Barcode Scanners vs Keymate
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.
Keymate
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You lock your apps. Someone else holds the key. Keymate blocks the apps that eat your time, for real, with Apple's Screen Time. There's no "ignore limit" button. To open a blocked app, you ask your guardian: a friend, your partner, your roommate. They get a notification and decide in one tap: No, 5, 15 or 30 minutes. When time's up, everything locks again by itself. WHY IT WORKS You can lie to yourself. Not to someone else. Asking "can I open an app?" at 1 a.m. makes you think twice. Most of the time, you don't even ask. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps, categories or websites to lock • Send a link to your guardian. They install Keymate for free • Ask for time when you need it. They answer from the notification • Live Activity on your Lock Screen while you wait BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Up to 3 guardians: your request goes to all of them, the first to answer decides • Your rules, kept: you chose to have a guardian confirm before you loosen your own lock. You can still turn Keymate off anytime in iOS Settings (your guardians are told) • One joker a day: 5 minutes without waiting, for real emergencies (your guardians see it) • Look after each other: your guardian can hand you their key too • Your own stats, in the app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Nothing that Screen Time provides ever leaves your iPhone: not the apps you block, not their names, not your screen time. Your guardians see your requests ("wants to open an app"), the answers, your joker, and an alert if you turn Keymate off. No ads, no tracking. Made for adults who choose to help each other. Not parental control: you choose your apps and your guardians, and you can stop whenever you want. SUBSCRIPTION Keymate requires a subscription for the person whose apps are locked: monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. In a pair, one subscription covers you both, and guardians never pay. The subscription covers the guardian service (requests, notifications, Live Activities), not Screen Time itself. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getkeymate.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barcode Scanners at none against Keymate's 2. Barcode Scanners also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Keymate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Barcode Scanners asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | Keymate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (811 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 811 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | Baptiste Rousseau |
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
Keymate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
Keymate
- Keymate Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Keymate Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
Questions
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