Comparison

BarcodeListings vs TiveTag

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BarcodeListings

Features
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BarcodeListings is a fast, practical barcode scanning and list management app for iPhone and iPad. Scan barcodes continuously using the camera, add codes manually when needed, and export your results as CSV. Free features include: • Continuous batch barcode scanning • Manual barcode entry • One active Working List • Basic CSV export and sharing • Configurable duplicate handling • Haptic and sound scan feedback • Adjustable default camera zoom • Torch support • Barcode editing and deletion BarcodeListings Pro is available as a one-time purchase with no subscription and adds: • Multiple named saved lists • Quantity counting for repeated scans • Detailed CSV export • Barcode notes • Search and advanced sorting • Direct CSV email BarcodeListings stores your barcode lists locally on your device and does not require an account. Existing customers who purchased the original paid BarcodeListings app receive Pro access automatically.

About

TiveTag

This app uses smart stickers to track and record temperature data for products in your cold chain. Easily scan shipments with your mobile device and access a cloud platform for an audit trail, ensuring regulatory compliance.

Highlights
  • Temperature data tracking
  • Cold chain monitoring
  • Product shipment scanning
  • Cloud platform integration
  • Regulatory compliance audit trail
  • Affordable and easy to use
Features
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Tive Tag tracks and collects temperature data of products in your cold chain with stickers that are easily applied to shipments, scanned with mobile devices, and recorded in a single cloud platform. This cloud portal provides an audit trail for all scanned products to meet temperature rules for regulatory compliance. Simply stated, there is no more affordable or easy to use solution available for recording temperatures on the cold chain than Tive Tag.

Screenshots

BarcodeListings4 screens
TiveTag4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TiveTag at none against BarcodeListings's 1. TiveTag also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 168 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BarcodeListings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TiveTag asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BarcodeListings ships an update every 168 months, TiveTag every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BarcodeListings versus TiveTag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcodeListingsTiveTag
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 168 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDwain CaseyTive, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BarcodeListings

One-time1
  • Barcode Listings Pro$3.99
None

TiveTag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarcodeListings free?
BarcodeListings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TiveTag free?
TiveTag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BarcodeListings or TiveTag have ads?
Neither BarcodeListings nor TiveTag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BarcodeListings or TiveTag?
BarcodeListings ships an update every 168 months, and TiveTag every 2 months. Most recently, BarcodeListings was updated on November 1, 2026 and TiveTag on November 3, 2026.

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