Comparison

Barcode vs Vizla

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

Head to head
About

Barcode

Generate over 40 types of barcodes directly on your smartphone, even offline. Save frequently used codes and access your generation history with an optional in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Generate over 40 barcode types
  • Offline barcode generation
  • Save favorite barcodes
  • Access generation history
  • Supports QR Code and Data Matrix
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Barcode Studio is the free barcode generation solution for mostly all known barcodes. Currently the app is able to encode data in over 40 barcode symbologies. The app is free (ad supported). Encoding happens on the smartphone without the help of a web service, so you can create barcodes without being connected to the Internet. There is an in-app purchase to remove ads and enable the favorites and history features. The 'favorites' feature allows you to save your frequently used barcodes while the 'history' feature provides access to the latest genererated barcodes. The in-app purchase is not necessary to create barcodes but it adds convenient features for regular users. Currently the following symbologies are supported: Code 11, Code 2 of 5 (interleaved), IATA, Data Logic, Industrial, Code 39 (extended), EAN, GS1-128, Codabar, Code 32, Code 49, Code 93, Code 128, Deutshe Post Leitcode, Deutsche Post Identcode, Code 16K, DataBar (14, limited, extended), Telepen (alpha/numeric), UPC A/B, PostNet, MSI Plessey, LOGMARS, Pharmacode One-Track/Two-Track, PDF417 (truncated), Maxicode, QR Code (standard and micro), Australian Post Codes, ISBN, Royal Mail, Data Matrix, NVE-18, Japanese Postal Code, Korea Post, GS1 DataBar-14 (stacked, omnidirectional, expanded stacked), PLANET, PDF417 (standard and micro), USPS OneCode, Plessey Code, ITF-14, Dutch Post KIX Code, Aztec Code (standard and runes). HIBC is supported in all symbologies where a HIBC specification is available.

About

Vizla

This app helps construction teams manage projects by creating and assigning tasks. It allows users to attach images, scan QR codes, and receive daily to-do lists. Teams can confirm task completion by uploading images.

Highlights
  • Task creation and group sharing
  • Daily to-do list generation
  • QR code scanning
  • Image and plan attachments
  • Task completion confirmation via images
Features
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Vizla is a collaboration tool designed to help your team manage construction projects. Used by Engineers and Contactors to manage different tasks. - Create tasks and automatically share with groups. - Receive a nightly todo list with each pending task listed. - Scan QR Codes, Attach Images, and Plans to tasks. - Respond and complete tasks by attaching images to confirm completion.

Screenshots

Barcode4 screens
Vizla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vizla at none against Barcode's 2. Vizla also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). Barcode's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating and device support 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. Barcode sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Vizla asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Barcode against 5.0 for Vizla. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode has 66 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barcode ships an update every 8 months, Vizla every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Barcode versus Vizla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcodeVizla
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (66 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaklabu GmbHVizla, LLC

Customer experience

Barcode

All ratings59 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.4%

Vizla

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Barcode

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Adds Favorites and History and removes ads.$1.99
None

Vizla

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barcode free?
Barcode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vizla free?
Vizla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barcode or Vizla?
Vizla is rated higher. Barcode averages 4.9 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Vizla averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Barcode or Vizla have ads?
Barcode shows ads; Vizla does not.
Which is updated more often, Barcode or Vizla?
Barcode ships an update every 8 months, and Vizla every 4 months. Most recently, Barcode was updated on October 23, 2026 and Vizla on October 24, 2026.

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