Barcode vs Advanced Barcode Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Advanced Barcode Generator
Create custom barcodes and QR codes without ads or an internet connection. This free utility app allows for offline generation of various code types for personal or professional use.
- Barcode generation
- QR code generation
- No ads
- Offline functionality
- Free to use
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Free Barcode and QR code Generator No Ads Offline
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Verdict
Barcode and Advanced Barcode Generator both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Advanced Barcode Generator's written reviews are positive against 53% of Barcode's. Advanced Barcode Generator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Barcode's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Barcode sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Advanced Barcode Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Barcode against 4.9 for Advanced Barcode Generator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode has 59 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Barcode's written reviews are positive against 100% of Advanced Barcode Generator's.
| Parameter | Barcode | Advanced Barcode Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (59 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maklabu GmbH | Kakas Group LTD |
Customer experience
Barcode
Advanced Barcode Generator
In-app purchases
Barcode
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Adds Favorites and History and removes ads.$1.99
Advanced Barcode Generator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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