Comparison

Roost Home vs MaScanner

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

Head to head
About

Roost Home

This app helps manage household tasks, meal planning, and habit tracking. It offers a centralized hub for organizing chores, scheduling meals, and monitoring daily routines. View all your home activities in a unified calendar for better planning.

Highlights
  • Chore assignment and tracking
  • Daily meal planning
  • Habit tracking and streak maintenance
  • Event and appointment scheduling
  • Unified calendar view
  • Private, local data storage
Features
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Home isn't just a place, it's something you build together every day. Roost Home is a private household hub Life tracking. Everything in one place, just for you. --- WHAT'S INSIDE --- Chores & Grocery Lists Never wonder who's doing what. Assign chores, set them to repeat, and check things off as you go. Meals Plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner for any day. No more "what are we eating tonight?", just open the app and it's already decided. Habits Build routines that stick. Track daily habits, log your progress, and keep your streak alive. Whether it's working out, reading, or drinking more water… small things compound. Events & Appointments Never double-book again. Add events with start and end times, set a location, and get reminded ahead of time. Dentist, date night, car service, it all lives here. Calendar View See your entire week or month at a glance. Chores, meals, habits, and events all show up together so you can spot what's coming and plan around it. --- PRIVATE BY DESIGN --- Your home life is yours. Roost Home is not a social network. There are no feeds, no followers, and no ads. Just a clean, focused space. All your data is stored locally, never in the cloud Download Roost Home and start building better days. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MaScanner

Easily scan QR codes and barcodes using your device's camera or from saved photos. Organize your scan history with notes, search, and filter results. Export your data to CSV format for convenient use.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes with camera
  • Read QR codes from saved photos
  • Organize scans with notes and history
  • Search and filter scan results
  • Export scan history to CSV
  • Batch scanning mode
Features
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MaScanner makes scanning QR codes and barcodes simple. Scan with your camera, read QR codes from saved photos, keep your results organized in one place, add notes to scans and export data anytime. SCAN YOUR WAY • Scan QR codes and common barcode formats with your camera. • Use Batch mode to capture multiple codes in one session. • Read QR codes from images in your photo library. • Use camera zoom and the flashlight for difficult-to-read codes. • Choose sound and vibration feedback for successful scans. • Add a private note to any saved scan. Notes are saved on the device, appear in History, are searchable, and are included in CSV exports. MAKE RESULTS USEFUL • Recognize website links, Wi-Fi details, email addresses, phone numbers, SMS, product codes, and plain text. • Copy or share scanned information. • Export the complete scan history to a CSV file, or select specific scans and export only those items. KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED • Revisit saved scans in your history. • Search and filter past results. • Mark frequently used scans as favorites. • Swipe right on a History item to reveal its Delete action. The app asks for confirmation before removing the scan. LOCAL BY DESIGN Your scan history stays on your device. No account is required, and MaScanner has no analytics or cloud sync. Supported camera formats include QR, Aztec, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, PDF417, Data Matrix, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, ITF-14, and Codabar, where supported by your device. Scanning saved images on iPhone supports QR codes. Opening websites and searching for products requires an internet connection.

Screenshots

Roost Home4 screens
MaScanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Roost Home and MaScanner are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Roost Home against 5.0 for MaScanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roost Home ships an update fortnightly, MaScanner every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Roost Home versus MaScanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoost HomeMaScanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaspreet SinghMUHAMMED KORA

Customer experience

Roost Home

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MaScanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Roost Home

No in-app purchases

None

MaScanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roost Home free?
Roost Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MaScanner free?
MaScanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roost Home or MaScanner?
Roost Home and MaScanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Roost Home or MaScanner have ads?
Neither Roost Home nor MaScanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roost Home or MaScanner?
Roost Home ships an update fortnightly, and MaScanner every 8 days. Most recently, Roost Home was updated on November 5, 2026 and MaScanner on October 31, 2026.

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