ScanPro vs Sound ID · Baro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanPro
This utility app allows for rapid scanning of QR codes and barcodes, including URLs, text, and contact information. It also enables the creation of personalized codes with custom designs and provides tools for managing scan history and favorites.
- QR and barcode scanning
- Custom code generation
- Scan history and favorites
- Multiple themes
- Haptic feedback and sounds
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ScanPro is your all-in-one QR and barcode app designed for fast scanning, customizable code generation, and easy scan management. Whether you need to scan, create, or organize, ScanPro offers powerful tools in a sleek and intuitive interface. Features: - QR and Barcode Scanner: Instantly scan any QR code or barcode, including URLs, text, Wi-Fi, contacts, and more. - Custom Code Generator: Create personalized QR codes and barcodes with customizable colors, patterns, and logos. - Scan History and Favorites: Save all your scans automatically and mark important ones as favorites. - Multiple Themes: Choose from various themes to customize your app experience. - Haptic Feedback and Sounds: Enable haptic feedback and scanning sounds for a tactile and responsive experience. With ScanPro, scanning and generating codes has never been more efficient or customizable.
Sound ID · Baro
This app uses your phone's microphone to identify and display sounds around you in real-time. It prioritizes privacy by processing all audio on-device, ensuring no data is ever recorded or uploaded. Designed for accessibility and safety, it can alert you to important sounds like alarms, doorbells, and crying babies.
- Real-time sound identification
- On-device audio processing
- No internet or account required
- Customizable sound alerts
- Accessible design with large text
- Offline functionality
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What you hear never leaves your phone. Sound ID turns your phone into a private ear. It listens through the microphone and names the sounds around you — a doorbell, a knock, a smoke alarm, a crying baby — entirely on your device. No internet. No account. No tracking. You can prove it: switch on airplane mode and it keeps naming sounds. Nothing is ever recorded or uploaded. Built first for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users, and genuinely useful for anyone who wants to feel safer at home. A mic that listens to your whole home should answer to you alone — so it does. PRIVATE BY DESIGN (THE WHOLE POINT) • Audio is processed in memory and discarded frame by frame — never saved, never sent. • Sound recognition runs 100% on your phone. Nothing goes to Google, to any cloud, to anyone. • Zero analytics, zero telemetry, zero third-party SDKs. No account, no login. • Privacy label: Data Not Collected. Verifiable in airplane mode. THE PAYOFF • Names the sound, big and clear — the top sound shows in huge letters with a confidence percentage, so you know at a glance what just happened and how sure the app is. • A rolling list of recent sounds with timestamps. Share it as plain text in one tap — handy for letting family know what's been going on. • A focused, high-value sound set: alarm, doorbell, knock, baby crying, dog, running water, smoke / CO alarm, phone, siren, speech, vehicle, music, applause, shouting, breaking glass. The sounds that matter for safety, not noise. YOU'RE IN CONTROL • One large sensitivity slider: turn it up to catch faint sounds, down to avoid false alerts. Your setting is remembered. • Teach your own sounds: record your doorbell or your microwave, test that it is really recognized, name it, and it sits alongside the built-in set. The audio is discarded as always — only a numeric fingerprint stays on this phone. • Watch only what matters: a switch for every sound, plus "Essentials only" and "All sounds" in one tap. The fewer sounds you keep, the harder they are to miss. • Keep listening with the screen locked. A doorbell or alarm posts a lock-screen notification and a vibration — audio still never leaves this phone. • Honest about its limits — if the on-device model isn't installed, Sound ID says so plainly and never invents a detection. What it shows, it actually heard. BUILT TO BE ACCESSIBLE • Every button is at least 64 x 64 pt. AAA contrast on an AMOLED-friendly black background that sips battery. Minimum 24 pt text. No double-taps, no swipes, no hidden gestures — just tap. GREAT FOR Deaf and hard-of-hearing people who want a visual cue for important sounds; parents listening for a baby in another room; anyone who wants to know if the smoke alarm, doorbell or phone is going off; people who refuse to put an always-on mic in the cloud. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS, NO ADS No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, no account. That's the whole deal. Part of the Baro family — The tools you reach for first.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScanPro at 100% against Sound ID · Baro's 0%. ScanPro also leads on price (Free vs $0.99). Sound ID · Baro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On in-app purchases, 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
ScanPro is free to download; Sound ID · Baro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScanPro ships an update every 3 weeks, Sound ID · Baro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanPro | Sound ID · Baro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | George King | Euiseok Kim |
Customer experience
ScanPro
Sound ID · Baro
In-app purchases
ScanPro
No in-app purchases
Sound ID · Baro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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