Comparison

Smart Palm vs Barcoder

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

Head to head
About

Smart Palm

Features
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Your whole farm in your pocket, palm by palm. Smart Palm manages date palm farms: map every palm, follow irrigation, pollination and yield, and organise workers and expenses — all in one place, and it works without internet. • Draw your farm on the map Open the satellite view, trace the farm boundary with your finger, set the spacing between palms, and the app lays them out on an even grid in seconds. Adjust any palm by touch before saving. Instead of hours of manual entry. • AI date identifier (beta) Photograph a single date and the app names its variety, with a confidence score and the closest alternatives. If it is wrong, correct it — accuracy improves with every correction. • Irrigation by season and soil type Set your soil type and see the water each palm needs across six seasons a year, split between mature and young palms, with an optional top-up percentage of your own. • Disease diagnosis from a photo Photograph an affected frond or trunk — or upload a photo your worker sent you — and get an initial diagnosis with suggested treatment. • Team and payroll Register workers and supervisors, assign them across farms, and track salaries, advances, bonuses and deductions. With a document register, expiry dates and leave tracking. • Expenses and revenue Record farm expenses, assets and recurring costs, and keep receipt photos. Reports span multiple farms and show net profit for any period you choose. • Tasks and alerts Assign tasks to workers, follow completion, and get alerts on your phone. • Production records Log each palm's yield in kilos and by grade, and see the forecast for the coming season. • Built for the field Signal is weak on farms — so the app saves locally first and uploads when the connection returns. You never lose an entry. • Three languages Arabic, English, Urdu — with full right-to-left support. Try it free for 7 days, no card required. Subscriptions (yearly, auto-renewing): - Standard - Premium Prices appear in your store's currency inside the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. Support: support@smartpalm.ae WhatsApp: 0508202708 Website: smartpalm.ae Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smartloop.tech/smartpalm/privacy

About

Barcoder

Features
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Barcoder turns your iPhone into a fast, careful barcode and QR code scanner for retail, stock and deliveries. Scan one code after another, lock onto just the codes you need, keep log, count, checklist and find lists, catch invalid EAN/UPC codes as you scan, and export everything to CSV or TXT. It all works on your iPhone alone — no account, no sign-in. Scan One Code After Another • Continuous scanning adds each code as it's seen — or tap to capture on crowded shelves • Several codes in view? Take the one nearest the centre or all, in reading order • A red aim line reads only the 1D barcode it crosses • Four frame sizes up to full screen; codes outside it are never read • Reads EAN-13/8, UPC-A/E, Code 128, 39 and 93, ITF-14, Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec, GS1 DataBar and more • Zoom, torch, tap to focus; pick codes from a photo or type them • A crisp scanner beep or softer sound, haptics and VoiceOver announcements Code Lock: Only the Codes You Want • Learn a lock from a scanned sample or the padlock on the last scan, or set its type, characters, length and start by hand • Then only matching codes are accepted; others on a busy label are ignored • Free; switch saved locks on the scanner Lists for Every Job • Log lists: one row per scan, with time and an optional note • Count lists: scanning a code again adds to its quantity • Checklists: paste the codes you expect or import a CSV or TXT file (Barcoder Pro), then scan: found, missing, over or not on the list • Find lists: paste or type the codes to find, each with a note like a model or size, or take them from another list, or from a file (Barcoder Pro). Other codes are ignored; the card shows the note, "Found 23 of 50" and the same-note count. Copy Missing copies the rest • Duplicate warnings, search, filters, sorting, edits and archiving Catch Mistakes as You Scan • Accept only EAN/UPC codes with a correct check digit, numbers only or your own pattern (Barcoder Pro), within a minimum and maximum length • Codes that fail are rejected with a reason and never reach your list Export and Share • Export any list as CSV or TXT with your choice of columns; CSV opens cleanly in spreadsheets • Share via AirDrop, Mail, Files and more, copy all codes, or export all as one CSV file Type into Your Computer — Optional Get the free Barcoder for Mac (macOS 14 or later) or the free Barcoder for Windows (Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11) at www.thearktech.com/barcoder and pair once with a QR code. Then every scan is typed into the app in use on your computer, such as a spreadsheet or order system, followed by Enter, Tab or nothing. • Count lists and checklists send each code with its quantity at the end • With your computer out of reach, scans wait on your iPhone and are typed once when you reconnect • Safety: no typing into password fields it detects, terminal apps blocked by default, a cancellable countdown before batches, a pause shortcut • Works with Chinese input methods (Barcoder pastes the text) Barcoder Pro (in-app purchase) Scanning, lists, checking and export on your iPhone are free and unlimited; typing up to 50 codes a day into one computer is free too. Barcoder Pro is available for 6 months, 1 year or lifetime, each a one-time purchase that never renews automatically. It adds: • Unlimited typing into your computer • More than one paired computer • Checklist and find list import from CSV or TXT files • Custom accept patterns Bought it already? Settings › Barcoder Pro › Restore Purchases. Private and Secure • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking; your lists stay on your iPhone • Scans go straight to your computer over your local network, end-to-end encrypted — no servers in between, nothing sent to us • A new iPhone connects only after you type the 6-digit code it shows into your computer; turn it off or remove it at any time Barcoder requires iOS 17 or later. Questions or ideas? Email info@thearktech.com

Screenshots

Smart Palm4 screens
Barcoder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Barcoder at none against Smart Palm's shown. Smart Palm's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Smart Palm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and Barcoder sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Palm ships an update weekly, Barcoder every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Smart Palm versus Barcoder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart PalmBarcoder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMARTLOOP TECHNOLOGY - L.L.C - S.P.CThe Ark Technology Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Palm

Subscriptions1
  • اشتراك مميز$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Barcoder

One-time3
  • Barcoder Pro 6 Months$5.99
  • Barcoder Pro 1 Year$9.99
  • Barcoder Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Smart Palm free?
Smart Palm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barcoder free?
Barcoder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Palm or Barcoder have ads?
Smart Palm shows ads; Barcoder does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Palm or Barcoder?
Smart Palm ships an update weekly, and Barcoder every 4 days. Most recently, Smart Palm was updated on November 9, 2026 and Barcoder on November 6, 2026.

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