Barcode vs Barcode generator and scanner
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.
Barcode generator and scanner
Create, scan, and share various types of barcodes and QR codes. Customize their appearance with colors, transparency, and even add logos or images to QR codes. Supports multiple languages and includes text-to-speech functionality.
- Generate various barcode types
- Scan barcodes and QR codes
- Share generated codes
- Customize barcode colors
- Artistic QR code customization
- Text-to-speech functionality
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Powerful barcode and QR code generator and scanner. Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese. Generate, scan, and share many types of barcodes and QR codes. Please note: not all barcode formats are supported on every device. Scan barcodes and QR codes directly from images stored on your device. Create artistic QR codes with extensive customization options: Gradients, custom shapes, custom colors, logo/foreground images, background images. Create smart QR codes for: geolocation, contacts, URLs, and more. Simply choose a type, enter your details, and generate your QR code instantly. QR code text compression is supported. When enabled in the settings, the content is compressed using GZip to reduce size. To read compressed QR codes, a compatible scanner is required, such as the scanner included in this app. Text-to-speech is supported. Available languages depend on your device. Privacy: works offline, no data is being sent to me.
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Verdict
Barcode and Barcode generator and scanner both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Barcode generator and scanner's written reviews are positive against 53% of Barcode's. Barcode generator and scanner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Barcode's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Barcode sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Barcode generator and scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Barcode against 5.0 for Barcode generator and scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode has 59 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Barcode generator and scanner's.
Barcode ships an update every 8 months, Barcode generator and scanner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode | Barcode generator and scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maklabu GmbH | Geert Geerits |
Customer experience
Barcode
Barcode generator and scanner
In-app purchases
Barcode
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Adds Favorites and History and removes ads.$1.99
Barcode generator and scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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