Barcode Scanners vs Scan to Me
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.
Scan to Me
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Scan to Me turns your iPhone or iPad into a destination for the Scan to Computer button of your network all-in-one printer. Press Scan on the printer, choose Computer, pick your phone from the list, and the pages arrive over Wi-Fi a few seconds later, as a PDF or as JPEG images. - Uses the Scan to Computer button on the printer's own panel: no cables, no cloud, no account. - Multi-page PDFs, page by page from the glass or the whole stack from the document feeder. - Receipts, cards and photos are saved at their own size, not as a mostly empty page. - Saves into the app's folder, any folder in Files, iCloud Drive or another file provider. JPEG scans can also go to Photos. - Finds printers on your network automatically, or add one by IP address. Several printers at once. - Follows the printer when its network address changes. - Private by design: scans travel only between the printer and your device. Nothing is uploaded; no analytics, no tracking. REQUIREMENTS A network all-in-one printer with a Scan to Computer function, on the same Wi-Fi network as your device. The list of printers known to work is on our website; if yours is not listed, tell us and we will look into it. Your phone appears on the printer while Scan to Me is open and listening: iOS does not let apps listen in the background. Scan to Me is an independent app, not affiliated with any printer manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Barcode Scanners at 9.0 against Scan to Me's 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.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | Scan to Me |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | Olivier Barlier |
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
Scan to Me
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
Scan to Me
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Barcode Scanners free?
Is Scan to Me free?
Do Barcode Scanners or Scan to Me have ads?
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