Comparison

Barcode Scanner vs Todo

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

Head to head
About

Barcode Scanner

This free scanner app quickly reads barcodes and QR codes directly from your camera or photo albums. It offers a history of your scans and includes a flashlight feature for low-light conditions. Ensure camera access is granted for optimal performance.

Highlights
  • Scan from camera
  • Scan from photo albums
  • Scan history
  • Flashlight for dark
  • Quick launch camera
Features
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Barcode Scanner is a fast, free barcode reader for iPhone. Simple and easy to use: open the app, point your camera at a product barcode and it reads instantly, with no buttons to press and no photos to take. After a scan, you can look the product up and compare prices with one tap. Scan barcodes one after another, share your whole scan list at once, and read QR codes too. ■ Scan barcodes in seconds The camera starts as soon as you open the app. Aim it at a barcode and it is detected automatically, so you can check a product the moment you pick it up. There is nothing to set up and nothing to type. ■ Look up products and compare prices After scanning a product barcode, search buttons appear for Google, Amazon and other shopping sites. Tap a button to search for the scanned product on that site and compare the prices you find. Check how much an item costs online while you are still standing in the store, without typing the product name by hand. ■ Scan many barcodes in a row Every scanned barcode is saved to your history automatically, so you can move straight on to the next item and keep scanning. Checking a large number of products goes quickly: scan one, then simply point the camera at the next. ■ Share your scan list in one tap Your scan history can be shared as a text list all at once. Scan a stack of items, then send the whole list by mail or chat. This is handy for keeping records of products, sharing a list of items with someone, or saving codes to look at later. ■ Scan codes from images The app also reads barcodes and QR codes from images in your photo library: screenshots, downloaded images and photos sent by email or chat. Select the image and the code is read right away, with no second device needed. ■ Scan history always at hand Every scan is saved automatically. Reopen results anytime, copy them, or share the whole list at once. Your history is stored locally on your device. ■ Light for dark places Turn on the light button to read barcodes in dark places: warehouse shelves, storage boxes, or dim corners of a shop. ■ QR codes supported too The app reads QR codes as well. Open links in Safari or Chrome, copy the content, share it, or search for product information. One app covers both barcodes and QR codes. ■ Main features - Automatic scanning — point the camera at a barcode and it reads on its own - Product search — look up scanned products and compare prices with one tap - Continuous scanning — scan items one after another, saved straight to history - Bulk sharing — send your scan history as one text list - Image scanning — read codes from screenshots and saved photos - Scan history — every result saved on your device - Light button — for barcodes in dark places - QR code reader — open links, copy and share content - Works offline — barcode reading needs no internet connection - No account needed — start scanning right after download ■ One scanner for shopping, work and home Use it as a price checker while shopping, a product lookup tool for reselling and secondhand buying, a quick way to record inventory or belongings, a scanner for books, CDs and DVDs, or a simple QR code reader. One simple app that covers all of these everyday scanning needs. ■ Simple, fast and easy to use The design is clean and there are no complicated settings. Open the app, scan, and you are done. If you want a barcode scanner that just works, this app is for you. ■ Good to know This app is a scanner: it does not create or generate codes. Barcode reading works offline, your scan history is stored locally on your device, and no account is needed at any point. ■ Pricing All features are free to use. The app shows ads, and there are no subscriptions, no in-app purchases and no paid plans. ■ Download Barcode Scanner today Scan, look up and share barcodes with one simple app. Download now and read your first barcode just seconds after opening the app!

About

Todo

Features
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Todo4 is the to-do app built for a world where your AI is doing half the work. Whether you just want a clean, fast task list in your pocket or you're the kind of person who tells Claude to "sort out my week" while you sip coffee — Todo4 was made for you. JUST NEED A SOLID DAILY DRIVER? YOU'RE HOME. Capture tasks in a tap — title, due date, priority, tags, subtasks, notes, it's all here. The Tasks view is zero-clutter, with To-Do / In Progress / Done tabs and a search bar that actually finds what you mean. Drag to reorder. Swipe through subtasks. Add comments. Edit everything with your thumb. Needs Attention pulls anything urgent — overdue, waiting on you, or flagged — straight to the top so nothing slips. Offline? No problem. Your list is cached and ready, and Todo4 quietly resyncs the moment you're back online. Light, Dark, or System theme. Sign in with Apple, Google, or a passwordless email code — no passwords to forget. A gentle weekly summary every Monday so you can feel good about the week that was. RUNNING YOUR OWN AI AGENT? WELCOME, TRENDSETTER. Todo4 is one of the first task platforms built natively for MCP — the protocol that lets modern AI agents actually do things. Connect your agent once and let it create, update, close, and organize tasks on your behalf, from any chat surface you already live in. Works with Claude, OpenClaw, Hermes, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, mcporter, and more via standard MCP and OAuth. One-tap plugins for OpenClaw and Hermes get you connected in under two minutes. Claude Desktop users get a guided three-step wizard. Your agent creates a task from Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, or wherever else you chat with it — the task shows up on your phone within seconds, complete with agent attribution and reasoning. Smart, orchestrated writes let your agent patch fields, tick off subtasks, drop a comment, and close a task in a single call. Faster. Cheaper. Cleaner. TRUST, BUILT IN. Handing tasks to an AI should feel safe, not scary. Todo4 bakes that in. Destructive agent actions like bulk deletes pause at a confirmation gate and wait for your thumbs-up — push notification, tap, approve or reject, done. When your agent gets stuck, it flips the task to "waiting for human" and tells you; answer from the lock screen and it picks right back up. Every agent action includes the reasoning, not just the event. A full audit trail shows exactly what happened and why. Nothing is ever hard-deleted on a whim — soft-delete with recovery keeps you safe. And the weekly summary shows the human-versus-agent completion split, so you can watch your delegation confidence compound week by week. MOBILE IS NOT A WATERED-DOWN COMPANION. Todo4 on iOS has full parity with the web app. Approve, reject, answer, create, edit, reorder — all of it, on the go. Push notifications for agent activity, confirmation gates, and overdue tasks land within 30 seconds. Deep links jump you straight to the right screen. Toggle notifications per event type in Settings. Your phone is always closer than your laptop. Todo4 is what that means for task management in 2026. Download, connect your agent (or don't — it's great either way), and get your week back. Questions or feedback? support@todo4.io

Screenshots

Barcode Scanner4 screens
Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Todo at none against Barcode Scanner's shown. Barcode Scanner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Barcode Scanner versus Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode ScannerTodo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (131 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings131 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKomorebi Inc.Digital Solo

In-app purchases

None

Barcode Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Todo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barcode Scanner free?
Barcode Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Todo free?
Todo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Barcode Scanner or Todo have ads?
Barcode Scanner shows ads; Todo does not.

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