITH SIRI "Add to my Aldi list in Despensa" or "What do I need from Aldi in Despensa?" — without opening the app, even while driving. 100% PRIVATE Your data lives in your family's iCloud. No accounts to create, no ads, no companies watching what you buy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Despensa List at weekly against Barcode Scanners's every 5 months. Barcode Scanners's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Barcode Scanners ships an update every 5 months, Despensa List weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | Despensa List |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | SARA ISABEL SMITH |
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
Despensa List
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
Despensa List
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Barcode Scanners free?
Is Despensa List free?
Do Barcode Scanners or Despensa List have ads?
Which is updated more often, Barcode Scanners or Despensa List?
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