Comparison

Retro Tracker vs BarLock

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

Head to head
About

Retro Tracker

Features
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Discover the history of gaming with Retro Tracker—your comprehensive guide to classic consoles, handhelds, computers, accessories, and games. Explore detailed hardware specifications, release information, console families, generations, peripherals, and more. Organise your personal collection, create wishlists, add notes, photos, and web links, and keep track of the systems you own or hope to find. Whether you are a collector, retro-gaming enthusiast, or simply curious about the evolution of gaming hardware, Retro Tracker brings decades of gaming history together in one beautifully organised app. Explore. Collect. Preserve gaming history. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BarLock

This app helps you wake up by requiring you to scan a unique barcode or QR code from an item across the room to turn off your alarm. It prevents snoozing and ensures you physically get out of bed.

Highlights
  • Barcode and QR code alarm missions
  • Exact-code matching
  • Full-screen Scan to Stop
  • Wrong-item protection
  • Wake-up check after dismissal
  • No ads or tracking
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You don't have a waking-up problem. You have a turning-off-the-alarm problem. BarLock keeps ringing until you get up and scan a barcode across the room. No snooze. No negotiating. Pick an alarm time, scan a barcode or QR code on something that lives away from your bed, and that exact code becomes the only way to stop the alarm. Toothpaste, coffee, medication, a notebook. Anything that forces you to stand up. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create an alarm. 2. Scan a barcode or QR code on an item away from bed. 3. Name the item. 4. When the alarm fires, walk to the item and scan it. 5. Wrong item, wrong code, or no scan? The alarm keeps ringing. WHY IT WORKS Most alarms die from one tap while you are still half asleep. BarLock moves the off switch across the room. By the time you have scanned, you are on your feet, and getting on your feet is the whole battle. BUILT FOR • Heavy sleepers • Students with early classes • Shift workers • Serial snoozers • Anyone who turns off alarms without remembering it WHAT YOU GET • An alarm only your chosen barcode or QR code can stop • A full-screen Scan to Stop screen the moment it rings • Wake-Up Check. BarLock rings again a little later to make sure you stayed up. • Backup Alerts. Opened the alarm but never finished the scan? It comes back. • Lock Window. In the minutes before it rings, the alarm can't be edited, paused, or deleted without a scan. 2 a.m. you can't sabotage 7 a.m. you. • Tiptoe Mode. A few quiet seconds after you press Stop, enough to reach your item without waking the house. Miss the scan and the volume comes back. • Stickers. Keep getting up and you'll earn them, in holographic foil. • Alarm sounds built to cut through deep sleep • Everything stays on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking. WHAT'S INCLUDED One barcode alarm, one sound, and the standard wake-up rules. Enough to fix tomorrow morning. BARLOCK PRO Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription. • Unlimited alarms for weekdays, naps, travel, and backups • Tiptoe Mode • Your own settings for Lock Window, Backup Alerts, and Wake-Up Check • Your sticker collection, revealed in full holographic color • Every alarm sound in the app PRIVACY Your alarms and scanned codes never leave your device. No account, no advertising, no tracking. Stop snoozing. Scan to stop.

Screenshots

Retro Tracker4 screens
BarLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BarLock at every 3 days against Retro Tracker's every 8 days. Retro Tracker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Retro Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BarLock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Tracker ships an update every 8 days, BarLock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Retro Tracker versus BarLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro TrackerBarLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.126.1
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge ChalkiadoudisCODE IN MOTION SRL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Retro Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
1 purchases

BarLock

One-time1
  • BarLock PRO Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Retro Tracker free?
Retro Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BarLock free?
BarLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Retro Tracker or BarLock have ads?
Neither Retro Tracker nor BarLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retro Tracker or BarLock?
Retro Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and BarLock every 3 days. Most recently, Retro Tracker was updated on October 15, 2026 and BarLock on October 7, 2026.

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