Comparison

MaScanner vs DumbLevel

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

Head to head
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.

About

DumbLevel

This utility app provides a precise bubble level for accurate picture and shelf hanging. It also includes a planner to help you lay out multiple items, calculate spacing, and mark positions on your wall.

Highlights
  • Precise bubble level with tenth-degree readings
  • Plumb and two-axis bubble modes
  • Audible level indicators
  • Hanging planner for pictures, shelves, and hooks
  • Calculates spacing and provides wall marks
  • Stores past projects for reference
  • User-calibratable sensors
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It's just a level. DumbLevel is a bubble level for hanging shelves and pictures straight, plus a "What are we doing?" screen that does the layout math and hands you the marks. It's free. That's the whole deal. WHAT YOU ARE NOT GETTING • No subscription. Ever. • No account. No sign-in. • No ads. • No timer. It does not stop working after twenty seconds and ask for money. • No analytics. Nothing leaves your phone. THE LEVEL • Picks the mode by itself. Set the phone on its long edge for a level line, stand it upright for plumb, lay it flat for a two-axis bubble. • Reads to a tenth of a degree, in numbers big enough to read from a ladder. • Green, amber, red. Within two tenths of a degree is green. • Says which end is high, in words: RIGHT END HIGH. TOP LEANS LEFT. LEVEL. • Hold freezes the reading so you can lift the phone off the shelf and read it. • Sonar pings that speed up as you get close, and a coin chime when you hit level, so you can watch the shelf instead of the phone. Pings and chime, chime only, or muted. • Calibration that cancels the phone's own sensor bias. Capture, turn the phone end-for-end on the same spot, capture again. The true tilt cancels out and what is left is the phone's error, which is then subtracted from every reading. It is the same two-capture reversal that precision digital levels use, and it fixes the "my case has a bump on the back" problem. • The readout turns itself so up on screen is up in the room, whichever way you hold the phone. • Compared with the level built into the phone: tenths of a degree instead of whole degrees, plus hold, calibration and the hanging planner. WHAT ARE WE DOING? Pick the job: • One picture (or a mirror, a clock, a sign) • A row of frames • A grid of frames (a gallery wall) • Shelves, one or a stack of them • Hooks • Curtain rod Then a few plain questions, with the usual rule already filled in: pictures centered at 57 inches, eye level; 6 to 10 inches above a couch or a dresser; 2 to 3 inches between frames; a curtain rod 4 to 6 inches above the window and 4 to 6 inches past it on each side; coat hooks at 60 inches. Change any number you like. It does the math and hands you the marks: every one in inches from the end of the wall or the edge of the window, so you can read them straight off a tape. A to-scale drawing shows what you are about to hang. A walkthrough shows one mark at a time in giant numbers so you can make the marks with the phone in one hand and a pencil in the other. Print the sheet or share it as a PDF, tape it to the wall, then tap Level it and the level checks each one. Every job you measure is filed under Past projects, under the six tiles. Open the hallway you did last spring, see the same numbers, and hang the next frame to match. FINE PRINT DumbLevel reads to a tenth of a degree. Like every phone level it is only as good as the sensor inside the phone, so calibrate it before you trust it, and check anything that matters with a real level. It is a phone. iPhone only. Portrait only. Works with the screen off? No. It's a level, not a miracle.

Screenshots

MaScanner4 screens
DumbLevel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: MaScanner at free against DumbLevel's paid. 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. 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 MaScanner against 5.0 for DumbLevel. 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

MaScanner ships an update every 8 days, DumbLevel every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MaScanner versus DumbLevel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaScannerDumbLevel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUHAMMED KORAkert shuster

Customer experience

MaScanner

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

DumbLevel

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

In-app purchases

None

MaScanner

No in-app purchases

None

DumbLevel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaScanner free?
MaScanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DumbLevel free?
DumbLevel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MaScanner or DumbLevel?
MaScanner and DumbLevel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MaScanner or DumbLevel have ads?
Neither MaScanner nor DumbLevel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaScanner or DumbLevel?
MaScanner ships an update every 8 days, and DumbLevel every 4 days. Most recently, MaScanner was updated on October 26, 2026 and DumbLevel on October 31, 2026.

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