BadgerScan vs Grazzee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BadgerScan
Easily exchange contact information using QR codes without needing a network connection. Add notes, tag favorites, and export contacts to CSV. Designed for privacy and efficiency at events.
- QR code contact sharing
- Offline functionality
- Add notes to contacts
- Tag favorites
- Export contacts to CSV
- Twitter and LinkedIn integration
- Customizable surveys
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BadgerScan™ is a lightweight, mobile solution for quickly and efficiently exchanging contact information. Although specifically designed for use at conferences, exhibitions and meetings, BadgerScan can be used to share contact information by anyone, anywhere without requiring a network connection. Highlights: • Add notes • Tag favorites at multiple levels for classification • Launch a survey • Send auto-filled email • Export contacts to CSV file • Twitter and LinkedIn integration • Private • No network tether • Sleek and unobtrusive The basis of BadgerScan contact sharing is the QR code (also PDF417), a two-dimensional barcode that can encode standardized contact information. There are at least two ways to get your contact information embedded in a QR code: (1) CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS DO IT - as a conference attendee your QR code can be created and placed on your Attendee Badge by conference organizers using Event registration management software, such as RegOnline, or (2) YOU DO IT -you can create your own QR code within the BadgerScan App that you can then show on your mobile device anytime you want to share your contact information with another individual. In either of these cases the QR codes can be scanned by BadgerScan and the contact data collected and stored in the App, on the device. Additionally, any or all contacts can be immediately exported by email or shared via digital QR code display to accelerate the lead follow-up process cycle. BadgerScan is designed with the following principles in mind: 1. Sleek and Unobtrusive. When engaging people at an event, contact collection tools should not interfere with establishing a personal connection. Sharing your contact info, or collecting another's, adding notes and filling in a user survey are actions that are directly and easily accessible at no cost. 2. Private. There are too many servers collecting too much information about everything we do. BadgerScan stores nothing, no data, at all, ever, to any servers. Your data is yours and yours alone. 3. No Network Tether. BadgerScan is intended to act as a replacement for business cards in certain situations, so its core functions work in areas with no cell service and no wifi. It's a global, virtual business card that doesn't take up space in your wallet. 4. Sophisticated Contact Manager at No Cost. Not all professionals need or can afford Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools with complex lead management solutions. Alternative, low cost QR code readers often directly store collected contact information in your device contact manager, which can be inefficient and confusing. BadgerScan stores your collected contacts in BadgerScan and allows you to move them to your device contact manager, and share them easily (individually or as a group) via an email exported text file, which can be imported into contact management software, whether it is Salesforce or Excel. 5. Customized Surveys, Hyper Speed Email Follow-Up and Contact Annotation. Exhibitors and vendors need more than just a way to store a name and number. BadgerScan provides the option to customize and launch a web-based survey (requires network connection) and allows for an email autofill option that facilitates rapid, personalized email follow-up to multiple contacts. Adding notes to a contact is a breeze. All at no cost and with no in-app purchase ever required for full functionality. 6. Social Network Connectivity. Event attendees can connect with each other using existing social networking outlets such as LinkedIn and Twitter. BadgerScan encodes your screen names right into your Badge. Your new connections can start reading your Tweets right away. Collecting and sharing contact information rapidly at busy events and appending contact-specific notes is second-nature with BadgerScan.
Grazzee
This app simplifies the tipping process for various services, allowing users to easily find and tip staff members digitally. It supports multiple payment methods and offers a contactless, streamlined experience, eliminating the need for cash or physical cards.
- Contactless tipping
- Streamlined tipping process
- Find staff members easily
- Multiple payment options (credit card, bank transfer, debit card)
- Digital messages instead of cards
- Direct tip payouts to staff
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Grazzee “The Easy way to TIP” Grazzee app has simplified the whole tipping process. Grazzee started out servicing doorman buildings linking tenants to the building staff for gratuities. Now we have expanded to camps, hotels, beach clubs and moving companies. So now when someone wants to tip a staff member, Grazzee provides a place where you can find the person with ease. Grazzee provides contactless and streamlined method for tipping. No more going to buy cards, getting cash and finding the right person to give it to. everyone to tip or leave a handful of cards with money in them and hand them to. The entity will populate all the staff members and you can decide how much to give them. Now you can tip using your credit cards, Bank transfers, debit cards to make it as easy as possible. Also you can leave a message instead of filling out cards and save trees. For the person receiving the tips, they can get their tips sent to them via bank transfer and other favorable options.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Grazzee at 141 against BadgerScan's 9. BadgerScan's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for BadgerScan against 3.3 for Grazzee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grazzee has 141 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of BadgerScan's written reviews are positive against 45% of Grazzee's.
BadgerScan ships an update every 3 weeks, Grazzee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BadgerScan | Grazzee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (9 ratings) — better | 3.3 (141 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 44.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BadgeScan LLC | Grazzee LLC |
Customer experience
BadgerScan
Grazzee
Bugs and requests
BadgerScan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Grazzee
Reported bugs
12 issues- App closes when opening 'employers' tab
- Payment link won't populate
- Notification issues (email/push)
- Issues with cards being linked
- Virtual debit card never works
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- Withdrawal system issues
- Transfer to checking account doesn't work
- App is glitchy
- Profile creation takes ages/never works
- Endless spinning after profile setup
- App won't allow bank usage
- App glitches when finding buildings
Requested features
5 requests- Direct deposit to debit card option
- Fix virtual debit card functionality
- Improve app security for login
- Allow spacing out of tips for many staff
- Make it easier to find buildings/recipients
In-app purchases
BadgerScan
No in-app purchases
Grazzee
No in-app purchases









