Barcode Beasts vs Mammoth Hunters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Mammoth Hunters
Engage in a simple yet addictive hunting action game where you drag to aim and release to throw. Hunt a variety of Ice Age creatures with your team of hunters, upgrading your gear and party size. Perfect for quick gaming sessions.
- One-handed aim and throw controls
- Variety of Ice Age prey
- Recruit and upgrade hunters
- Upgrade spears and party size
- Epic Mammoth hunts
- Pick-up-and-play design
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Drag to aim, release to throw. That's all it takes. A simple yet addictive hunting action game! Take aim at raccoons and coyotes roaming the plains, packs of dire wolves, and the mighty woolly mammoth of the Ice Age. Hunt them all down with your team of hunters! Every hit sends your prey flying in spectacular fashion. Once you feel it, you'll be hooked. ■ Features • One-handed, easy controls. Just aim and throw • A variety of prey: raccoons, coyotes, dire wolves, saber-tooths, mammoths, and more • Recruit more hunters as you hunt, and unleash devastating volleys • Upgrade your spears' power and the size of your hunting party • A thrilling hunt against the Ice Age king: the Mammoth • Pick-up-and-play design, perfect for short breaks Become the ultimate hunter!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barcode Beasts at 98% against Mammoth Hunters's 49%. Barcode Beasts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Mammoth Hunters's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 19). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Barcode Beasts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mammoth Hunters asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barcode Beasts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mammoth Hunters has 1.5K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Barcode Beasts's written reviews are positive against 49% of Mammoth Hunters's.
Barcode Beasts ships an update every 5 days, Mammoth Hunters every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Beasts | Mammoth Hunters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better | 49.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MATTHEW LAWRIE LAFFERTY | KAYAC Inc. |
Customer experience
Barcode Beasts
Mammoth Hunters
In-app purchases
Barcode Beasts
- 100 coins$0.99
- 500 coins$3.99
- 1500 coins$9.99
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- Booster pack$19.99
Mammoth Hunters
No in-app purchases
Questions
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