Comparison

Barcly vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

Barcly

Instantly access comprehensive product details by scanning barcodes. Compare items side-by-side, track your shopping cart, and receive personalized allergen alerts. All data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Scan barcodes for instant info
  • Compare products side-by-side
  • Track shopping cart and prices
  • Personalized allergen alerts
  • View nutrition, ingredients, and scores
  • Smart history of scanned items
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Scan any barcode and instantly see what's inside. Barcly is a fast, private barcode scanner for the things you actually buy: food, pet food, beauty and household products, books and music. Point your camera at a barcode and get clear product details in a second, with no account and no ads. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING • Nutri-Score and other ratings, explained in plain words • Nutrition facts per 100 g, ingredients and product details • Clean product pages with background-free product images • Smart Insights that highlight sugar, salt, calories and more at a glance AI THAT STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE • Personal Insights: a short take on each product, tailored to your profile • Explain ingredients: an easy summary of what's inside • Compare Insights: put two products side by side and see which is the better pick • Cart Insights: an overview of your whole shopping cart All AI features run on device. Nothing about you is sent anywhere. SHOP SMARTER • Cart mode for your shopping trip, with price estimates and the average Nutri-Score of your basket as you scan • Compare two products in a tap • History with favorites, search and filters, and cart trips grouped together STAY SAFE • Barcly Warnings: pick your allergens and get alerted when a product may contain them • Alcohol warnings on products that contain alcohol NEVER WASTE FOOD • Save best-before dates and get a reminder before they lapse SCAN YOUR WAY • Live camera scanning with pinch and slide to zoom • Scan a barcode from a photo in your library • Enter a barcode manually • Offline mode: scans are saved and looked up automatically when you're back online • Siri and Shortcuts support • Try it instantly with the Barcly App Clip, no install needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Barcode recognition happens on your iPhone, and only the scanned code is sent to public databases to look up the product. Powered by Open Food Facts, Open Beauty Facts, Open Products Facts, Open Pet Food Facts, Google Books, Open Library, MusicBrainz and UPCitemDB. Available in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Japanese. AI features require an Apple Intelligence compatible iPhone with Apple Intelligence turned on.

About

Kept

This app helps you track warranties and important purchase details. It allows you to log items with receipt photos and serial numbers, and provides timely alerts before coverage expires. All your data is stored locally on your device, ensuring privacy.

Highlights
  • Log purchases with receipt photos
  • Note serial numbers
  • Set warranty coverage alerts
  • Serial number detection from photos
  • Home screen widget for expiring items
  • One-tap serial copy
  • Export all records
Features
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Kept is a warranty tracker with no account, no ads, no subscription and no data collection. Snap the receipt, note the serial, set the coverage. Kept warns you 30 days and 7 days before a warranty ends, so the repair is free because you could find the proof. WHAT IT DOES • Log a purchase in about twenty seconds including receipt photos, serial number, price, store • Quiet warnings before coverage ends (you choose: 90, 30, or 7 days out) • Serial numbers detected from your receipt photo, entirely on your device • An "expiring soon" widget for your Home Screen • One-tap serial copy when you're on the phone with support • Export everything as a file anytime, your records are yours WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No account. No ads. No subscription. No analytics. • Nothing you enter ever leaves your phone. Our App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected" because we don't. Kept is free, forever. Every feature. If it earns a place on your Home Screen or saves you a repair bill there's a tip jar in Settings.

Screenshots

Barcly4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barcly at none against Kept's 3. Barcly also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Kept's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Kept sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Barcly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barcly ships an update every 2 weeks, Kept every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Barcly versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarclyKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBruno FantuzziMoses Smith

Customer experience

Barcly

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

Kept

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

In-app purchases

None

Barcly

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kept

One-time3
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Lunch$4.99
  • Legend$9.99

Questions

Is Barcly free?
Barcly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barcly or Kept?
Barcly and Kept are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Barcly or Kept have ads?
Neither Barcly nor Kept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barcly or Kept?
Barcly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kept every 4 days. Most recently, Barcly was updated on October 23, 2026 and Kept on October 13, 2026.

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