Comparison

Barix Simple Paging vs Pointer IoT

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

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Barix Simple Paging

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Make Public Address Announcements over your network ย  Simple Use your iPhone or iPad to make crisp and clear Public Address announcements throughout your facility, or in specific zones. With automatic discovery, full status information and automatic configuration, making announcements from your iPhone whilst out and about your site is easy! Paging Select zones, push a button and start talking; anyone can operate the system ! The App shows which Zones are in use and displays real time status information on the components of the Paging System. Solution The Barix Simple Paging App works seamlessly as part of the Barix Simple Paging Solution; a server-less, self configuring system which is super easy to set up. Functionality and ease-of-use at its best - from Barix, the voice of simplicity.

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Pointer IoT

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Pointer IoT ื”ื™ื ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ื”ืžืืคืฉืจืช ื”ืฆื’ืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžื ื•ื˜ืจื™ื ืžื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ืจ, ืขื ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืคื•ืจื˜ ืขืœ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช. ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื”ื™ื ื—ืœืง ืื™ื ื˜ื’ืจืœื™ ืžืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ืžื™ื•ืขื“ ืœืชื—ื•ืžื™ ืคืืจืžื”, ื”ื•ื‘ืœื” ื‘ืงื™ืจื•ืจ, ืžื–ื•ืŸ, ื—ืงืœืื•ืช, ืงื ืื‘ื™ืก ืจืคื•ืื™ ื•ืขื•ื“, ืชื•ืš ืขืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ืชืงื ื™ ื”ืจื’ื•ืœืฆื™ื” ื”ืžื—ืžื™ืจื™ื: GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 ย ื•ื ื•ื”ืœ 126 ืฉืœ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช. ย  ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”: 1. ืฆืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช โ€“ ย ืงื‘ืœืช ืžื™ื“ืข ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ื•ืžืขื•ื“ื›ืŸ ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ืจ, ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื ืชื•ืŸ. 2. ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืคื” โ€“ ย ื”ืฆื’ืช ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉืŸ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืžืคื” ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช. 3. ืชืฆื•ื’ืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื’ืจืคื™ื โ€“ ย ืฆืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ ืžื“ื™ื“ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื•ื™ื–ื•ืืœื™ืช, ืขื ื’ืจืคื™ื ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ืœืชื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื’ืžื•ืช ื•ื—ืจื™ื’ื•ืช. 4. ื”ืคืงืช ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื•ื’ ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื—ื•ืช โ€“ ย ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื™ื™ืฆื ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื“ื”, ืœืฆื•ืจื›ื™ ื‘ืงืจื”, ื ื™ืชื•ื— ื•ืžืขืงื‘. 5. ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช โ€“ ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืžื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœ ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ืžื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื’ื“ืจื™ื ืžืจืืฉ, ืœืฆื“ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื™ืช ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืงื•ื“ืžื•ืช. 6. ืื™ืฉื•ืจ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื ื™ื™ื“โ€“ ย ื›ื•ืœืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ื•ืกืคืช ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื•ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉื ื ืงื˜ื• ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ. 7. ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ื‘ืงืœื•ืช - ย ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืฉืชืฃ ื”ืชืจืขื•ืช ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื“ืจืš ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืžืกืจื™ื ื›ื’ื•ืŸ WhatsApp. ย  ืœืžื™ ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžืชืื™ืžื”? Pointer IoT ืžื™ื•ืขื“ืช ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืคืืจืžื” ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืกืคืงื™ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ื—ืงืœืื•ืช, ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ื•ื‘ืœื” ื‘ืงื™ืจื•ืจ, ืงื ืื‘ื™ืก ืจืคื•ืื™, ื•ื›ืœ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ ืœื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ ืงืคื“ื ื™. ย  ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื™ื * ื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ืžืชืงื“ื ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื โ€“ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ืขืช, ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“, ื•ืžืืคืฉืจ ืžืขืงื‘ ืฉื•ื˜ืฃ ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืงืคื“ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ื. * ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืงืœ ื•ื ื•ื— โ€“ ืžืžืฉืง ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื•ืžื•ืชืื ืœื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื, ืœืœื ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื™ื“ืข ื˜ื›ื ื™ ืžืชืงื“ื. * ืžืขื ื” ืœื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืจื’ื•ืœืฆื™ื” โ€“ ย ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื•ืœื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ืชืงื ื™ื ื”ืžื—ืžื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืคืืจืžื”, ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”. * ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžื”ื™ืจื” โ€“ ื”ืชืจืื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช ืžืืคืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ืขื ื—ืจื™ื’ื•ืช, ื•ืžืกื™ื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžื ื™ืขืช ื ื–ืงื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื. * ื”ื™ืฉืืจื• ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” โ€“ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ื•ืžื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ย  Pointer IoT ืžืกืคืงืช ืœืš ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืœื™ื ืœื ื™ื˜ื•ืจ ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ื•ื™ืขื™ืœื”. ืงื‘ืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืžืœืื” ืขืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืš, ื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืชื ื”ืœ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืคื™ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš, ืขื ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืืžื™ืŸ, ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ ื•ืžืชืงื“ื.

Screenshots

Barix Simple Paging4 screens
Pointer IoT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pointer IoT at every 2 months against Barix Simple Paging's every 14 months. Barix Simple Paging's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barix Simple Paging ships an update every 14 months, Pointer IoT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Barix Simple Paging versus Pointer IoT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarix Simple PagingPointer IoT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarix AGPointer Telocation Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Barix Simple Paging

No in-app purchases

None

Pointer IoT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barix Simple Paging free?
Barix Simple Paging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pointer IoT free?
Pointer IoT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Barix Simple Paging or Pointer IoT have ads?
Neither Barix Simple Paging nor Pointer IoT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barix Simple Paging or Pointer IoT?
Barix Simple Paging ships an update every 14 months, and Pointer IoT every 2 months. Most recently, Barix Simple Paging was updated on September 18, 2026 and Pointer IoT on September 19, 2026.

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