Comparison

Insect Scan vs Comandera

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

Head to head
About

Insect Scan

Scan product barcodes to identify hidden insect-derived ingredients like cochineal or cricket powder. This free app helps vegetarians, vegans, or those with allergies avoid unwanted additives. Review past scans and learn to decode food labels.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for ingredient analysis
  • Automatic detection of insect additives
  • Scan history
  • Dark mode
  • Free to use
Features
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Insect Scan – Scan your food, detect insects! Do you want to avoid hidden insects in food products? With Insect Scan, simply scan a product’s barcode to find out if it contains insect-derived ingredients such as cochineal (E120), chitin, mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), or cricket powder. Main features: - Quick barcode scanning to analyze ingredients - Automatic detection of insect-based additives and ingredients - Scan history to review previous searches - Dark mode for better visual comfort - 100% free Based on the Open Food Facts API, Insect Scan provides transparent information about your food with a simple scan. Why use Insect Scan? - Avoid insects if you are vegetarian, vegan, allergic, or just curious - Save time by scanning products directly in the store - Learn to decode food labels and their additives Download Insect Scan now and take control of what you consume.

About

Comandera

Features
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Comandera is the point of sale for restaurants that also tells you what is happening to your money. ON THE FLOOR Open tables from your floor plan or by hand. Fire orders to the kitchen, with extras and notes. Split the bill between whoever is actually at the table. Take cash, card or transfer, or split one bill across them. Tips stay separate from sales, the way they should be. Everything keeps working when the internet drops. IN THE KITCHEN One screen with what still has to go out, oldest at the top. Minutes waited in plain sight, so nobody has to ask. Filter by station, so the bar does not see the food. AT CLOSE The till count asks for your figure before it shows you the expected one. Cash expected against cash counted, with the difference stated plainly. Count bottles and soft drinks if you want to know what left. FOR THE OWNER Sales for the day, the week and the month. What was cancelled after the kitchen had already made it. Your locations compared by percentage of their own sales, not by amount. Who approved every comp and every discount. EVERY MOVE CARRIES A NAME Nothing here is deleted. A bill is cancelled, a dish is voided, and both are written down with the time and with who did it. Everyone signs in with their own code, so the report never says “somebody”. It says who. THE MENU, IN THE LANGUAGE OF WHOEVER READS IT Your public menu has its QR for the tables. Write a dish in another language and the customer's phone picks on its own, so a tourist reads theirs and your kitchen keeps reading yours. Nothing to configure: a language exists because you wrote something in it. FREE FOR ONE LOCATION The whole point of sale, with no limit on tables, staff or dishes, and today's numbers. No credit card needed. Pro adds history, bookings, stock, comparison between locations and who keeps showing up in cancellations. Comandera does not issue tax invoices. The receipt you share with a customer is not one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://comandera.com/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Insect Scan4 screens
Comandera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Comandera at none against Insect Scan's shown. Comandera also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Insect Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Comandera sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $49.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insect Scan ships an update every 2 months, Comandera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Insect Scan versus Comandera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsect ScanComandera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrej RacicRafael V

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Insect Scan

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
7 purchases

Comandera

Subscriptions7
  • Pro, 1 location$49.001 Month
  • Pro, 2 locations$89.001 Month
  • Pro, 3 locations$119.001 Month
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  • Pro, 5 locations$189.001 Month
  • Pro, 1 location$490.001 Year
  • Pro, 2 locations$890.001 Year
  • Pro, 3 locations$1000.001 Year

Questions

Is Insect Scan free?
Insect Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comandera free?
Comandera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Insect Scan or Comandera have ads?
Insect Scan shows ads; Comandera does not.
Which is updated more often, Insect Scan or Comandera?
Insect Scan ships an update every 2 months, and Comandera fortnightly. Most recently, Insect Scan was updated on October 9, 2026 and Comandera on October 10, 2026.

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