Scan n Go vs Askable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan n Go
Easily scan your shopping receipts and complete surveys to earn rewards. This app helps you share your shopping habits to influence market trends and receive benefits.
- Scan purchase bar codes
- Complete surveys
- Earn rewards
- Track shopper behavior
- Influence market trends
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Turn your shopping and opinions into rewards! Scan n Go provides registered members of IRI Shopper Panel with an easy, interactive and fun way to scan their purchases, answer surveys and earn rewards. IRI uses the collected information to monitor shopper behaviour and share shopper trends with manufacturers and retailers, who use it to make important marketing decisions. NOTES: You will be required to take a survey in order to join. Only authorised panelists are permitted to login and use the app. The app requires access to your camera for the purpose of scanning bar codes (absolutely no other data is collected).
Askable
Earn money by sharing your opinions and feedback on various products and services. Participate in online research sessions from anywhere, offering flexibility for your schedule. Apply for opportunities that match your interests and get paid for your insights.
- Paid research opportunities
- Global job opportunities
- Website testing
- Product feedback
- Online sessions
- Flexible schedule
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With jobs all over the world, you can get great money just by providing your opinion. Sessions are varied - sometimes you'll be testing a website, sometimes you'll be giving feedback on a new product. Most are online so you can even complete them from the comfort of your home or on your lunch break at work. Apply for the one's you like best!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Askable at every 3 weeks against Scan n Go's every 5 months. Askable also leads on ratings volume (224 vs 2). Scan n Go's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scan n Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Askable has 224 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Scan n Go's written reviews are positive against 83% of Askable's.
Scan n Go ships an update every 5 months, Askable every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan n Go | Askable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (224 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 224 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Information Resources Australia Pty Ltd | Askable |
Customer experience
Scan n Go
Askable
Bugs and requests
Scan n Go
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes or crashes during scanning
- Barcode scanning not always reliable
- Issues with redeeming rewards
Requested features
4 requests- Add pause/resume functionality
- Provide running total of items scanned
- Include more store options
- Allow scanning of receipts instead of individual items
Askable
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scan n Go
No in-app purchases
Askable
No in-app purchases
