Barcode vs Fliption
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.
Fliption
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Fliption allows you to create animations that you can then display on a FlipDot panel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fliption at none against Barcode's 2. Fliption also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 months). Barcode's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price 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. Fliption asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barcode ships an update every 8 months, Fliption daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode | Fliption |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (59 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maklabu GmbH | Harry Shamansky |
In-app purchases
Barcode
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Adds Favorites and History and removes ads.$1.99
Fliption
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Barcode or Fliption have ads?
Which is updated more often, Barcode or Fliption?
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