Comparison

Blip Blip vs ScanPin

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

Head to head
About

Blip Blip

This app provides nostalgic hourly chimes and notifications, reminiscent of 90s digital watches. It's designed to help users stay aware of time passing, particularly those experiencing time blindness or using ADHD-friendly routines. Features include customizable sounds, quiet hours, and a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • Hourly chime notifications
  • 7 distinct chime sounds
  • Customizable quiet hours
  • Text-to-speech time announcement
  • Retro LCD home screen widget
  • Light on battery usage
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Remember the little beep of your 90s digital watch? Blip Blip brings it back: one gentle signal every hour, so the day never slips by unnoticed. Time passes quietly. Blip Blip makes it audible. A small, predictable cue each hour helps you notice where your time goes, without checking the clock or opening an app. Many people with time blindness or busy, scattered days find that steady rhythm grounding. WHAT YOU GET • 19 retro chime sounds: classic watch beeps, bells, cuckoo and softer tones • Talking clock: hear the time spoken aloud, from a gentle voice to a pilot's cabin announcement (Pro) • Your rhythm: every hour, or every 30, 15 or 10 minutes • Quiet hours: silent nights, beeps resume in the morning • Sticky Reminder: one-time or daily reminders that stay until you mark them done • Crazy Focus: a retro focus timer for deep work sessions • Volume levels, from a whisper to loud (high is Pro) • Retro LCD design inspired by classic digital watches • No account, no sign-up. Your settings stay on your phone • Light on battery: beeps are scheduled by iOS, nothing runs in the background BLIP BLIP PRO One-time purchase, no subscription. Unlock talking voices, special top-of-hour sounds, every volume level and more. Every hour counts. Let a little retro beep remind you. ⌚

About

ScanPin

Features
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ScanPin is a QR scanner and QR code reader built for the codes you need again — not just once. Most QR scanners treat every scan like a disposable action: scan, open, forget. ScanPin is different. Preview what you scanned, save it to a searchable QR history, organize it with notes and tags, and find it again later without rescanning. Whether it’s a restaurant menu, hotel Wi‑Fi QR code, event ticket, boarding pass link, contact card, document, coupon, or a place you want to remember, ScanPin turns random scans into a useful personal library. SCAN QR CODES FAST Open ScanPin and scan supported QR codes with your camera. ScanPin recognizes common QR content types so you can move from scan to save in seconds. PREVIEW BEFORE YOU OPEN Before opening supported links, ScanPin can show: • Destination domain • Detected content type • Basic local caution signals • Full link when available These signals give you more context before you tap. ScanPin is not a malware scanner and does not guarantee that a destination is safe. SAVE QR CODES FOR LATER Stop losing useful QR codes after a single scan. Save items with: • Custom title • Notes • Tags • Favorites • Detected QR type • Optional location Your saved scans become a searchable QR library you can return to whenever you need them. BUILD A REAL QR HISTORY Use your QR history to: • Search saved QR codes • Filter and organize your library • Favorite frequently used items • Reopen links without scanning again • Keep related scans together • Find important codes days or weeks later Free users can save up to 10 items. MADE FOR EVERYDAY QR USE RESTAURANT MENUS Save a menu QR code from a café or restaurant so you can reopen it later without scanning the table again. WI‑FI QR CODES Keep hotel, guest, café, office, or travel Wi‑Fi QR codes in your library for easier access later. TICKETS & TRAVEL Save ticket links, boarding-pass links, venue QR codes, travel check-ins, museum guides, and other useful travel-related scans. DOCUMENTS & LINKS Keep product manuals, document links, forms, coupons, contact cards, event pages, and useful web links organized in one place. PLACES WORTH REMEMBERING Optionally save location with a scan so you can remember where you found it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Saved ScanPin content is stored locally on your device. No ScanPin account is required to build your library. Preview and caution signals are processed locally before you choose to open supported links. Pro users can also lock private saved items with Face ID. SCANPIN PRO Upgrade when you want to go beyond the free 10-save limit. ScanPin Pro includes: • Unlimited saved QR codes • Scan QR codes from photos • Collections for trips, work, projects, and personal groups • Map view for saved scan locations • Home Screen widgets for quick access • Face ID lock for private items • Export and import your library LOCAL INSIGHTS ScanPin Pro includes a local insights assistant designed to help you understand and revisit saved content using information from your ScanPin library. HOME SCREEN ACCESS Use widgets to surface recent or favorite saved items so important QR codes are easier to reopen from your Home Screen. MAP YOUR SAVED PLACES When location is enabled for saved scans, Pro users can browse those memories on a map and return to useful places more easily. COLLECTIONS THAT MATCH REAL LIFE Organize saved QR codes into collections for trips, work, events, restaurants, and personal projects. EXPORT & IMPORT Pro users can export and import their ScanPin library. WHY SCANPIN? Because useful QR codes should not disappear the moment you close a browser tab. ScanPin combines QR scanning with the features generic readers often leave behind: QR history, saving, search, organization, preview, notes, tags, favorites, optional location, and private local storage. Scan once. Save what matters. Find it later. Privacy Policy: https://cevik10.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://cevik10.github.io/terms.html

Screenshots

Blip Blip2 screens
ScanPin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScanPin at none against Blip Blip's shown. Blip Blip's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Blip Blip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScanPin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blip Blip versus ScanPin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlip BlipScanPin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryener ciftciHakan Cevik

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blip Blip

One-time1
  • Blip Blip Pro$4.99
3 purchases

ScanPin

Subscriptions2
  • ScanPin Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ScanPin Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScanPin Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Blip Blip free?
Blip Blip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanPin free?
ScanPin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blip Blip or ScanPin have ads?
Blip Blip shows ads; ScanPin does not.

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