Comparison

Cashier AR vs Barcode Beasts

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

Head to head
About

Cashier AR

Simulate a cashier experience by scanning real product barcodes and assigning custom prices. It offers a fun way to play store with kids and can also be a practical tool for market employees to manage product pricing.

Highlights
  • Scan and save barcodes with custom prices
  • Simulate NFC card payments
  • Supports QR codes and multiple barcode types
  • Read aloud prices and payment totals
  • Print barcodes
Features
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The Application lets you read barcodes and save them in the application. With this app you can save barcodes of real products at prices you set yourself and simulate a cashier. If you scan a barcode for which you have not defined a price before, a random price between 1 and 100 is determined. You can save this price later on your own barcodes and update it with the price you want, and now the price of that barcode is always read as the price you set. The application supports many types of barcodes, including QR code. With this app you can play cashier game with your kids using real product boxes and packages. Fill your shopping cart by scanning the products and simulate card payment as if you are taking payment with an NFC supported card to get paid. Note that all this is just a simulation and will not make any changes to your card. Your kids will love it. In addition, if you are a market employee or a grocer, this application can be very useful for you. Save the barcode of all your products in the application and pass the products at the checkout using the application. You will not need to make calculations in your mind anymore. FEATURES: • Assigning name and price to the scanned barcode. • You can print barcodes. Press the printer icon while holding down the barcodes. • Convert barcodes to other barcode types: Code128, QR Code, Aztec Code and PDF417 barcode. • Reading aloud the price of the scanned barcodes. • Reading aloud the total price and receipt of payment. FUTURE FEATURES: • Ability to change barcode colors. • Ability to save past shopping carts. • Getting receipt printout. • Ability to export the barcodes as spreadsheet. • Localization for many countries. • Ability to turn sound effects and vibrations on and off.

About

Barcode Beasts

Transform your surroundings into a monster hunting ground by scanning product barcodes. Engage in turn-based battles, collect unique creatures, and level up your character to become the ultimate scanner.

Highlights
  • Scan any product barcode to summon creatures
  • Turn-based monster battles
  • Collect 84+ unique beasts
  • Level up and customize character stats
  • Unlockable attacks and combat loadouts
  • Build and track your Bestiary
Features
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WELCOME TO BARCODE BEASTS The world is surrounded by barcodes and beasts lie within. Transform your world into a monster hunting ground! Barcode Beasts turns every product barcode into a gateway to encounter wild creatures waiting to be challenged. SCAN ANYTHING Use your camera to scan barcodes on groceries, books, packages - anything! Each barcode summons a unique beast ready for battle. BATTLE AS A SCANNER Fight beasts you discover directly in turn based battles with your own skills. Master 18 unlockable attacks, manage your Battle Stamina wisely, and exploit enemy weaknesses to claim victory. DISCOVER 100 UNIQUE BEASTS AND RISING From the eerie Gravemite to the electrifying Voltgrub, discover and defeat a roster of mysterious creatures with distinct abilities and personalities. Build your Bestiary and track your stats against every beast you encounter! LEVEL UP & GET STRONGER Earn XP from every battle. Increase your stats, unlock powerful new attacks, customize your combat loadout and items to give you the upper hand. Become the best and most powerful scanner. TEST YOUR SKILLS Take on challenging dungeons and defeat 5 rooms of increasingly tougher beasts. ARE YOU READY? BECOME A SCANNNER TODAY! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cashier AR4 screens
Barcode Beasts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barcode Beasts at 98% against Cashier AR's 0%. Barcode Beasts also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cashier AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Barcode Beasts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cashier AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cashier AR ships an update weekly, Barcode Beasts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cashier AR versus Barcode Beasts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCashier ARBarcode Beasts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews98.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB129 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMehmet BayramMATTHEW LAWRIE LAFFERTY

Customer experience

Cashier AR

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Barcode Beasts

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%

In-app purchases

None

Cashier AR

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Barcode Beasts

One-time4
  • 100 coins$0.99
  • 500 coins$3.99
  • 1500 coins$9.99
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  • Booster pack$19.99

Questions

Is Cashier AR free?
Cashier AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barcode Beasts free?
Barcode Beasts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cashier AR or Barcode Beasts have ads?
Cashier AR shows ads; Barcode Beasts does not.
Which is updated more often, Cashier AR or Barcode Beasts?
Cashier AR ships an update weekly, and Barcode Beasts every 5 days. Most recently, Cashier AR was updated on October 14, 2026 and Barcode Beasts on October 16, 2026.

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